Okay, I can't take it anymore. Futaba comes out with a new radio that utilizes excellent technology with many new features and everyone is bashing it.
First of all, there are only a few people in the US that really know what this system is capable of doing. Second, the seven wing types are those that are in standard templates. Keep in mind all channels are fully mixable and you can do anything you want. Third, as has been said many times, Windows does not control the flight system only the ancillary stuff. Now, I will be willing to bet that Multiplex, Airtronics and JR will be coming out with a new super radio before long. If Multiplex would have put the 4000 in a US type case and made the programming easier I think it would have caught on. If this new system WAS from Multiplex or Airtronics most would have shorted out their keyboards from wetting themselves. I've got one of these coming and am confident it will be everything it is supposed to be and more. In the meantime I believe it would be prudent not to bash until we know more about it. Darwin N. Barrie Chandler AZ Team Futaba ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Shellim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 11:05 AM Subject: [RCSE] Fut 14MZ - Same old "revolutionary" Multiplex ideas > > WOW factor alone would be worth it. > > With all that computing power and memory, what a wonderful opportunity for > Futaba to develop a truly unlimited architecture like the 4000, married to a > truly elegant easy-to-use interface. However the blurb mentions 'supports 7 > wing types' (groan!), which at a stroke indicates that the architecture is > essentially knobbled - if a little less knobbled than last years model. > > As regards the programming interface, am I the only one to be underwhelmed > by screen shots on Jason.net? > > http://www.jason.net/heli/helimain.htm > > Look closely, and there doesn't appear to be any clever thinking as far as > the UI is concerned. The servo ATV, subtrim and rate adjustments are all > scattered among different menus and the screens look as if they've been > designed by a graphically challenged committee (read 'awful'). Even the > relatively cheap Evo which manages to integrate all the servo adjustments in > a simple, attractive screen. > > I fear that once the chrome and froth are stripped away, the genuine > innovation lies in the transmission system and 14 fast response channels, > which although technically interesting, are not of great use to the F3X > flyer. > > Mike > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
