FlyingGiants Exclusive! Introducing The Futaba 12FG, Modules & More!

[santaqwerty]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Dantley
	Haha Not sure how a $1000+ radio is "ghetto".

You know what the price will be?
I would love to see the 12FG positioned as the successor to the 9C and sell for $500.
I'm not holding my breath.

OK, now I see the price on tower. $999.99

[a1pcfixer]

	Quote: Originally Posted by santaqwerty
	You know what the price will be? OK, now I see the price on tower. $999.99

Nope! THAT price is for their "Futaba 12FGA 12-Channel PCM/R5114DPS Rx 72MHz Mode 2" units.

Not the 2.4GHz stuff. Or they're misprinting the ads.

[Julez]

There is the possibility to build modules on your own:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=676607

[xed]

No new news is bad news in regards to a Product announced a month ago and prices were supposed to be announced within two weeks.

Is Futaba playing games with us to prevent us from jumping ship? Are they behind schedule for "Early Summer"?

[Judge]

	Quote: Originally Posted by xed
	No new news is bad news in regards to a Product announced a month ago and prices were supposed to be announced within two weeks. Is Futaba playing games with us to prevent us from jumping ship? Are they behind schedule for "Early Summer"?

I never saw a reference to when the pricing wold be out. I am on the Team and we were not told when prices would be out, other than to say "early summer". I suspect that pricing will not be out until the stuff is close to ready to ship/order.

[Julez]

Not good: The R606FS has just been made incompatible to most modules:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...46#post7426246

[jmiracle]

looks like all the G3 TX's will work with all FASST rx's....only legacy TX's that don't support G3 will be incompatible with the 6ch rx.

...either way...no big deal to me...

[toprudder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by jmiracle
	...either way...no big deal to me...

Same here. I will wait for the dust to settle. I've been considering getting a 6EX, and had considered getting a 12FG (have not bought a late-model transmitter since my 9ZAP back in '95). I'm not about to ditch my existing receivers anytime soon -- I can wait.

Bob R.

[Kinger]

Not sure if anyone has posted this yet, but it looks like pricing has been updated on Tower's website.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...=++&search3=Go

4 hundo for the module and receiver.

[toprudder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Kinger
	Not sure if anyone has posted this yet, but it looks like pricing has been updated on Tower's website.

Lets see, the 6 channel rx for $89, 7 channel for $99, and the 8 channel for $159. Do I really need 8 channels??? That 8th channel must be "extra special"!

BTW, I did end up buying a 6EX with an extra receiver. So far so good, no reboots in flight.

Bob R.

[RadiMani]

Here in Japan, 2.4GHz for R/C is still illegal. However having checking a lot of forums about 2.4GHz, I'm going to choose the FASST. So far, there seems to be no re-boot issue caused by voltage and no lock-out. R606FS is not good since not compatible with upcoming TM7, but IMO still OK! Because it is OK with new generation of TM14. Anyway, first of all, we have to wait till the day that Japan legalize the use of 2.4G though..

[toprudder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RadiMani
	....Anyway, first of all, we have to wait till the day that Japan legalize the use of 2.4G though..

Is it just a matter of having legislation to approve the use, or is it specifically outlawed for some reason? Just curious.

Bob R.