Share Your 2.4 Success Stories!

[Rolling Thunder]

With new technology comes new techniques. Some have found this out the hardway.

1. Signal link is stronger if you have the antenna up at a 45 or 90 degree angle
2. Make sure you have a great power system for the aircraft.
3 Use the flight log to fine tune the receiver/satalite rx placement.

I haven't heard of anyone taking these steps and still have problems.

I have also changed the way I do range checks. I now range check contantly cycling aileron or elevator controls and go until they go out of synch instead of when the radio goes into failsafe. I also use this technique to range check pcm systems now.

[pepatrick]

Flying a 2.4 converted 10x with my Comp-Arf Yak...over 30 flights and not a single glitch...It is completely locked in..

[forgues research]

	Quote: Originally Posted by pepatrick
	Flying a 2.4 converted 10x with my Comp-Arf Yak...over 30 flights and not a single glitch...It is completely locked in..

Does this mean that you were getting a lot of glitches with your 10X before???

Roger

[dick hanson]

OK- here is the difference
I don't get glitches - ever
that's one
the servo response with the 2.4 DX7 vs my 10x is simply better faster more responsive whatever you want to call it and I can easily tell the difference on the big Edge or even the 28% Cap
the little foamies - I fought some pretty severe glitches on 72 with the rinky dink small GWS Rx -some were awful -some were--ok - since going to the 6100 --solid as a rock. I had two reset/full up occurrances on first 6100-
never ever since on any - I di have th 2.1 update done
I also found I had a bad 3 cell 1320 TP in the model which had the reset. soon after the pack simply went to two cells I have a 480 EFlite in th model
I fly right next to 17000v power towers n lines about 200-300 ft away same models same servo etc.
those who had trouble with the 2.4 -what can I say -I did not see the setups .
Some of the setups described tho ---were simply not well thought out ( politically correct?)
I firmly believe after years flying with selling to and working with modelers, most of th tech problems from day one are due to unfamiliarity with new products.

The problem is now far more frequent as many new flyers are not and wil never claim to be interested in how the systems should be setup for best response and operation
the comment I get is "fu-k it" - just tell me how to make it work.

[forgues research]

	Quote: Originally Posted by dick hanson
	OK- here is the difference Idon't get glitches - ever that's one the servo response with the 2.4 DX7 vs my 10x is simply better faster more responsive whatever you want to call it and I can easily tell th differnce on th big Edge or even th 28% Cap the little foamies - I fought some pretty severe glitches on 72 with the rinky dink small GWS Rx some were awful some were--ok - since going to the 6100 solid as a rock I fly right next to 17000v power towers n lines about 200-300 ft away same models same servo etc. those who hasd trouble with the 2.4 -what can I say -I did not see the setups . Some of the setups described tho ---were simply not well thought out ( politically correct?)

You mean you can actually see the faster response???,

Don't get me wrong, I am all for this technology, but not convinced about some of the coments.

I don't think one can actually see anything this fast either be it 72 or 2.4, I think its wishfull thinking.

So far , the only thing I gathered , was no frequency pins.

Like I said, I fly Multiplex with never a glitch , never.... so this is not the issue

I'm sure all others with 72 and good installation are not getting glitches either , so that is not an issue.

Everyone here saying they don't get glitches, well, did you think you would??
and does it mean you switched because you were getting glitches???

By the way I also, am not a beginer

But so far , no one has convinced me to change, not even you Dick

Roger

[3ddd]

so don't change i hope you have great luck on 72 and all flights end happy

[Rolling Thunder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by forgues research
	You mean you can actually see the faster response???, Don't get me wrong, I am all for this technology, but not convinced about some of the coments. I don't think one can actually see anything this fast either be it 72 or 2.4, I think its wishfull thinking. So far , the only thing I gathered , was no frequency pins. Like I said, I fly Multiplex with never a glitch , never.... so this is not the issue I'm sure all others with 72 and good installation are not getting glitches either , so that is not an issue. Everyone here saying they don't get glitches, well, did you think you would?? and does it mean you switched because you were getting glitches??? By the way I also, am not a beginer But so far , no one has convinced me to change, not even you Dick Roger

Roger,

When I switched from 1024 to Futaba 2048 G3 I could feel the difference. What I found, when I was flying sequences when I switched I was stopping short on my snaps, this is the only time that I am hard into the sticks and them get out fast. This was the only time that I could really notice a difference. 3d pilots and Heli pilots would feel this difference.

I never jam the sticks hard during non snapping figures so I don't notice it then.

[4*60]

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[pepatrick]

	Quote: Originally Posted by forgues research
	Does this mean that you were getting a lot of glitches with your 10X before??? Roger

No... it simply means that I feel locked in on the plane...I also feel more confident that some bonehead isnt going to turn on there parkzone radio on the same channel as my 10x and lock me out. That alone gives me piece of mind...and ulitimately lets me fly better.

[sensei]

	Quote: Originally Posted by forgues research
	You mean you can actually see the faster response???, Don't get me wrong, I am all for this technology, but not convinced about some of the coments. I don't think one can actually see anything this fast either be it 72 or 2.4, I think its wishfull thinking. So far , the only thing I gathered , was no frequency pins. Like I said, I fly Multiplex with never a glitch , never.... so this is not the issue I'm sure all others with 72 and good installation are not getting glitches either , so that is not an issue. Everyone here saying they don't get glitches, well, did you think you would?? and does it mean you switched because you were getting glitches??? By the way I also, am not a beginer But so far , no one has convinced me to change, not even you Dick Roger

Maybe I missed something, I thought this forum was to share your 2.4 success stories; not we really need to convince one of the forum members to change from 72. I don't even think anyone is saying that this new technology is completely bullet proof; nothins is (LOL), all that is really being stated is that the system is working really great for us along with the added bonus of no freq pin hassles, and nobody is going to turn on our freq while we are in the air, and that in it self is a great feeling. As fare as the trans/receive response time, its a known fact 2.4 is faster; can you Feel The Difference? Maybe, or maybe not, who cares.

Bob

[forgues research]

	Quote: Originally Posted by sensei
	Maybe I missed something, I thought this forum was to share your 2.4 success stories; not we really need to convince one of the forum members to change from 72. I don't even think anyone is saying that this new technology is completely bullet proof; nothins is (LOL), all that is really being stated is that the system is working really great for us along with the added bonus of no freq pin hassles, and nobody is going to turn on our freq while we are in the air, and that in it self is a great feeling. As fare as the trans/receive response time, its a known fact 2.4 is faster; can you Feel The Difference? Maybe, or maybe not, who cares. Bob

Your right, but the success story is what I'm looking for because I would like to go forward with the technology myself.

To me a success story is not just an emotional one to justify my purchase, but actual differences that justifies this as success. that's all.

To say I don't have glitches, or haven't crashed , is not a success story in my opinion , we all have this success and have had this since a long time without the 2.4

Again, I'm being negative, just want to know more about why I should switch. I'm a gadget man myself, but not blindly...

I hope I'm not offending anyone.

and thank you for most of your answers.

Regards
Roger

[plane]

The success stories I'm interested in are the ones involving 40% planes. The reason is obvious, they fly higher and farther out than there smaller brethren.