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SIRCOL · 01-30-2013, 09:19 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by MattyMatt
	I'm holding out for the sit down. Why do we insist on standing. Full scale pilots don't stand! )

so you can run when the model is about to belt you in the head

Bikman · 01-30-2013, 09:23 PM

JR Propo: Don't worry, customer who need more channels, XG14 is just a prelude to the flagship model....

camss69 · 01-30-2013, 09:29 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by columbo
	Then strap some weight to it you fuggin lunatic! Sorry, but I just couldn't resist. Nice avater by the way...he he. That wouldn't happen to be one of the clowns from the movie "Killer Clowns from outer space" would it?

I was gonna say the same thing, jokingly, add some ballast! LOL.. I agree though, I like the heft of my 12x and fit and finish of it.

Shaker · 01-30-2013, 10:12 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by McCartyCFII
	Is someone speaking from experience when exclaiming "that could be a no-no in Horizon-land"? Horizon always has more coming........

Short version. Yes. I lost my Team JR sponsorship because I couldn't keep my mouth shut about something in the works that I had signed an NDA for. I have no ill will towards Horizon for it. It was my own damned fault.

I'm saying they take that stuff VERY seriously.

Kiva Flyer · 01-30-2013, 10:26 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by Wayne
	Im glad I stay away from these RC forums now and this thread is a perfect example why. Dont you guys wish SUAF was still around so we could pick apart each post? Wheres that Unsubscribe button.....

After 7,362 posts, I'll probably hang it up too.......

superstocktx · 01-30-2013, 10:26 PM

Like the new tx, but my 10x just keeps going and going and going.....................

AcScotty · 01-30-2013, 11:51 PM

I am so relieved... I always regarded the 10X as the pinnacle of JR radios.
I was disappointed it was only a Heli or Airplane radio.. but they were nice.
The case.. the gimbals... the touch screen.. the programming..I have flown JR for 20 years..
I was afraid that JR was going to release a 2.4 dmss version of the 10x and a color touch screen with great programming.. How bummed would I have been for ordering my 18 MZ last week

pitstop000 · 01-31-2013, 12:33 AM

.........

AcScotty · 01-31-2013, 02:01 AM

1

pcastine · 01-31-2013, 02:02 AM

The question is, will there be any loyal JR fans left by the time this "supposed" flagship radio is introduced, or will everyone have migrated over to Futaba by then? It was 1999 when I packed up my Futaba 6XA and sold it, and I've owned nothing but JR since. Don't remember when I bought my 10X, probably around 2002; how old was the 10X model by then? It was JR's flagship radio at the time, but certainly wasn't a new model.

Purchased a 12X in 2010; not because I wanted whatever improvements it offered over the 10X (IMO = very little), only because: (1) my 10X was 8 years old and I was starting to worry about it going kaput in the middle of a flight one day; and (2) I couldn't find a new in box 10X that would do DSMX (so I could fly without worries at Joe Nall).

This XG14 is not the radio I've been waiting for. Don't know how much longer I'll wait before I try to dye my red shirt with a tint of yellow.

Pete

pitstop000 · 01-31-2013, 02:26 AM

Hi AcScotty, didn’t realize my post was a “Rant” If I offended you in some way I’m sorry. It was just my comments coming from a long time JR user.
I won’t post any further here.

	Quote: Originally Posted by AcScotty
	pitstop1 Why the post? Is this just a rant... do you have something to say? Who are you, what is you name? Wow..If you work for JR... they need a new guy

Bikman · 01-31-2013, 04:56 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by AcScotty
	pitstop1 Why the post? Is this just a rant... do you have something to say? Who are you, what is you name? Wow..If you work for JR... they need a new guy

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...2&postcount=12

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11391132

MattyMatt · 01-31-2013, 05:39 AM

Seriously... the XG14 looks good to me... we'll have to wait to see the few important details... all the true capabilities and price. It blows me away that you guys pick apart things that all we have is a few specs and a picture of.

The interesting thing is that they also released the XG14E, which is a tray radio... and I believe the first tray style radio that JR has ever produced. (only one I can think of).

For me, many of the TX's are very capable for most people... I really don't like the feel of the plastic radios and I like the fact that they have a CNC case on this one. After flying the 12x for the last 5 years or so, everything else just feels toyish... this is a postitive step in the right direction for me.

Let's put things in perspective... in the last year or so, JR has released an entire new line of radios... the XG6, XG8, XG11 and now the XG14... seems to be more like the begining rather than the end...

William Storzuk · 01-31-2013, 07:03 AM

I been flying JR for over 10yrs ( 9503) and they are the most user friendly radios on the market.

Now thinking of purchasing the 12X.

geoflys · 01-31-2013, 07:19 AM

I agree with Matt,... My hat is off to JR for moving forward with DMSS, obviously THEY believe there are advantages to it. Everyone seems to be disapointed that there isnt a big touch screen ,however personally, I am not a fan of touchscreens because I have big fingers!....inadvertant touches are annoying, I like the select and click method myself.
Also ,I have found the new telemetry to be EXCELLANT, the new recievers are light, ...and dont forget their QUALITY servos!!
I have tried the 2 other brands, and have come to realize that JR stands for QUALITY, and also, JR stands behind their products.
Which was a quality I found lacking in their competitors.

01-30-2013, 10:26 PM	#66
superstocktx Rolla, MO Huckfest 2013 Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,542	Like the new tx, but my 10x just keeps going and going and going..................... __________________ Trex 700 3GX, Blade 130x 35% MSX-R, Pitts M-12s, Crack Yak Express Pawn and Gun Sullivan, MO Team Aero Cumulus - Team 4titude R/C Knife Edge Graphix

01-31-2013, 12:33 AM	#68
pitstop000 Paul Pappas AMA 42520 Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3	......... Last edited by pitstop000; 01-31-2013 at 02:39 AM.

01-31-2013, 02:01 AM	#69
AcScotty Flyin' Around Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 11	1 Last edited by AcScotty; 01-31-2013 at 02:55 PM.

01-31-2013, 02:02 AM	#70
pcastine Approaching critical AoA... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: France, IdF, Le Chesnay Posts: 1,136	The question is, will there be any loyal JR fans left by the time this "supposed" flagship radio is introduced, or will everyone have migrated over to Futaba by then? It was 1999 when I packed up my Futaba 6XA and sold it, and I've owned nothing but JR since. Don't remember when I bought my 10X, probably around 2002; how old was the 10X model by then? It was JR's flagship radio at the time, but certainly wasn't a new model. Purchased a 12X in 2010; not because I wanted whatever improvements it offered over the 10X (IMO = very little), only because: (1) my 10X was 8 years old and I was starting to worry about it going kaput in the middle of a flight one day; and (2) I couldn't find a new in box 10X that would do DSMX (so I could fly without worries at Joe Nall). This XG14 is not the radio I've been waiting for. Don't know how much longer I'll wait before I try to dye my red shirt with a tint of yellow. Pete __________________ Half this hobby is ninety nine percent mental.

01-31-2013, 05:39 AM	#73
MattyMatt Hanging with the Big Dog. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Colfax, NC USA Posts: 2,475	Seriously... the XG14 looks good to me... we'll have to wait to see the few important details... all the true capabilities and price. It blows me away that you guys pick apart things that all we have is a few specs and a picture of. The interesting thing is that they also released the XG14E, which is a tray radio... and I believe the first tray style radio that JR has ever produced. (only one I can think of). For me, many of the TX's are very capable for most people... I really don't like the feel of the plastic radios and I like the fact that they have a CNC case on this one. After flying the 12x for the last 5 years or so, everything else just feels toyish... this is a postitive step in the right direction for me. Let's put things in perspective... in the last year or so, JR has released an entire new line of radios... the XG6, XG8, XG11 and now the XG14... seems to be more like the begining rather than the end... __________________ Team Dalton Aviation Team Horizon Hobby B&E Graphics SPL - Synthetic Performance Lubricants Desert Aircraft

01-30-2013, 09:23 PM	#62
Bikman Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jun 2011 Age: 23 Posts: 403	JR Propo: Don't worry, customer who need more channels, XG14 is just a prelude to the flagship model....

01-30-2013, 11:51 PM	#67
AcScotty Flyin' Around Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 11	I am so relieved... I always regarded the 10X as the pinnacle of JR radios. I was disappointed it was only a Heli or Airplane radio.. but they were nice. The case.. the gimbals... the touch screen.. the programming..I have flown JR for 20 years.. I was afraid that JR was going to release a 2.4 dmss version of the 10x and a color touch screen with great programming.. How bummed would I have been for ordering my 18 MZ last week

01-31-2013, 07:03 AM	#74
William Storzuk Live to Fly Another Day Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 257	I been flying JR for over 10yrs ( 9503) and they are the most user friendly radios on the market. Now thinking of purchasing the 12X.

01-31-2013, 07:19 AM	#75
geoflys Gettin' Lower! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 49	I agree with Matt,... My hat is off to JR for moving forward with DMSS, obviously THEY believe there are advantages to it. Everyone seems to be disapointed that there isnt a big touch screen ,however personally, I am not a fan of touchscreens because I have big fingers!....inadvertant touches are annoying, I like the select and click method myself. Also ,I have found the new telemetry to be EXCELLANT, the new recievers are light, ...and dont forget their QUALITY servos!! I have tried the 2 other brands, and have come to realize that JR stands for QUALITY, and also, JR stands behind their products. Which was a quality I found lacking in their competitors.

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