ForumRadian electric glider recommended r/c equipment
Who’s the club expert on Spektrum radio stuff? I need some help please – my mate wants to get a basic Radian electric glider as his first plane and he knows even less than I do about the tekky side of r/c! His local model shop Wheelspin Models has in stock an E-Flite Radian XL 2.6m glider which comes I understand with a Spektrum AR636A receiver. What would be a compatible say 6 channel Transmitter for this Rx? When he phoned the shop they told him a DSM2 or DSMX would be suitable but according to their website no such transmitters exist. Any comments or advice?
All Spektrum transmitters use DSMX or DSM2 depending on their age, if a new Spektrum transmitter is brought then it will use DSM2 protocol.
A 6 channel Spektrum DX6E or DX6 will do the job. Look around for best price but Wheelspin Models do sell them.
Personally I would buy a FrSky Taranis X9D along with a receiver and ditch the Spektrum one that comes with the model, much cheaper in the long run.