Of course, the end result is that a transmitter widget (in one way or another) will command a servo to move.
This will happen with which ever brand of radio that is used.
The MPX programming difference is the flexibility to determine WHICH widget is used to command that servo to move.
Suppose that the E-R-A dual rate switch is set on the left side, but you hate having it there on your JR/Airtronics/HiTec/Etc. brand of radio? Could you re-assign another switch to be the E-R-A dual rate function without opening the case, snipping the wires and soldering? (AND without voiding your warranty?)
That's cute and interesting, but all my switches and sliders happen to be in the correct place on my JR 10x. And I made sure of that before I bought it, I didn't have to add or modify it from the factory to be what I wanted. You might recall my major and basically only gripe in this thread was that the EVO doesn't come from the factory with those sliders on the side. That is it!
However, at this point until someone can show me otherwise, my opinion of all the flexibility that MPX offers is that it may be fun for some to tinker with, but not necessary to set up a full house sailplane with the selection of top shelf radios we have today.
So, you see, we�re back to just to commanding servos to move.
The EVO does it� the JR/Airtronics/Hitec/Futaba transmitters all command servos to move.
But the process that occurs before the servo gets its signal is where the differences stand apart.
And that makes no difference to the pilot as long as it is all working. An analogy with software development, most people could give a rats ass what programing language is used as long as the program does what they want it to and it is bug free.
There�s no right or wrong in a pilot�s decision. There�s no �BEST� radio between them all, but when it becomes an issue of programming flexibility, there is absolutely NO debate or disparity � the MPX programming logic is vastly more flexible when compared to the other brands currently available. This is easily demonstrated and easily proven.
If you have time, and since you say it is easily demonstrated and easily proven that you have more flexibility than I do on the JR 10x, I would like to take a little video and put it online of what happens to all my surfaces when I pull my landing flap stick, and see how easily you could recreate that mix setup on the EVO. I would need to show a video because a lot of things are happening, and its not what everyone typically does for a landing setup. Also, this setup is modeless, it requires no switches to activate it or deactivate it.
This is a real life example of a complicated landing mix I have used for three or more seasons now on my heavily contested ICON's. I have seen guys with profi 4000's say they could do it, but scratch their heads when it came to implementing it.
Up to the challenge?
Maybe we all could learn a few things.
Best Regards, Jim
Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537 LSF 7560 Level IV ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net
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