I wondered how this would take to show up here. This has been discussed on other lists and forums for a couple of months now.
Let me make some comments. First, Windows CE ONLY runs the GUI and does NOT run the actual flight processor. That is a propriety Futaba processor, just like what is in use now. The CF cards are only used to store data and are not involved in running the flight program. That runs off the internal processor (not the Window one). I have not seen voce recognition. What it does have is an audio file player (MP3-ish) that can accept up to 24 prompts. So for the aerobatic guys they can upload an audio file with their aerobatic sequence and use a switch to cue up to 24 different snippets of sound. The player can also play music for the Freestyle guys to practice to. It also allows up to 14 servos to be plugged into the RX and then to be independently adjusted for centering and end points. Plus you can tell the RX that the servos on channels 1 and 2 are the left aileron, 3 & 4 are the right aileron, 5 & 6 are the spoilers, 6 & 7 are the flaps (thinking scale glider here) and so on. It also ahs a synthesized frequency module. You select your channel on the TX and when you power up it tells the RX what channel it is on. As you noted the switches are moveable and anything can be assigned to any switch, lever, slider, or stick (much like the 9Z can now). Yes, it is around $2,200 for the TX and RX. The JR 10X is $1500 and the 9Z is $1300 for TX only. Add a couple of hundred for RXs and the differential becomes about $500 for the 10X and $700 for the 9Z. Given that the 10X is a dedicated airplane or helicopter radio and does NOT have glider programming in it (I know it can be programmed for gliders, but even JR says it is not really a glider radio) this is a good deal. The 9Z has 5 fewer channels total and 6 fewer full proportional channels (channel 9 is essentially an analog channel on the 9Z). Add to that the fact that the 14MZ is 2048 PCM and you are getting some incredible resolution as well. Frankly for normal TD stuff it is likely super overkill. However, for giant scale sailplanes and the 35% to 45% aerobatic planes, it is going to be simply killer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Malvey RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
