This is a very popular transmitter in our fleet.
We have just published our first edition of the Radio Sailor’s Guide to the Flysky. Errors, amendments, omissions are welcome as always!
If you have only just started radio sailing, or are thinking of starting, the world of radio transmitters can feel daunting to say the least. Good news is that you are not alone…
No matter which transmitter brand you go for, the user manuals are bewildering – all about planes, gliders and drones – no mention of radio sailing. Quite honestly it’s a real challenge.
Online, we found the American MYA had some years ago published one manual for Spektrum DX4 and we quite liked the style and structure that they used to address this need.
So we have decided to set out to write our own Radio Sailing Manuals for each of the leading brands, aimed specifically at people who are new to the sport.
It’ll take some time to get them all done, but we have made a start with the “Radiomaster Pocket”, which by the way retails at the time of writing from k7yachts for around £65-£75.
Volunteers to write the equivalent manuals for Futaba, Flysky and Spektrum would be welcome.
Two ways to download the 25 page manual. You can go to a new Category in this website called “Transmitter Manuals” in the category list. Or…
Click here to go to the download page..
It probably doesn’t matter if you live in the Southeast of UK or not…. but we are all interested in where we can find shops and suppliers useful to radio sailors.
When I borrowed an IOM to start radio sailing, I needed some help to replace batteries with JST connectors and also intelligent chargers. A Chipstead member recommended TJD Models at a little place in North West Kent named Sutton at Hone. Maybe all model shops are like theirs, but to me the range of stock seemed enormous.
They were all about rc cars and planes, but listened patiently to me wittering on about radio sailing. They were really helpful and to meet my requirement, they had to pop out the back and solder up some connectors for me free of charge. Really kind and helpful. Nothing was too much trouble. I promised them straight away that I’d be back.
For one reason and another it was a few months before I thought to contact them. I decided I’d get a spare radio receiver to keep in my toolbox.
I placed the order on their website at 4.58pm on a Saturday. I was thinking delivery maybe the following Wednesday. Honestly,…. at 5.45pm the same afternoon there was a ring on the doorbell and a smart guy hands me a package and says “here’s your receiver”…. I couldn’t believe it. 47 minutes delivery.
Basically I had only just logged off from the computer. I couldn’t figure momentarily what had just happened. It was like I had a “Dr Who Tardis” type moment. Time warp in action. The super kind chap from TJD had dropped the package off on his way home.
Beat that, Amazon Prime…..Or Deliveroo.
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