Category Archives: Radio Equipment

Beginners Guide to Transmitters : Installing “Ken Read” Reaching/Downwind Mode on Futaba T6K…!!

We have just published version 9 of our Radio Sailing Guide for the Futaba T6k.

Earlier this year, mega-star yachtsman, Ken Read published a one hour Youtube video on setting up the DF95. The last part of the video is about exploiting the transmitter.

In his concept, he uses one of his two-position switches to give himself an upwind mode and a reaching/downwind mode for mainsheet sensitivity.

We have taken this idea and added it to our “Advanced Topics” section of the manual. We have used a three position switch on the Futaba to give us Normal, Pinch and Puff Modes. We have integrated Ken Read’s idea into our “Puff Mode”. See section 4.2.3.3 of our manual to see how you can give it a try.

Go to the “Transmitter Manuals” Category of this website, or use the Search Bar.

Beginners Guide to Setting Up the Flysky FSi6 for Radio Sailing

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!

Flysky FSi6 : Beginners Guide on How to Set Up the Transmitter for Radio Sailing

Transmitters For Beginners 3 : How to Set Up The Radiomaster Pocket Transmitter for Radio Sailing

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..

Radiomaster Pocket : Beginners Guide to Setting up the Transmitter for Radio Sailing