Ghostrider
Junior Member
Hey folks...just joined. so...Hi.
For as much as I see the Josh's buddy box...it looks like a great idea to fly with friends! But the first time I tried it...it was not with such great success. I tried to use a DX6i as a master and a DX5e as a slave. I was surprised to see that when I flip the trainer switch, the DX6i settings go away and the DX5e settings take over. I was expecting that when I flip the switch, just the stick inputs are used on the DX5e but that the DX6i programming stays in effect since it is doing the transmitting anyway...that did not happen.
So do I really have to make sure that my DX5e has matching trim settings before I take off? That seems bad because if I do the take off and fly out on the DX6i, then trim out a plane...when I flip the switch, I could be giving the rookie a wildly out of trim plane to try and wrestle with even if its flying hands off for me.
I have noticed that the Josh's seem to have matching DX8's when they buddy box...is that because of the SD card transfer makes matching the transmitters easier? But then there is still the trim issue. I don't really have the budget for that anyway.
I think I saw somewhere that the DX7s & DX8 have more buddy box options like selecting which inputs will be buddied? Do I just need a upgraded master to do more buddying? I would love to do a buddy box for a 450 heli...but not if I have to buy two dx6i's and then make sure that they both fly exactly the same before flipping the trainer switch.
Adding a DX7s to the collection and retiring the DX6i or one of the DX5e's as a slave is the preferred option...if it would work better
For as much as I see the Josh's buddy box...it looks like a great idea to fly with friends! But the first time I tried it...it was not with such great success. I tried to use a DX6i as a master and a DX5e as a slave. I was surprised to see that when I flip the trainer switch, the DX6i settings go away and the DX5e settings take over. I was expecting that when I flip the switch, just the stick inputs are used on the DX5e but that the DX6i programming stays in effect since it is doing the transmitting anyway...that did not happen.
So do I really have to make sure that my DX5e has matching trim settings before I take off? That seems bad because if I do the take off and fly out on the DX6i, then trim out a plane...when I flip the switch, I could be giving the rookie a wildly out of trim plane to try and wrestle with even if its flying hands off for me.
I have noticed that the Josh's seem to have matching DX8's when they buddy box...is that because of the SD card transfer makes matching the transmitters easier? But then there is still the trim issue. I don't really have the budget for that anyway.
I think I saw somewhere that the DX7s & DX8 have more buddy box options like selecting which inputs will be buddied? Do I just need a upgraded master to do more buddying? I would love to do a buddy box for a 450 heli...but not if I have to buy two dx6i's and then make sure that they both fly exactly the same before flipping the trainer switch.
Adding a DX7s to the collection and retiring the DX6i or one of the DX5e's as a slave is the preferred option...if it would work better