LocalHero
Member
Hey folks!
It has been a long time since I've been an active member of this community, but I'm looking at coming back into the fold. This time, I'm looking for reasonable advice with my transmitters to make it fun for me and my boys.
My oldest son (9yo) has just started expressing interest in my FT foamies in the garage. In the past few weeks, I've taken them out, dusted them off, and flown a little bit after taking a long (couple of years) break. Even my 5yo son has enjoyed spectating, which wasn't really the case before.
I own a Taranis X9D with an Orange module for DSMX stuff, and I was recently gifted a (discontinued?) Spektrum DX6i.
Here's my dilemma: While I love the power of the Taranis, I don't find much joy in spending too much time tinkering to get everything working right when I could be out at a park flying. I bought it thinking I would grow into it, but I have really appreciated how I can just bind the DX6i, tweak a few settings, and toss a 3/4 channel plane up and fly. I'm now considering selling or trading the Taranis for another Spektrum to make it that much easier for me and my son to share settings, buddy box, etc.
I also appreciate the ability to just take a bunch of AA batteries to the field instead of worrying about the Taranis battery, which probably needs to be replaced at this point.
What would you guys do? What do you think would be the best situation for me and my boys? Has the Taranis even held much value over the past few years?
It has been a long time since I've been an active member of this community, but I'm looking at coming back into the fold. This time, I'm looking for reasonable advice with my transmitters to make it fun for me and my boys.
My oldest son (9yo) has just started expressing interest in my FT foamies in the garage. In the past few weeks, I've taken them out, dusted them off, and flown a little bit after taking a long (couple of years) break. Even my 5yo son has enjoyed spectating, which wasn't really the case before.
I own a Taranis X9D with an Orange module for DSMX stuff, and I was recently gifted a (discontinued?) Spektrum DX6i.
Here's my dilemma: While I love the power of the Taranis, I don't find much joy in spending too much time tinkering to get everything working right when I could be out at a park flying. I bought it thinking I would grow into it, but I have really appreciated how I can just bind the DX6i, tweak a few settings, and toss a 3/4 channel plane up and fly. I'm now considering selling or trading the Taranis for another Spektrum to make it that much easier for me and my son to share settings, buddy box, etc.
I also appreciate the ability to just take a bunch of AA batteries to the field instead of worrying about the Taranis battery, which probably needs to be replaced at this point.
What would you guys do? What do you think would be the best situation for me and my boys? Has the Taranis even held much value over the past few years?