Aslansmonkey
Well-known member
I'll preface this by stating I'm a more casual flyer...
I bought an FRSKY Taranis 9 Lite (or something like that), thinking I needed a "good" radio. That transmitter was delayed in coming, however, so I also bought a FLYSKY FS-I6X to carry me over until the Taranis arrived.
It's been a few years. I have three receivers for the Taranis, only two of which are in airplanes. I have FIFTEEN receivers for the cheaper FLYSKY, only one of which is not being used.
While I am certain the Taranis is a better transmitter with much more functionality, it's also more difficult to configure and find receivers for. Those receivers cost twice as much and generally take longer to arrive. There simply has yet to be a need for me to invest more effort in the more complicated radio.
To a new pilot, starting out, I think the FLYSKY, and transmitters like it, are more than enough.
I keep the Taranis because I am sure one day I'll have a plane complicated enough to need it, but for now, the FLYSKY is my go to transmitter.
I bought an FRSKY Taranis 9 Lite (or something like that), thinking I needed a "good" radio. That transmitter was delayed in coming, however, so I also bought a FLYSKY FS-I6X to carry me over until the Taranis arrived.
It's been a few years. I have three receivers for the Taranis, only two of which are in airplanes. I have FIFTEEN receivers for the cheaper FLYSKY, only one of which is not being used.
While I am certain the Taranis is a better transmitter with much more functionality, it's also more difficult to configure and find receivers for. Those receivers cost twice as much and generally take longer to arrive. There simply has yet to be a need for me to invest more effort in the more complicated radio.
To a new pilot, starting out, I think the FLYSKY, and transmitters like it, are more than enough.
I keep the Taranis because I am sure one day I'll have a plane complicated enough to need it, but for now, the FLYSKY is my go to transmitter.