tauscnc
Veteran
Location: IL : www.cuttingedgecnc.c om
| I'll fire.
Many will buy this radio not for "bragging rights" but because they simple just want it. Many will buy it and never use most of it's features. People like to have the "newest" technogy (look at all the crazy cell phones etc.; and many pay big money to have them) and this is no different. While I agree it seems "over priced" especially when you compare it to the 9303 it does have some nice features.
What will be goofy is for a newbie to buy one or that guy that just buys it but never reads the manual or ever understands how to use it...you know the ones.
Will it make you a better flier, NO, no radio, chopper, metal part, blades, engine, servos, etc. will. Just good old practice.
There are 3 direct things I wanted over the 9303 2.4. Was it worth the extra $1000 (the price of 3 9303? Later on that.
1) I wanted a backlite screen
2) I wanted timers on sticks and switches
3) I wanted servo slow on the heli side for my bell 222 retract setup
Did I lie for the radio, no, no reason too.. if someone thinks buying something like this and lying is better, help them when she does find out 
I love the radio. Hands down it is awesome. Just a few finer points missed but for the most part Very nice. Eyed it the min. info was released, been in the hobby now 21 years (yikes!), and it was time to have the top of the line.
I see this as my last radio for quite sometime 
Some of the mixes in the radio are very nice and will help in figuring out interaction you cannot do mechanically. Other parts of the radio are just pure bling bling bling.
Everytime I turn on the radio and see the backlite screen I am a kid in a candy shop.
So is it overpriced, well considering what it does, 12 channels, 2.4 Ghz, no freq. issues, works out of the box, looks nice, warrantee, etc...No, but comparing it to other stuff, sure. It just depends on what you compare it to.
Are some helis overpriced (at least I know I won't crash my TX unless I drop it  ? Are the Hatori mufflers overpriced (YES, that I can truly say yes too!), are the OS 91 size engines at $400 overprice, is that sparton blue tooth gyro gizmo at $109 overpriced (I think so, again yes) ???
So yes and no on the overpriced...but I have to admit when I turn it on I do forget the price.
You only live once right??...did I mention it is freaking awesome.
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