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I bought the Spektrum version from Prop Shop Hobbies in Warren Michigan. He does internet sales if interested.
Turns out the transponder downloads a lot of data to your phone in real time.
Position, altitude, vertical and horizontal speed etc. Position shows up on a map overlay. An on screen arrow points to the plane and displays current distance. Also shows a recorded trace of the current flight path.
Actually does quite a bit and could easily pay off if you went down in a five hundred acre cornfield
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arrg, now I got to get a cell phone LOL
you know I had one some 18 years ago. but one day, on the way home from a good day of flying, I got a call. I pull over, it was my daughter. she was screaming about a fight she had with her brother. when I got home I gave the phone to my wife and said "never again. I still won't have one.
you know I had one some 18 years ago. but one day, on the way home from a good day of flying, I got a call. I pull over, it was my daughter. she was screaming about a fight she had with her brother. when I got home I gave the phone to my wife and said "never again. I still won't have one.
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LOL
Sorry for causing you to recall such trauma !
The cell phone isn’t mandatory.
They do have a few welcome features now: Call blocking, you can opt to send all calls direct to voice mail, and there is always the power switch.![Wink](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
On the other hand, at some fields, cell phone or not, the transponders are now required if you want to fly. Should have been obvious I don’t like it either.
The cell phone data was mentioned simply as a positive side.
Sorry for causing you to recall such trauma !
The cell phone isn’t mandatory.
They do have a few welcome features now: Call blocking, you can opt to send all calls direct to voice mail, and there is always the power switch.
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On the other hand, at some fields, cell phone or not, the transponders are now required if you want to fly. Should have been obvious I don’t like it either.
The cell phone data was mentioned simply as a positive side.
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I call mine the "electronic leash", my wife pays for it or I would not have it. Methuselah was one year older than my first gf at 969 years, he introduced me to Saitos.
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I used to ride solo motorcycle trips and rode a lot at night. Often over 1000 miles from home. Add to that , many of the bikes I ride often are over 20 years old. Cell phones can be more helpful than a tool box at times.
My wife and I both felt better that I had a phone with me.
Besides, I don’t have any daughters and my two sons got along together very well. So, since we got that part right, I don’t mind the phone.
The power down option is always there .
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Asked him not to tell Dave but he did anyhow.![Wink](https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Don’t know about the old guys. At our field it seems everybody getting hurt is younger than me.
My wife and I both felt better that I had a phone with me.
Besides, I don’t have any daughters and my two sons got along together very well. So, since we got that part right, I don’t mind the phone.
The power down option is always there .
And I introduced Methuselah to Saitos
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Asked him not to tell Dave but he did anyhow.
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Don’t know about the old guys. At our field it seems everybody getting hurt is younger than me.
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you guys are hilarious LOL
Lonnie, I'm happy to hear your sons get along!!. I remember my two older brothers working on a minibike's muffler. they got so mad at each other, the scarred one ran off and the other (<his minibike) threw a wrench at him and hit him square in the middle of his back. oh the memories of fun times passed.
Jim,
Lonnie, I'm happy to hear your sons get along!!. I remember my two older brothers working on a minibike's muffler. they got so mad at each other, the scarred one ran off and the other (<his minibike) threw a wrench at him and hit him square in the middle of his back. oh the memories of fun times passed.
Jim,