Futaba 14 Channel Radio = $2K

flaps,bomb drop,nav lights,missile launcher,self destruct button, pilot ejection seat...or just a way to show off your lack of respect for $2000, lol.

Where did the $2K come from?

How about crash? It says Windows powered! :)

In news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com, JohnT. pecked:

Yes, it uses Windows CE to drive the display and talk to an outboard computer, but the flight system is a custom Futaba microprocessor.

Tower is listing it for $2,199.99

THAT ought to make it at least as much fun as a "Dial-a-crash" of yesteryear.

Read it again, it say the touch screen is ce powered interface not the transmitter. Has nothing to do with the transmitter. Windows could never perform the functions for the sending of the packets.

Pretty much any Programmable Logic Controller these day is programmed by a windows box. However, almost allway's the programmer is removed before it's left to do it's job.

My CE powered PDA slows down regularly, and my fear would be it will have a slowdown and spew rubbish in to the PLC bit's doing the flying and cause problems.

The windows crashing is not a problem per se, crashing and sending junk to the Futaba chips doing the transmitting is a problem, and I won't be in rush to buy a 14mz

Ya know, I'm not a great fan of 'Doz, any version. But a little thought about what the block diagram MUST be sheds light that you might consider using on the subject.

I like JR stuff, BUT......Mr. Futaba, can I test it for 12 months please !