Hisky X-6S
Through the years I have had Airtronics, several JR, and several DX6i radios. It is amazing how technology has improved yet radios have more bells and whistles for less cash. I seldom keep a radio over 3-5 years. This philosophy was given to me by the friend who got me started in RC aircraft.
It has served me well and I have seen radios become obsolete. This may not be as relevant to day but switches still ware out and technology is still improving.
I also have changed direction in this hobby and have gone to the world of micros. I was impressed by all the good feedback I was hearing about Hisky and decided to give them a try. After searching around it seem most suggested the X-6S as Hiskys best programmable radio.
I seen it for $32 at Massive RC So bought it and the HCP80.
To me it seems to be as good of quality as my DX6i did and has some features the Dx6i did. I love the fact it has 3 position idol up switch so you can have 3 different Throttle/Pitch curves.
Stick move very smooth and have a quality feel. The only feature My dx6i had that the X-6S dose no have is ability to switch from CCPM to PPM or whatever. This makes it not compatible with Phoenix simulator without a wireless set up.
When I decided to get the HCP80 v2 & HCP100S I had to get the upgrade PC board.
http://www.banggood.com/Hisky-X-6S-T...-p-961560.html
Installing was easy just mark the plugs and don’t lose your screws. Be sure to copy your heli settings because after you take out the old board you take out your old settings. You will also need to reset it back to mode 2 because default is mode 1. You will find the HCP80, 100, 100S 80 v2 are already set up for you. Menu on new board goes up to Model 9
With back off Quality looked as good as my DX6I did, And better Quality than my FS-T6 that I paid more for. I am glad the X-6S dose not have the Roller switch too.
Over all as of 3/28/15 I am very pleased with this radio.