Futaba's 7C Radio System Comparison and Review - Page 3

Rod · May 02, 2006, 01:53 PM

Was the 7C Futaba Users Manual ever published. I can't find a reference to it on the Traplet site.

AMCross · May 02, 2006, 03:13 PM

It is due to be printed any day now. I took a new day job that seriously delayed its completion, but we finally got it finished back in January I think it was, so it had to go through their processing, then out to the printers. I have not heard an actual release date yet....

AMCross · May 02, 2006, 03:16 PM

Shu -- the 7C isn't very old. You might be thinking of the 9C, which has been around a bit longer. The 7C released in 2004, 2 years ago. The 9C is now availble in a 'super' model, an upgraded version. The 7C remains in the same version that was initially shipped, at least as far as I know, although there may have been some minor software adjustments as there often are.

AMCross · May 02, 2006, 03:22 PM

Rod,
I CAN give you one thing...an advance peak at the 7C user's guide! Enjoy...this overview will be published here once the manual is ACTUALLY available.

http://www.rcgroups.com/links/index....71&skey=bd6885

Rod · May 02, 2006, 07:15 PM

Thanks for your prompt reply Ann Marie. I will look forward to the publication of this manual.

ShuNut · May 02, 2006, 07:50 PM

Thx for that info AMCross.

AMCross · Aug 01, 2006, 04:40 PM

The 7C: The User's Guide book is now available! They will be shipping literally any day now, and are available from Traplet directly. You can visit the charity's website for more details at www.cwer.org (click on info, then rc support) or by reading the advance review of the book here on RCGroups!

micgent · Sep 27, 2006, 12:53 PM

Just a quick note, im new to the 7c, purchased for my now glider (flapperons). When on holiday a fella advised i could set brakes up using the throttle lever.
Back at the hotel without a manual i sussed out how to use the mixes and assign switches etc. What im trying to say is the manual supplied confuses me and its quicker learning from scratch the 7c rogramming is quite intuitive.

micgent

AMCross · Sep 27, 2006, 04:40 PM

HI, Mic! Depending on the radios you are used to using, for some folks its easier to do on their own. for others, the manual is confusing and they aren't savvy enough to do it on their own, so that's why I wrote the aftermarket manual for the 7C, to help those folks....

mysticplayer · Mar 21, 2007, 05:15 PM

AMCross, Getting back into electric pattern/3d. Presently have a 4 ch 'computer' Futaba with micro rx. and servos. Limited features so thinking about this 7C radio.

Will the 7C Tx work with a R124 ultra micro rx or R156 or hitech/aftermarket rx? Will the mixing functions be available?

I love the mixing features but not too happy with the weight of the R127 rx and heavy standard servos.

would love to use this tx with smaller on board electronics.

Any help would be appreciated.

Jerry

AMCross · Mar 22, 2007, 09:25 PM

Sorry, Jerry. It's been too long. I dont remember those 2 receivers. Please post a new therad here asking or ask futaba directly. If they are futaba compatible negative shift FM receivers or Futaba Pcm1024s, they should be compatible, but I just dont know for sure.

AMC

mysticplayer · Mar 23, 2007, 01:00 AM

Thanks for the reply.

Jerry

helitaiwan963 · Jun 19, 2007, 11:07 PM

Would this 7C be a good radio for a 14 year old with a Micro CP heli?I want to grow with it so i can use it for a long time to like when i go to a Trex sized ehli to a 30 size nitro. Would it be good? Also, Is there a mode 1 version availbe here?

Thanks
Eric

TerryS · Jun 20, 2007, 03:51 AM

Hi All,
After my elderly Mum gave me a 7c for Christmas, I bought the Users guide, and I am sorry to report I found it a total waste of money. I am a glider pilot and for future use wanted to know how to set up a four servo wing - ailerons and flaps, with crow braking, launch flap settings etc. It has been a while, but as far as I can recall the book said something to the effect that " I don't know about gliders, so I can't write about this" As something of a writer myself, writing reviews and articles for web publishing, I would not dream of putting fingers to keyboard until I had researched all aspects of the subject - and I do not charge money for what I write. I actually found it easier to just sit down and play with the set till I could do what I wanted, this enabled me to do almost everything after about 20 minutes Now I have a model with a full house wing and am needing to know what was not in the book!
TerryS

Obi-Wan · Jun 20, 2007, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by helitaiwan963

Would this 7C be a good radio for a 14 year old with a Micro CP heli?I want to grow with it so i can use it for a long time to like when i go to a Trex sized ehli to a 30 size nitro. Would it be good? Also, Is there a mode 1 version availbe here?

I've used one in several T-Rex 450's, an electric Raptor e620 and several airplanes. It has work flawlessly so far and has enough features to satisfy most people, but I've never flown gliders.

May 02, 2006, 01:53 PM	#31
Rod Registered User Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Kelowna, BC Canada Posts: 875	7C Users Manual Was the 7C Futaba Users Manual ever published. I can't find a reference to it on the Traplet site.

May 02, 2006, 07:15 PM	#35
Rod Registered User Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Kelowna, BC Canada Posts: 875	7C Manual Thanks for your prompt reply Ann Marie. I will look forward to the publication of this manual.

Mar 21, 2007, 05:15 PM	#40
mysticplayer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 109	Help with the 7C AMCross, Getting back into electric pattern/3d. Presently have a 4 ch 'computer' Futaba with micro rx. and servos. Limited features so thinking about this 7C radio. Will the 7C Tx work with a R124 ultra micro rx or R156 or hitech/aftermarket rx? Will the mixing functions be available? I love the mixing features but not too happy with the weight of the R127 rx and heavy standard servos. would love to use this tx with smaller on board electronics. Any help would be appreciated. Jerry

Mar 23, 2007, 01:00 AM	#42
mysticplayer Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 109	Thanks Thanks for the reply. Jerry

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May 02, 2006, 03:13 PM	#32
AMCross Fun Manager Join Date: May 2000 Location: Villa Grove, Illinois Posts: 1,713	It is due to be printed any day now. I took a new day job that seriously delayed its completion, but we finally got it finished back in January I think it was, so it had to go through their processing, then out to the printers. I have not heard an actual release date yet....

May 02, 2006, 03:16 PM	#33
AMCross Fun Manager Join Date: May 2000 Location: Villa Grove, Illinois Posts: 1,713	Shu -- the 7C isn't very old. You might be thinking of the 9C, which has been around a bit longer. The 7C released in 2004, 2 years ago. The 9C is now availble in a 'super' model, an upgraded version. The 7C remains in the same version that was initially shipped, at least as far as I know, although there may have been some minor software adjustments as there often are.

May 02, 2006, 03:22 PM	#34
AMCross Fun Manager Join Date: May 2000 Location: Villa Grove, Illinois Posts: 1,713	Rod, I CAN give you one thing...an advance peak at the 7C user's guide! Enjoy...this overview will be published here once the manual is ACTUALLY available. http://www.rcgroups.com/links/index....71&skey=bd6885

May 02, 2006, 07:50 PM	#36
ShuNut Hotep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK Posts: 2,326	Thx for that info AMCross.

Aug 01, 2006, 04:40 PM	#37
AMCross Fun Manager Join Date: May 2000 Location: Villa Grove, Illinois Posts: 1,713	The 7C: The User's Guide book is now available! They will be shipping literally any day now, and are available from Traplet directly. You can visit the charity's website for more details at www.cwer.org (click on info, then rc support) or by reading the advance review of the book here on RCGroups!

Sep 27, 2006, 12:53 PM	#38
micgent Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gateshead North East England Posts: 66	Just a quick note, im new to the 7c, purchased for my now glider (flapperons). When on holiday a fella advised i could set brakes up using the throttle lever. Back at the hotel without a manual i sussed out how to use the mixes and assign switches etc. What im trying to say is the manual supplied confuses me and its quicker learning from scratch the 7c rogramming is quite intuitive. micgent

Sep 27, 2006, 04:40 PM	#39
AMCross Fun Manager Join Date: May 2000 Location: Villa Grove, Illinois Posts: 1,713	HI, Mic! Depending on the radios you are used to using, for some folks its easier to do on their own. for others, the manual is confusing and they aren't savvy enough to do it on their own, so that's why I wrote the aftermarket manual for the 7C, to help those folks....

Mar 22, 2007, 09:25 PM	#41
AMCross Fun Manager Join Date: May 2000 Location: Villa Grove, Illinois Posts: 1,713	Sorry, Jerry. It's been too long. I dont remember those 2 receivers. Please post a new therad here asking or ask futaba directly. If they are futaba compatible negative shift FM receivers or Futaba Pcm1024s, they should be compatible, but I just dont know for sure. AMC

Jun 19, 2007, 11:07 PM	#43
helitaiwan963 Rave heaven Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago surburbanite Posts: 5,111	Would this 7C be a good radio for a 14 year old with a Micro CP heli?I want to grow with it so i can use it for a long time to like when i go to a Trex sized ehli to a 30 size nitro. Would it be good? Also, Is there a mode 1 version availbe here? Thanks Eric

Jun 20, 2007, 03:51 AM	#44
TerryS Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 16	Hi All, After my elderly Mum gave me a 7c for Christmas, I bought the Users guide, and I am sorry to report I found it a total waste of money. I am a glider pilot and for future use wanted to know how to set up a four servo wing - ailerons and flaps, with crow braking, launch flap settings etc. It has been a while, but as far as I can recall the book said something to the effect that " I don't know about gliders, so I can't write about this" As something of a writer myself, writing reviews and articles for web publishing, I would not dream of putting fingers to keyboard until I had researched all aspects of the subject - and I do not charge money for what I write. I actually found it easier to just sit down and play with the set till I could do what I wanted, this enabled me to do almost everything after about 20 minutes Now I have a model with a full house wing and am needing to know what was not in the book! TerryS