Futaba 8FG goes to 14 Channels!!

[skaluf]

Well you’ve been waiting for it, and here it is…How do you really upgrade an already hot 8-Channel radio? Well you make it a 14-channel radio, add support for Futaba’s CGY750 3-axis system of course, and you do it for FREE!

And that is just the tip of the iceberg, add in the ability to adjust the swash trim from the swash screen, VPP (variable pitch prop) support, stick calibration by the end user, a user customizable menu, the ability to assign any stick, switch or lever to any channel, turn the warning beeper on or off and much more.

The 8FG is now the ultimate 8-channel (ah…14-channel) radio.

Download the latest software from http://www.futabarc.com/downloads.html and put your 8FG over the top today!

The new 8FG Super (8FG with the new software) will be shipping soon for those that are in the market for a new system.

[gelatmi1]

When we'll have the same improvements (swash trim from the swash screen, VPP (variable pitch prop) support, stick calibration by the end user, a user customizable menu) on T14MZ and FX-40 ??

[shay]

does anyone remember 10C users?

[[X]Outlaw]

Futaba

[gelatmi1]

Steve,
on 14MZ and FX-40 there is a hidden service menu that can be used to calibrate sticks, pots, dialers and switches...and other interesting things....why Futaba don't give the possibility to end users to use them (Aurora 9 and SD-10G and other brands give their users this possibility) ?

[gelatmi1]

Originally Posted by shay

does anyone remember 10C users?

Shay, at the moment 10C isn't user upgradable !!!!!

[MikeG4936]

Originally Posted by shay

does anyone remember 10C users?

Apparently not. My 10C is on eBay right now to defray the cost of my recently purchased 8FG. It's unfortunate, but that's the nature of the beast. Can't expect everything for free....

I am, however, SUPER pumped to rock the 8FG. This is one heck of a radio - IMO, it's the best deal in RC transmitters to this day. Thanks to Futaba for making such a solid product!

[shay]

If the 8FG has the ability of changing Tx modules I would had one already...

[magee8578]

Thinking about buying an 8fg should I wait for the Super model or pull the trigger now?

[ClubCRASH]

Pull the trigger, the super is the v3 that you can now install in it.

[Al Miessner]

I bought mine the first 2 months it was on the market and it is now the V3 ..
this is one of the first versions available. so I say pull the trigger now and enjoy the best and only radio you'll ever need.

[guitarherowanab]

so my 8fg with the 3.0 update will work with th 14 channel receivers? i ask because im building a fury55 using the gy701 combo and id like to run the switchglo....but with that combo, all the channels are taken up.


thanks


rob

[Phaedrus]

Originally Posted by guitarherowanab

so my 8fg with the 3.0 update will work with th 14 channel receivers?

Yes, it will work with all of the Futaba 14 channels receivers (R6014FS and R6014HS).

[guitarherowanab]

thanks


rob

[bossee]

Rob,

The complete list of Futaba receivers You can use with 8FG is here:
http://2.4gigahertz.com/receivers/index.html
(table at the bottom of the page)

/Bo

[skew]

guitarherowabab, you could also get an 8 ch s-bus rec and run the 701 on s bus

[guitarherowanab]

thanks guys.....i may go sbus in the future, but i already have 300 bucks in some ds8717's, so not on this build anyways. or would i be able to run my jr's and run just the 701 on sbus?
is that what you mean, skew?

rob

[skew]

the 701 will run on s bus and your standard servos plug into the 701. Your
throttle, rudder, gov gain and gyro gain will be transfered to the 701 via s bus
and the 701 will decode and run regular servos that are plugged into it. With
this setup plus you still have the 8 channels to use on the rx for ccpm
, switch glow ect

[guitarherowanab]

hmmm maybe ill be exchanging my receiver.....

so id plug my 8717's and throttle directly into the receiver and just 1 wire between the receiver and the gy701?



thanks


rob

[skew]

yes 1 cable to 701 then throttle and tail servos plug into 701, cyclics and switch glow plug into receiver + you have 4 extra channels open for anything else on the receiver