Picked up a Spektrum Dx6i for my Axe CP and T-Rex 450

January 20, 2009 on 1:08 pm | In Radios | 1 Comment

I finally finished my T-Rex 450 SA yesterday when I picked up a Spektrum Dx6i w/ AR6200 receiver from my local hobbyshop.

I had never programmed a computer radio, let alone the settings for a helicopter, but I found all of it to be very intuitive and straight forward. The internet is also filled with different people’s settings, so it was easy to setup for both my Axe CPv3 and the T-Rex 450. I’ve only flown the T-Rex once now, just a simple tail-in hover to get everything balanced properly. It’s amazing how much better that hovers than my CP though. I can take my hands off the sticks for more than a few seconds before it starts to drift one way or the other. The CPv3 flys much better with the Spektrum than it did the stock radio. The subtrim allows me to get the swashplate balanced very well, and the swashplate mix and the expo allows me to get the right sensitivity.

I’m still trying to figure out the perfect pitch and throttle settings for the Axe and will work on the T-Rex once I get a bit more comfortable with it. But yeh, so far I’m very happy with the Spektrum Dx6i. The radio and receiver was $199 at Pacific Coast Hobbies in Lomita, CA, and I’ve seen it for a few bucks less online. The second digital receiver that I bought for my Axe was $49.