Real PICS of new flysky products

[spoo76]

FUGLY but the pivoting wheel is interesting and the fact it has a colored touchscreen is awesome. Im not positive but that top menu looks alot like the android pull down menu. it wouldn't surprise me if this new radio is android based. If we can get root and unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery this radio will be an awesome.

[losikid]

Originally Posted by spoo76

FUGLY but the pivoting wheel is interesting and the fact it has a colored touchscreen is awesome. Im not positive but that top menu looks alot like the android pull down menu. it wouldn't surprise me if this new radio is android based. If we can get root and unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery this radio will be an awesome.

Yea i agree, it is fugly, but the touch screen is awesome.

I doubt its android, it probably is just a Chinese wannabe copy... custom firmware probably would be possible.

[spoo76]

Originally Posted by ik632

That's pretty interesting, but I'm thinking that will definitely be out of the regular FlySky price range we're used to. I'm wondering if they are upping the features/quality to compete with the more well known brands?

I have no idea what electronics it runs but if the GT3B was selling for $30-$50 here and Chinese clone phones that now run android ( its free after all ) go for around $150 and have sim slots, memory slots, Bluetooth,GPS,speakers,headphone jack ect ect and dont forget the 7" & 10" tablets under $150.

I bet this radio could retail under $100 maybe even under $80

[losikid]

radio market is smaller than cell phone market though...i'm thinking 100-150

[spoo76]

Originally Posted by losikid

Yea i agree, it is fugly, but the touch screen is awesome.

I doubt its android, it probably is just a Chinese wannabe copy... custom firmware probably would be possible.

Im not saying it is but it wouldn't surprise me at all because android is free and open source and used in all kinds of devices now. years ago chineese clone phones all had misc crappy OS. once android became popular it gave the Chinese manufactures a good OS and some are decent daily phones.
it would be much cheaper and easier for them to integrate/modify an existing OS & screen to suit the radios needs. they can make use of all the android development but are not tied to any rules as far as adding any web stuff or the android market.

[spoo76]

Originally Posted by losikid

radio market is smaller than cell phone market though...i'm thinking 100-150

true, I just based prices of existing hardware. they of course will use a screen that is readily available and therefore cheap, but the 9X goes for about $80ish now so above 100 isnt unheard of. I really do hope its powered by android though. I bet that will bring lots of android devs and attention to this radio. though realistically if any radio was going to be powered by android first I would think a stick radio would come well before any pistol grip just because of the market. ahh well guess time will tell

[losikid]

i heard of a 12 channel flysky as well with a similar touch screen...

[spoo76]

Originally Posted by losikid

i heard of a 12 channel flysky as well with a similar touch screen...

I dont even know what I would do with 12 channels other than spend money on something trying to use them all

[losikid]

Originally Posted by spoo76

I dont even know what I would do with 12 channels other than spend money on something trying to use them all

its for the airplane/heli guys...

[spoo76]

Originally Posted by losikid

its for the airplane/heli guys...

Obviously, which I am not and why I would need to spend $ using 12 channels. even for plane and heli guys that is a good amount and leaves plenty of options for scale flyers.

[losikid]

Originally Posted by spoo76

Obviously, which I am not and why I would need to spend $ using 12 channels. even for plane and heli guys that is a good amount and leaves plenty of options for scale flyers.

Well what has me interested is how flysky is getting 12 channels to transmit, as their current afhds 2.4 modules max out at 8 channels. So i'm wondering if they are developing a new 2.4 technology

[jeepgod]

Any idea a release date on the GT4, I want one

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by jeepgod

Any idea a release date on the GT4, I want one

Why a GT4? Why not a hacked GT3B or GT3C??

Just asking.

[jeepgod]

Touch screen and I don't like the idea of hacking my self and OverkillRC is out of stock, I want it to work out of the box with the channels I need.

[losikid]

Originally Posted by jeepgod

Touch screen and I don't like the idea of hacking my self and OverkillRC is out of stock, I want it to work out of the box with the channels I need.

The gt4 isn't going to be a flawless...don't think it'll be anything special

[mitchr97]

Does the gt 4 have 4 channels?

[losikid]

Originally Posted by FORDROX97

Does the gt 4 have 4 channels?

i would assume so, but i can't get any info on it

[stanmondz]

Originally Posted by Charlie-III

Why a GT4? Why not a hacked GT3B or GT3C??

Just asking.

iv tossed around the idea of hacking my gt3, now that i have a moa, im thinking about dig or dual esc's. it seems to me,from what iv read,that setting up and using the gt3b once hacked would make me pull my hair out. im not patient enough to learn a 100 different steps to get to one option or another.
maybe im over thinking how complicated it would be to use.

all i really want is a 3pos 3rd channel to run a winch on 2 scalers, and id be happy with running a punk dig on my xr10.i dont comp,so the need for 2 esc's isn't really there

[rhett314]

Originally Posted by stanmondz

iv tossed around the idea of hacking my gt3, now that i have a moa, im thinking about dig or dual esc's. it seems to me,from what iv read,that setting up and using the gt3b once hacked would make me pull my hair out. im not patient enough to learn a 100 different steps to get to one option or another.
maybe im over thinking how complicated it would be to use.

all i really want is a 3pos 3rd channel to run a winch on 2 scalers, and id be happy with running a punk dig on my xr10.i dont comp,so the need for 2 esc's isn't really there

I was just like you at first. I had tons of questions for losikid before I got the radio. But once I got it and started playing around with it, it all just kind of fell in place. I can change settings rather easily now, even without the manual. It does have a bit more of a learning curve than other radios, but once you learn all the acronyms and the sub menu's it is a great radio. Does more than I need it to so far (6.1)