picking a radio for crawler help please!

[big bacon]

so for Christmas my son wants a comp crawler! so being a dad i said to expensive and sent him away. than ordered a set of berg axles and a chassy from underground crawlers. i will be ordering a set of motors from Holms Hobbies. i am lost as to what radio can handle all the cool programming you can do with moa. so please i need a short list to match my short bus. all i know is his spectrum dx4 is lacking. thank you to all who respond with a no shit good option for a radio.
oh and merry Christmas to you all.

[losikid]

Big brand name readily available, I'd say Futaba 4pl or Airtronics mt4

However, best Bang for your buck would be a Flysky GT3C flashed with a new firmware. I have one available at the moment in the classifieds or I'll have a handful on my website in a week.

Flysky GT3C

[Pavmentsurfer]

I agree that the 4PL or MT4 are probably the best quality and most capable options. I personally use an MT4 and havent yet found anything it CANT do. You can get one online right now for like $175 or so after discounts.

[big bacon]

Originally Posted by losikid

Big brand name readily available, I'd say Futaba 4pl or Airtronics mt4

However, best Bang for your buck would be a Flysky GT3C flashed with a new firmware. I have one available at the moment in the classifieds or I'll have a handful on my website in a week.

Flysky GT3C

ok how much hair am i going to pull out trying to program the flysky?

[firstpasstommy]

Futaba 4pl

[littletoyboy]

Futaba 4pl or 4pls.

[k goodrich]

Check out the 4 sale section for a 4 pl. There was one yesterday with a receiver for 120 bucks.

[Drewmtb29]

I run a DX4S and find it pretty capable


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[losikid]

Originally Posted by big bacon

ok how much hair am i going to pull out trying to program the flysky?

Hard to tell. But these templates seems to help 90% of the people

http://overkillrc.com/GT3X-Firmware/...lp%20cards.pdf

[big bacon]

Originally Posted by losikid

Hard to tell. But these templates seems to help 90% of the people

http://overkillrc.com/GT3X-Firmware/...lp%20cards.pdf

I keep going back to your website and reading up on it! Thanks for the help!!!

[winnerone23]

MT4 for the win!

By far the easiest to operate, easiest to setup, menu screen to read, feel of quality in hand, no antenna to break off, and child friendly.

I know, I'm just getting my 10yr old set up with my old one.
He enjoys the fit in his hand and I enjoy knowing the durability he is carrying around!
(I'm also helping another father setup his 6-7yr old with one. He is finding it very easy to setup, with just us texting..
He just rebuilt his sons stock XR with a punk dig, to dual esc's, chassis, the works..)

I've used (the MT4 I gave my son) and abused it for over the last 2yrs. Clashing with rocks, branches, snow, rain, 120° heat, hundreds and Hundreds of hours of use!
It still works as it did on day 1...

We all know, kids can put a hurt on things pretty quickly..
Do you want to save money now and buy a MT4 later or just skip the first purchase and go straight to the MT4? Lol..

[Frazzo]

MT4!!!!!! stay away from Spektrum.... crap!! like others have said it does everything you would ever want it to do and is very comfortable in the hands and is supper adjustable..

[TheAxialNut]

I have had all brands of controller, KO Propo, Futaba, Airtronics, Specktrum, never tried FlySky....but I can honestly say I LOVE Airtronics, tough, cheaper, easy, 18 model memory, etc., etc...

Buy used, you can pick up a controller with telemetry receiver for about 120 bucks or so...like this:

Mt4 - R/C Tech Forums