Taranis X9 Lite 

Thanks so much. Better watch something else too or you will go crazy.

Excellent Steve. It's a seriously good radio.

They have a pro version with hall gimbals that is a bit more expensive.

Just a point about BangGood - please think carefully before ordering anything expensive from them because in my experience, THEY DON'T USE BUBBLEWRAP. Delicate electronics are packed like a pair of jeans or a T-shirt - just stuffed into a grey plastic (unpadded) postal bag. Terrible! I ordered a £13 receiver/gyro + 2 integral servos unit to replace the one that arrived broken and unworking in my little XK- A800 powered glider. It was packed in a clear polythene bag, placed in a grey postal bag. No padding. The soldered ends of the components on the bottom of the circuit board had been pushed right through the polythene bag. RIGHT THROUGH. Have you any idea how much force it takes to do that? Try it! The micro servos are delicate things, but BangGood had just stuffed the Rx/gyro/servo unit into a bag. Appalling. But... it seems to work... My Flysky FS-i6X transmitter (+ receiver) was in a regular factory colour-printed cardboard box but that too was just bunged in an unpadded grey plastic bag. No padding whatsoever. The box arrived with all eight (8) corners smashed to the radius of a cricket ball, and with a huge 1 1/2" deep dent in the top edge. Fortunately the inner packaging was the same as Andrew shows in this video - a sort of soft plastic 'cocoon' that held the Tx centrally and kept it clear of the cardboard sides. Even so, the top edge of the cocoon was cracked, and that must have taken a tremendous amount of force because the stuff is soft and flexible, not brittle. Whatever. The Tx and Rx survived (apparently), and seem to work. BUT... there's no way to gauge what unseen damage might have occurred during the high-G impacts whilst it was in transit. Hopefully none. It does make a nonsense, though, of buyers taking such great care of their gear (fancy padded aluminium flight cases, etc) once it's arrived when it may have been literally kicked around like an old tin can before delivery. My Flysky i6X is fantastic value - 10 channels + telemetry for £35 and amazingly good quality pots and switches - but PLEASE be wary if you're ordering anything posh or flash from BangGood, because there's a chance it'll get 'banged' around pretty 'good' before you get your hands on it.

Thanks Trevor. Why is ACCESS bulldust? What have I missed?

@@AndrewNewton Initially there was no backward compatibility with older ACCST system. As you mention, a firmware update now allows the older D16 RX to be used.

​@@AndrewNewton Use of encryption in ACCESS protocol which is justified by Taranis as good feature for end users...dont make me fool

Wonder if this would work www.banggood.com/IRangeX-IRX4-LITE-CC2500-NRF24L01-A7105-CYRF6936-4-IN-1-Multiprotocol-TX-Module-for-Frsky-X-lite-p-1346927.html

Now in 2023 $140.00! for those who wanted their stimulus pay check, nothing is free, inflation for you!

No problems flashing back to D16

Somthings not kosher on this radio set .reason Frysky.crying about jumper .beck frysky.been.copying jr radios for years themselves.but about time they got Somtjing right the q7 they pop up with this crazy tx system

X9-Lite is good if you want to use ACCESS receivers, otherwise I'd recommend Radiomaster Zorro or Boxer or TX16S

Many thanks Andrew, I am still not sure of the difference! However I do have a nephew that has a x9d + and is very proficient with it technically. I'll check out the others. Cheers

X9D+ is still available, but I agree, needs to be an updated one.

Something like this www.horusrc.com/en/4-in-1-multiprotocol-tx-module-for-frsky-radios-with-lite-version-external-module-bay.html

Thanks heaps 👍

This would fit but dont know if it works. I'll have to test one. www.banggood.com/IRangeX-IRX4-LITE-CC2500-NRF24L01-A7105-CYRF6936-4-IN-1-Multiprotocol-TX-Module-for-Frsky-X-lite-p-1346927.html

You will have to use the nightly build firmware to use crossfire and the multimodule

Search for basic OpenTX setup

Switches and knobs do whatever you want them to do with OpenTX. Have a look at my Playlists, heaps of mixing videos there.

Throttle resistance is adjustable, but not the centering springs

@@AndrewNewton thanks

Yes

Not at the moment

Yes it does seem to be a bit premature. Will be interesting to watch developments.

The answer is simple, dont use the inferior EU LBT Firmware.

78 inputs. Trims can be converted to switches and there are 64 logical switches. Now that would be a challenge

Different board for the X9, but I will do a review.

Early days. I suspect module adapters and multi protocol lite modules will free it up. It is a small budget priced radio.

@@AndrewNewton Yep, for what it is, its pretty good value...agreed, now it supports the older protocol rxs.

@@EnglishTurbines F411 FPV is working nicely thanks to your suggestions.

It's an acquired taste

Yes, times have changed

Yes good point John but you only need to post the comment on one video