Taranis QX7 recommended as a beginners radio?

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Taranis QX7 recommended as a beginners radio?

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Hello guys,

a friend of mine is looking into rc gliders and I wanted to ask, if you can recommend it as a beginners radio? Are there any negative experiences or issues, for example with range or quality?

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I do not have the QX7 Taranis radio and yes, it is a good radio, good for beginners.
I do have the Taranis-X9D which I use erSky9x firmware on it.
I like the Taranis-X9D radio a lot as it is more radio then the QX7.

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The quality of the QX7 is good. It has a full range internal XJT module, same as the Taranis, and the gimbals are the same.
It does come with a battery holder for loose AA cells, but I would recommend obtaining a (low self discharge) NiMh battery for it.

It comes with openTx on it, but ersky9x is also available to run on it.

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Hi Koarl,
May want to look at the Taranis-Plus as for a little more money you get a lot more radio.
I just upgraded my Taranis-x9d radio with the M-9 Hall Effect Gimbals and it dose improve your control a lot more.
May also want to look at the "Taranis Plus Special Edition" which comes with the M-9 Hall Effect Gimbals installed.
It's not much more money in the long run for what you get and I like the Taranis-x9d / Plus / Special Edition case much better then the Qx7.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvawANhxUos&t=3s)

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You can have the QX7 at a real good price I think
https://www.banggood.com/FrSky-ACCST-Ta ... rehouse=CN

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Hello!

Thanks for your answers. I have a Taranis X9E by myself and I’m very satisfied with it. So this would be my recommendation too and in the long run the better investment. On the other hand side a cheaper entry level device, to find the way into the hobby, is also worth a consideration, especially when it is capable of most functions needed in rc gliders. If it can control a full house electric glider, then there is not much more that can be wished.

Anyway my friend is more on the cheap side, so maybe a used X9E would be an option too. What I can tell for sure, that he can not be convienced, to put the amount of money down, that is asked for a new X9E, to start the new hobby.

Thanks for your help!
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All frsky ( and most non frsky) radios can control full house gliders. ;)
You forgot to mention that the X9E is a tray radio, that means not good for thumb flying. Not good for me for example, as I fly my models while moving the sticks with my thumbs. It is also a BIG radio as far as I know..
But it depends how the original poster wants to learn to fly.. :)

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Oops sorry I meant X9D instead of X9E.
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An other option for a cheaper first time radio (sometimes when on sale about $65 and though will also need to buy a transmitter module too)
is the 9XR-Pro radio.
The 9XR-Pro Gimbals are not very good though, and it has a little smaller case size too, which leaves less room to do Gimbal mods in.

Oh, you have the same Taranis-x9d radio as I have ! 8-) :D

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ReSt wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:23 pm You can have the QX7 at a real good price I think
https://www.banggood.com/FrSky-ACCST-Ta ... rehouse=CN

Reinhard
As far as I'm concerned, this is the best open source firmware based radio for a beginner. I would replace the firmware to Ersky9x of course. Immediately :) But I am obviously biased..
Still the best at the moment, even with the stock firmware..

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Thanks for your help!

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