End of the line for the 9X?

pmackenzie · Post by **pmackenzie** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:51 am

Could they be discontinuing it?
Or perhaps it is going to ship "ER9X ready" with a built in programmer?

Or is it just a baseless rumor?

You decide

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Pat MacKenzie

Post by **erazz** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:26 am

I've learned not to trust HK support. They'll tell you things simply to get you off their back.

That being said I'll be first off the line to hack something new

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:17 pm

I would guess that they will sell their model with the LED backlight installed.
For the amount of 9x's they buy , I never understood why they didn't get the backlight factory installed.
That way their unit is different than what others sell.
-Brent

pmackenzie · Post by **pmackenzie** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:36 pm

They usually try to make their stuff "different" by being cheaper.
It would be new to them to make what they sell better than what their competitors have

wallaguest1 · Post by **wallaguest1** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:03 am

i asked to leaderhobby about this and this was the response:

me: i read in a forum "rumors" claiming this item is going to be discontinued from the manufacturer, you know if thats true ?
Louis: we are not clear about that, and we will instock in this month

Post by **erazz** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:25 pm

Classic Chinglish. Understandable and completely not.

SkyNorth · Post by **SkyNorth** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:47 pm

I would think that Turngy are going to a removable RF module , as thats what everybody wants.
As I understand it the poster said HK has discontinued it , not FLYSKY , they still show the radio on their website.
http://www.flysky-cn.com/eindex.asp
-Brent

Post by **Rob Thomson** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:41 pm

HK May discontinue it if they find that they cant make money on it!

Soo many people sell it now, that there is hardly profit in it!

Post by **erazz** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:47 pm

Did you just quote a previous post

And constantly on backorder... Doesn't seem like a "losing" item. We'll just have to wait

Post by **jhsa** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:22 pm

loooooooooool.. Rob, shame on you.. wait until the moderator comes and see that lol

Post by **Rob Thomson** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:48 pm

Admin privileges.... Just removed my double quote

Your friendly MOD is watching you

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rperkins · Post by **rperkins** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:45 pm

Rob Thomson wrote:HK May discontinue it .... it!

I was thinking hk sold it near cost to get you in the door to buy other items. Dont know about others but i went to them for the 9x, added a few other items i wanted, then filled up the rest of my shipping weight range. I did see last week where they were limiting 9x's to 1 per order. To me that is consistent with a 'loss leader ' item.

pldb64 · Post by **pldb64** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:35 am

Has anybody thought about approaching FlySky to see if they will make a version of the 9x available that comes WITHOUT the main PCB? That would be useful for those that are expecting/wanting to put in the ERSKY9X board when it is past beta test phase.

If it takes $10-$15 off the price of the unit, i'm sure that will put a few more smiles on people's faces.

Post by **jhsa** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:46 am

Wouldn't that be the same as asking Ford to sell their cars without engine so we could install our own engine in it??
Would they do it??

pmackenzie · Post by **pmackenzie** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:52 am

They might.

http://www.roushperformance.com/vehicle ... tage3.html

Of course AC did it famously back in the 60's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Cobra

Post by **erazz** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:58 am

Well seems like news of the 9x's death was premature.... HK has them in stock for the next 5 minutes.

Post by **cre8tiveleo** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:39 am

OK TX-9X-M1 - Turnigy 9X 9Ch Transmitter w/ Module & 8.. This product is limited to 0 units per sale.

they show 10+

Post by **jhsa** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:13 am

try now.. it's working.. just put one on my cart and show the price and quantity.. acctually a friend just ordered one for me at this precise moment....
It won't last long . go and get it.. run

Post by **erazz** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:19 am

Aaaaand it's gone. Gees, that was fast!

MojoMaestro · Post by **MojoMaestro** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:22 am

U guys sounds scary.

Maybe U wanna make sure with the manufacturers : http://www.efly-hobby.com/
For email : [email protected]

Post by **erazz** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:27 pm

Actually, I believe that this is the mfg: http://www.flysky-cn.com/eindex.asp

MoleHunter · Post by **MoleHunter** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:15 am

Those 9xs that sold out at HK in five minutes flat? That was 1200 of them.

HK have an announcement on the support board that new stock will be arriving soon. Keep your eyes peeled!

MojoMaestro · Post by **MojoMaestro** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:56 am

erazz wrote:Actually, I believe that this is the mfg: http://www.flysky-cn.com/eindex.asp

I think you are right ERAZZ, every time i open a 9x the part # starts with FS-...
But i found this on the net >>>
Supplier:
Shenzhen Jingxinhong Model Co., Ltd.

Post by **ShowMaster** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:17 am

If they were selling it at a lowest price it worked. I spent over $1K by adding items to my orders in the last year since I found you guys and the 9x projects going on. Maybe even more. Soldering stations, magnifiers, tools, not even in the total. Planes for testing, upgraded my scope and meters. Wow, I could have taken a cruse, but not to Italy, for all that. Over $1K to fly a $100 foam airplane, not bad?
The actual value in all this was meeting new people that enjoy putting their own system together and sharing the knowledge. That’s something I’m still enjoying so back to the “lab”.
I did stock up on a few spare 9X radios for future parts so I'm good for a while there.
SM

GuitsBoy · Post by **GuitsBoy** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:25 pm

Well, it is possible that the TH9X was discontinued, however I don't really see any evidence of it other than the one post about what a HK rep said. In fact, I have received numerous emails about HK receiving more stock, and one time I even managed to add one to my cart before they sold out. I'm not sure why, but I didnt pull the trigger there and then. I'm hoping that there was just some supply issues due to chinese new year, and that HK, LH, HPz and others receive more shipments to meet demand. With the popularity of these radios, I'm not sure if we will see the price dip as low as it had been last year.

As for the rumors about a new model, its possible that HK will replace the 9x with something else, but it doesn't look like it will be from FlySky. I did a bit of searching on the FCC site, and found no new applications for a new radio. The most recent filing was the GT3B back in 2010, and the CT6B in 2009.

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ ... Search.cfm

in the "Applicant Name" field (3rd down) enter: DONGGUAN CITY FLYSKY REMOTE MODEL CO., LTD.
Click "Start Search" and after a moment it results in six products having been filed. If you click Details (make sure not Summary) you will get a link to view internal and external images of the products in question. Sadly nothing new, it seems.

Here are the direct links for the lazy bones out there.

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ ... YSKY001%27
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ ... YSKYGT3%27
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ ... YSKYGT2%27
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ ... YSKY003%27
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ ... YSKY002%27
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ ... SKYGT3B%27

MojoMaestro · Post by **MojoMaestro** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:24 pm

Seeing this thread i bought a third 9x @ wowrcmodel.
Got the FS-TH9X-B for $101.99 CAD registered shipping included & shipped in 24 hours.
I will get a forth one very soon.
HK sent me a few IN STOCK emails but after an average on 17 minutes it's too late.
I will not get anymore Eurgle's since they are just FS-TH9X-A where U need to solder
to install the Smartieparts board. I'm a lazy bone.

rperkins · Post by **rperkins** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:38 pm

GuitsBoy wrote:n fact, I have received numerous emails about HK receiving more stock, and one time I even managed to add one to my cart before they sold out.

my experience exactly. Seems like I get an email on more stock on a better than weekly average. Once, I had about 4 added to a cart and was playing around to find the sweet spot for shipping costs. I saw the Qty in stock slip away like sand in an hourglass.

GuitsBoy · Post by **GuitsBoy** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:56 pm

I managed to snag one from HK last week around 10:30pm EST. They only had a couple available, so I didn't waste any time adding to my order. I had to place another order the following day for my LiFe battery, the backlight, and some other misc items. Both orders shipped after a day, but neither tracking number is showing any progress yet. I'm so impatient. And to make matters worse, the other day I sat and watched the US warehouse add 60+ in stock, and proceed to sell out in minutes. I could have ordered from there and gotten it sooner.

But on the bright side, it looks like 9x are still being produced and are indeed moving.

Post by **Kilrah** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:33 pm

I got a stock email this morning while I was in front of the PC, so I followed the progress... Started at 66, and went in about 15 minutes.

GuitsBoy · Post by **GuitsBoy** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:04 pm

Apparently Hobby King recently tweeted about the upcoming Turnigy 9xR. Might be from a new supplier.

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