Taranis at La Muela. Or how RSSI found my models.

I’ve just got back from the annual F3F competition at La Muela in Spain. It was the 20th Anniversary event, and Pierre Rondel won the event. Pierre was using a 'cheapo' FrSky Taranis, having recently switched over from JR after three years as a sponsored pilot.

Jeti DC-16 - first look

The Jeti DC-16 is rather interesting. It's the first transmitter to be manufactured by Jeti, the styling is different, and it has some novel features. It certainly generated a lot of interest in the hands of my clubmate Dave Woods, at Ivinghoe Beacon.

Multiplex Cockpit SX in Hahnenmoos

My blog has been a little quiet, so let me bring you up to date.

In August I spent a fantastic stag weekend in Hahnenmoos in the Swiss alps with a group of F3F flyers from the UK and Switzerland, all at the kind invitation of our Swiss F3F flyer friend Stefan Bertschi.

Dogfight double: Jeti Duplex and Multiplex M-LINK

With all the talk about Multiplex's M-LINK telemetry system, it's easy to forget that it was another manufacturer, Jeti, that was first to market with a reliable bi-directional 2.4 GHz system. In fact M-LINK and Jeti's Duplex system are very similar - so similar that's it's hard to believe that Duplex wasn't in Multiplex's minds when they were designing M-LINK. Both systems permit the design of small telemetry-capable receivers, with the option of programmable external sensors. And both systems work very well.

Some thoughts on the latest Multiplex releases

Those clever chaps at Multiplex must have been working pretty hard recently, judging by the number of M-LINK 2.4 GHz products launched at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. Some interesting/curious/cool things which caught me eye:

Sensor soup

A tasty dinner

Telemetry with M-LINK, and some thoughts on the Spektrum DX8

Today I had my first taste of Multiplex's telemetry system in action. I flew my Easy Glider electric with two sensors: the 35 Amp current sensor, and Altimeter/vario. Controlling this lot was a Multiplex Royal Pro 12 M-LINK transmitter and RX-7-DR M-LINK receiver.

Multiplex M-LINK telemetry - first thoughts

Multiplex are making quite a splash these days. Their M-LINK 2.4 GHz spread spectrum system is bi-directional, and supports a neat system of fully integrated telemetry.