rcpete347

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Hi all, I am debating whether or not to start using a transmitter tray. I noticed a lot of the top guys using them. Those of you , who are using one, what are the pros, and what brand are you using.
Rcpete

swissflyer

i always used trasmitter tray, from the first day.
what i like is that the radio is stable. you don't hold it with your hands, you use your hands just to pilot the model.
you can move your hand around adjusting trims, or hitting switches, with the whole hand, not just fingers, not worring about the radio.

i even get to eat cake when flying a glider in the mountains.

i use futaba (on FC28 radio and FX40 ), but for the holding strap i may suggest multiplex (see photo). the weight is more even distibuted than a normal neck strap

Wayne22

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I've always been a hand held transmetter guy, but could see a lot of advantages to using a tray. I finally got one this summer. I used it, and immediately felt that it would be great for precision flying, or any kind of flying where small precise stick movements would be required. For stick stirring flying, I found that the type of tray that I got made it difficult to reach full stick delflection... so it was actually a hinderance for abrupt aerobatic or 3D flying.

Boomerang1

Like Wayne I have always been a hand held guy but I could never get used to using a tray. The only way to tell if you are a tray guy is give it a try. Works for Wayne who converted, Alessio who has always done it that way, for lots of others but for me, no. John.

rcpete347

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HI all, the first thing about my self is , I am a finger and thumb flyer and find it awkward using the aux 3 for the brakes and secondly, I will not fly without a neck strap, I have this thing about dropping the transmitter.
I"ve watched Scott Gray, one of the best Heli pilots in the world and he uses a tray.
I"ve also watched guys who are thumb flyers and they don"t have any problem using aux 3 for brakes.
Any more pros on the tray.
Rcpete

rjbob

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Borrow a tray, Pete. Work with it for a while and if becomes comfortable flying with it, get one.

Personally, I don't use a tray or a strap. I've tried both but it just doesn't feel right to me.

The obvious...the only way you'll know if a tx tray is for you is to try one yourself. The only opinions you're going to get here are for what works for others. It doesn't mean it'll work for you.

3DHELINUT

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I have been using TX trays for some 10 years now and would not give it up. I get the freedom of controlling the sticks with out having to support the TX in my hands.

I have tried a few different types over the years and stuck wit this one.

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Alan

CARS II

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Try one and see if you like it or not, at the end if you see the benefits of precision flying then you can decide to use it or not. I have used one in the pass but was not happy with the results so I quit using it for now ( that was 10 years ago ) [8D]

Good luck.

uncleTom

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Most thumb flyers don't like trays.

Wayne22

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No, I didn't... I'll keep trying it, but only for that type of flying that does not require large stick movements (gliders come to mind..) If I can't get used to it on glow planes, there is no way I would try it with a jet...

A tray has some advantages, it is not universally good, however.....

brentp76

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I was at the AMA show and tried on the RC tray man tray, never thought I would like it.. probably gonna pull the trigger on one today.. I am a thumb flyer, and this tray allows you to stay that way.. pretty amazing actually. but for the price it should be!