"regaurdless what you decide to do you will need a radio with a trainer port so buying it wont hurt, I would sugest rather you buy a Turnigy 9x(or 9XR) radio (9 channels) that will give you more to use for pan tilt ect, also you could add an…"

"well using the apm & pc you can use any joystick or wheel connected to the pc and the same goes for the "joyduino" project if its serial (a usb one needs a code revision)"

"I'd really prefer a steering wheel to a joystick. Dean can you understand what Charles has explained? I cant, but still that's me :) Should I go ahead and buy the Turnkey GTX3 and the telemetry module combo pack?  Steve"

"from what i can see there is a trainer port on the rear beside the charge port any other radio should use the same output as far as ppm goes and input too its all in the ppm signal mapping order and timing to match the radio your using in…"

"Hi Charles, a belated thank you!  :)  Charles could you please look at this, my investigations..   http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=23165&aff=500143 It is a Turnigy, but with a steering wheel…"

"Thanks Charles. Looks optomistic to me! (What do you think Steve?)"

"Hi all, and thanks for the information. Is there any difference in the trainer port (protocol or wiring) with these other units? Can I just plug in the unit I've made for the DX6i? I assume the trainer port on these does allow the signals to be…"

"The module is the actual transmitter portion for the radio ,having the orange rx dsmx allows you to use spektrum frequency hopping Tecnology mode 2 will have the throttle on the left stick, thats common for usa /canada mode 1 will have it on the…"

"So far I see 2 alternatives. There is the Turnigy 9XR Transmitter Mode 2 (With no Module) for $50. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__31544__Turnigy_9XR_Transmitter_Mode_2_No_Module_.html  Then there's the "Orange…"

"Well if I could recommend a radio, it would be the turnigy 9x series or even the new 9xr, as it opens up more flexibillity with aftermarket firmware that allows more features to be used, & uses a modular bay for the…"

"Hello Charles and Nathaniel, thank you SO MUCH for your ideas and knowledge.  Chris and Blair too. As you probably know, I am in a wheelchair and I have almost no use of my right hand. With the kind assistance of James I hope he'll be able…"

"if you were to make something along the same lines you can plug in any kind of joystick and other controls like your breath throttle control , basically a multi interface for serial or usb devices (code changes needed for usb) i called it the…"

"thats right you can only (momentarilly switch) allow the external device full control until the switch is released   I been workingon  an arduio interface using a serial joystick or wheel and im incorperating a 6 pos mode switch…"

"Thanks Nathaniel, Not the news we were hoping for! We might have to knock up an external joystick as well. In the spirit of shaing the information, I have put a schematic and the C code for this project up in a corner of our web site:…"

"James, I just read through the DX6i's manual with respect to setting up trainer mode and it appears somewhat limited. You can set the transmitter up as either the Master or Slave, but it doesn't appear to allow any kind if mixing of…"