It has come to my notice that Futaba have issued a number of 2.4 Ghz sets all with a global identification code of zeros. Whilst this will not affect a normal correctly identified and bound set of equipment it will interfere with another set that also has a global identification code of zero's. No one as yet knows where all these sets have sent to but the chances are that some may have come to South Africa. I will check with Redipak tomorrow and see if they have the correct equipment to sort out this problem.
The other problem that seems to be manifesting itself with this equipment is that if a quick power check ie. switching on and switching off again quickly can overwrite the global ident code as well.
I think a warning on SARFLY and MGSA is necessary, plus maybe a note in SAMAA News.
How do the committee feel about this
Regards
Dave A
Hi All,
Furthur to my previous mail. I have checked with Bossie of Redipak. He was unaware of the problem but did confirm that he is not allowed to modify or upgrade FASST systems at all. Any modifications or software upgrades have to be done at the factory.
Spektrum is the same.
It is recommended that any pilots flying more than one Futaba FASST system at any one field check for interference between units before flying. If any interference takes place then the offending units must be returned to Redipak.
Another recommendation is that once a FASST System has been switched on it must be allowed an adequate time to boot up completely. This takes 5 seconds or more. A quick switching on /off can corrupt the global identification code. This can be detected if the set suddenly fails to bind with its receiver. This will also require a factory software reload to correct the problem.
It is not known how many sets were programmed incorrectly and apparently it is difficult to ascertain as to where they all went. The USA and the UK seem to have distributed problem equipment.
I hope this helps
Regards
Dave Armitage
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