For the past three years I have been flying the Futaba 12Z transmitter and have been very happy with it, you couldn’t ask for more in a radio unless you like a lot of bells and whistles such as MP3 players and touch screens. In 2010 I am going with what I like to refer as the “sleeper” radio, the Futaba 8FG is a budget priced radio that has all of the must have programming features such as swash detail, program mixes, and a blazing fast response time of 7ms when coupled with the R6008HS Rx in high speed mode. I may be wrong but I think 7ms is the fastest response time on the market right now. Remember the days of 90ms response times? After flying models close to realtime, I could never go back! You’ re familiar with the ease of navigation on your IPOD right? Well now that same sensor touch pad is integrated into the 8FG so that you can navigate quickly through the programming menus. The 8FG also has an SD card slot for additional model storage and ease of updating the transmitter. You night flyers out there will enjoy the adjustable backlit LCD screen, I know there have been dozens of times when I needed flashlight assistance while trying to make a quick programming change on a dark flight line!  Last but not least the radio balances nicely when using a neck strap so there is no need to install aftermarket balancing hardware. Great job Futaba!!