I got this radio in the mail today. and i couldnt be more happy. i own an older futaba, and the steering and throttle feels the EXACT same, but...this radio feels more sturdy! my futaba feels more lose, granted its old too but its never been droppd or anything. for someone who isnt in the RC world, u could tell em this is the most expensive radio and they would believe u by the looks of it. One of my fav looking, and... i got it more cuz the price is unbeliavble good.
The red plug on the receiver battery pack is called a JST plug, and you can get it at most online hobby shops. Check online to see if you can find someone that's selling a Tamiya to JST plug adapter.
this is still an awsome radio i have had for a year now and love it i have three cars on it and two more recievers for more cars never one problem with this radio
When you set it make sure you have it set to the correct channel in your case I think you left it in channel 1 that is why the steering was changed and not the throttle, watch the video at about 5:40 and you will see how to set it on the transmitter.
@OrangePHX yeah it most definitely should since you can adjust just about everything on your vehicle, dual rates throttle/brake, etc, all that plays directly into how well your vehicle handles.
Fly Sky transmitters will only bind to Fly Sky receivers, so if you want to use this transmitter on your other models will have to get a compatible receiver for your vehicles.
@ramtrix if your throttle is working as steering then you most likely plugged your servo into channel 2. Channel 1 is for steering and channel 2 is for throttle. Be sure you plug your steering servo into the channel 1 port (Ch1) and the ESC into the channel 2 port (Ch2).
Channel 3 on the transmitter is like a on off switch, if you have a servo on channel 3 when you hit the switch it will go to 100% then it will go back to 0%.
@MrDavidfuchser Your right. This isn't R/C of the 1980s when people were just getting into it. Today it is huge a business. Companies like futaba are diversified into industrial applications. Even though R/C is a smaller segment of their business they still have he capability to offer top quality at a reasonable and competitive price. Every new transmitter they release is just a new body and some new bells and whistles thrown in, wow. futaba took forever adopt 2.4ghz, so much for innovation.
i sure as hell cant believe the price!!! i was about to buy a 2 channel with no screen and running AM for like $80! i can buy almost 3 of these with that money!!!! DAMN
if telemetry is not your thing this remote is the sheeet. i love mine. i actually got rid on my spectrums for theses. totally worth it. very noob friendly as well for all your specific settings like expo, dual rate etc. buy this you wont be disappointed. rx are 8$ too.
@98snakeeater, to bind it if your not using a stand alone battery pack like bec. You would use your esc. There is a good video that shows you how to bind it. The name of the video is How to bind,FlySky GT3B 2.4GHz 3ch receiver and how to set up the fail safe.
I highly recommend this system i use it in my revo 3.3 and i have not problem taking it 150 yards away with no glitching no delays no problemms what so ever. i also own a futaba 3pm 2.4ghz i had on my revo but removed it for 1 reason ths low battery indicator doesent beep till 8volts which is to late mine hite 8volts and my revo never came back 40 mph into a block wall luckly only broke front diff case 15 dollar fix.
@supersanchez1991 hey man thats a good question for a beginner. i myself had to ask someone about this. all it is, is that it doesn't interfere with any other car frequencies. sooo this means that you can have many people running 2.4ghz without any interference. you can also pair the controller to any other 2.4ghz rc product.
We had problems with this radio glitching other radios at the track. So we wrote a complaint email to the fcc. They were shocked people use it for racing and basically said it's for backyard bashing only (not their exact words). Needless to say they are banned from 2major off-road series in Minnesota and we are working on banning it in our main onroad club
all you have to do is select E. POINT and above the 100% it will say RIGHT BACK turn the stearing wheel to the left and it will say left forward and it will be back to normal. Mine was the same way when i got mine and that fixed it.
"model memory" is also for different receivers with other frequencies on each model, or I'll have to take out my receiver and put it in the other model every time I want to play with it?
@smokesilver ive tried that a few times, yet it doesnt seem to want to kick into reverse. the lights on the ESC show it working properly, like green if i go forward, yellow when braking red in reverse, but i just stop, no reverse? not sure if its the radio, all the trims are set correctly.
Go to the transmitter , and rotate the dial to "MODEL SELECT 2, 3, 4 , 5 , ETC. Which is next on the OPEN models , BE it , ca r , boat, and repeat the steps to name your model. REPEAT step 1, with the battery pack. and bind plug. TURN on the receiver power. HOLD down the "Bind " button on the transmitter , and turn it on. THE UNIT will now bind the second receiver. , UNPLUG the battery ,and bind plug . Turn off the transmitter , and turn it back on. THE system is now bound to the second model I.D . Plug back in , the steering servo on channel 1. Speed control to channel 2. You're good to go. Just repeat the process , for more models.
hey help please I ordered this part there is no dvd in the box I tried to put this system in my tc4 with a fuze 6800kv system, I am not able to get it to function correctly. I put it in my vxl cars and all is good but with the fuze systm it keeps reading that b30 is at 0 and it will not let me use the trottle
I was thinking of attaching a servo Y-cable on channel 3 and using that to switch on and raise/lower headlights on my Tamiya RX-7, would this radio handle that?
@biped19 my sentiments exactly. Considering how big of a business hobby grade toys are, it's about time someone to make it affordable for the working class.
@gruzergrub5000 looks like you need to reprogram the throttle range on the esc. This lets the esc know where the range of throttle is and programs reverse into it. Castle should have instructions on how to do this.
@OrangePHX dude lol. yea the 2.4 one, the traxass radio is fairly basic compared to this one. doesnt mean its bad, it works and it gets the job done. but for half the price you get much more out of this than the traxxas factory radios.
There isnt any trouble shoot there. the systme was able to bind. In my vxl cars everything is fine and the trims are at o for both. When I pair with my dynamite fuze 6800 kv systme it is binded but does not work right. The throttle trim has to get put to b 30 and does not opperate correct. How do I fix this problem. I bought this system for my tc4 with the fuze 6800 kv and with that car it isnt working.
i have the FS-GT2 2.4 radio that im using on my emaxx brushless i built, my castle system is working correctly and it set to have reverse and all that, yet it does not want to go into reverse when i use this flysky radio, what gives? should i rebind perhaps or what? i havent tried swapping radios/receivers with my airtronics i have so i dont know yet if the problem is the radio but i figured i might as well ask while im at it lol. the esc does show the lights indicating forward/stop/rev.
I just got this remote and I like it.....however on my old remote if i pulled the trigger it engaged my throttle but on this remote i have to push the trigger to make the car go and pull it back towards me to break (the exact opposite of my old remote) i tried changing the settings to reverse and that reversed my steering but not the trigger.... is there a different way to change that?
Ithink you can find this een on Banggood.com or Ebay for for sure.. I have also been checking out some nicer remotes too, here is one that I found: www.ebay.com/itm/FS-GT3B-3CH-2-4GHz-Transmitter-w-RX-Failsafe-For-RC-Car-/110706197338?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19c69a835a I know I hate having to get everything from overseas to get a good price which can suck having to wait weeks to get something!!
***** i love the radio but no one has any stock for the receiver even if i can get one receiver id be happy i have plans for this radio, i have tried to bind it to other machines with no luck at all so ill have to get a receiver maybe a few receivers for its a sweet radio
Jimi G after market controllers when you can use them are better cause the sets up are much simpler you get extra features on some that you dont other wise get more range is alos a bonus as well that some offer other wont. and there is the access to multi model memory one controller can control several different models i have the GT3B that they guy in the video is showing its 3ch and its awesome and very easy for setups as well. , iam also looking into getting the GT3c eventually and i want a few 4 channel radios as well.
can I bind my 2.4GHz receivers from existing models to this Transmitter, I have a stampede vxl 4x4 2.4GHz 2ch radio and was about to upgrade my old school 3.3 T-maxx nitro, Please advise, thanks!
but from hobby king there is more expensive shipping. Hobbypartz and nitrorcx have free shipping for anything over $5. They also have great customer service if something does happen to go wrong. Something I noticed was he was saying gt3b even though he was talking about the origional gt3 to compare it to the gt3b
My throttle is working backwards, I pull throttle nothing happens. I put in reverse and motor goes. I changed out RX/TX to my airplane 2.4ghz and everything works fine. please watch this vid if you think you can help. Reversing throttle servo should only change the direction of the shaft, not the reverse/forward of the trigger. What am I missing here....? watch?v=ZgIamxG4Kmk
i bought the tx/rx, plus 2 extra RXs for 59.50 to take advantage of the free shipping. They included tax! Hope that means it's in the same state or thats some BS!
I got this radio in the mail today. and i couldnt be more happy. i own an older futaba, and the steering and throttle feels the EXACT same, but...this radio feels more sturdy! my futaba feels more lose, granted its old too but its never been droppd or anything. for someone who isnt in the RC world, u could tell em this is the most expensive radio and they would believe u by the looks of it. One of my fav looking, and... i got it more cuz the price is unbeliavble good.
The red plug on the receiver battery pack is called a JST plug, and you can get it at most online hobby shops. Check online to see if you can find someone that's selling a Tamiya to JST plug adapter.
this is still an awsome radio i have had for a year now and love it i have three cars on it and two more recievers for more cars never one problem with this radio
When you set it make sure you have it set to the correct channel in your case I think you left it in channel 1 that is why the steering was changed and not the throttle, watch the video at about 5:40 and you will see how to set it on the transmitter.
@OrangePHX yeah it most definitely should since you can adjust just about everything on your vehicle, dual rates throttle/brake, etc, all that plays directly into how well your vehicle handles.
Yes you can use channel 3 to operate the headlights on your car.
The only thing on the CD was the manual for the radio system, on the product page you will find a link to download the manual.
You can power it from the ESC, you only need a battery pack if your going to be using it in a nitro or gas powered vehicle.
Fly Sky transmitters will only bind to Fly Sky receivers, so if you want to use this transmitter on your other models will have to get a compatible receiver for your vehicles.
@RCSMAXX The manual for the GT3B will give you the instructions on how to set up the fail safe.
As far as I know the HPI RS4 nitro doesn't have a reverse module. As for the T Maxx the 3rd channel can be used for reverse.
@RCSMAXX We have a link for the manual on the website under the description.
this radio is awesome! great value, great range, great features!
@ramtrix if your throttle is working as steering then you most likely plugged your servo into channel 2. Channel 1 is for steering and channel 2 is for throttle. Be sure you plug your steering servo into the channel 1 port (Ch1) and the ESC into the channel 2 port (Ch2).
Channel 3 on the transmitter is like a on off switch, if you have a servo on channel 3 when you hit the switch it will go to 100% then it will go back to 0%.
@MrDavidfuchser
Your right. This isn't R/C of the 1980s when people were just getting into it. Today it is huge a business. Companies like futaba are diversified into industrial applications. Even though R/C is a smaller segment of their business they still have he capability to offer top quality at a reasonable and competitive price. Every new transmitter they release is just a new body and some new bells and whistles thrown in, wow. futaba took forever adopt 2.4ghz, so much for innovation.
@SoleForSOULS it should be able to work with another flysky receiver
@1521joe oh im not doubting your knowledge, you've been into this hobby longer than i have
i sure as hell cant believe the price!!! i was about to buy a 2 channel with no screen and running AM for like $80! i can buy almost 3 of these with that money!!!! DAMN
@ashc8907 The Flysky Gt3B low battery indicator beeps at 9volts which is plenty of time to finish the tank and bring your model in.
Yes it will work with nitro or gas powered cars or boats..
@ramtrix most likely you plugged the Throttle in the wrong port, try another port
if telemetry is not your thing this remote is the sheeet. i love mine. i actually got rid on my spectrums for theses. totally worth it. very noob friendly as well for all your specific settings like expo, dual rate etc. buy this you wont be disappointed. rx are 8$ too.
@98snakeeater, to bind it if your not using a stand alone battery pack like bec. You would use your esc. There is a good video that shows you how to bind it. The name of the video is How to bind,FlySky GT3B 2.4GHz 3ch receiver and how to set up the fail safe.
Just guys wait and u will see this company will be one of the best out there. Just like trx how it use to be
@littlejoes69 The manual for the item is listed in the link under the description, check it out and see if it helps.
I highly recommend this system i use it in my revo 3.3 and i have not problem taking it 150 yards away with no glitching no delays no problemms what so ever. i also own a futaba 3pm 2.4ghz i had on my revo but removed it for 1 reason ths low battery indicator doesent beep till 8volts which is to late mine hite 8volts and my revo never came back 40 mph into a block wall luckly only broke front diff case 15 dollar fix.
hello my friends... have got to have a separate batter supply for the receiver or can you power it straight from the e.s.c.
@jauchiu You will need some thing like a futaba 3PK or 4PK or spektrum DX3S or R.
@supersanchez1991 hey man thats a good question for a beginner. i myself had to ask someone about this. all it is, is that it doesn't interfere with any other car frequencies. sooo this means that you can have many people running 2.4ghz without any interference. you can also pair the controller to any other 2.4ghz rc product.
On Hobbypartz orders over $50 will be free shipping.
We had problems with this radio glitching other radios at the track. So we wrote a complaint email to the fcc. They were shocked people use it for racing and basically said it's for backyard bashing only (not their exact words). Needless to say they are banned from 2major off-road series in Minnesota and we are working on banning it in our main onroad club
thank you!
I just bought one a couple days agao with a lot of extra receivers!!
I have one and 3 receivers, all good, never have any issues
all you have to do is select E. POINT and above the 100% it will say RIGHT BACK turn the stearing wheel to the left and it will say left forward and it will be back to normal. Mine was the same way when i got mine and that fixed it.
AWESOME!!! Can't wait to pick one up.
@Jgx3 ... page 24 of the manual.
Can you use channel 3 to operate a transponder and a capacitor/glitch buster by running a Y-style wire harness?
"model memory" is also for different receivers with other frequencies on each model, or I'll have to take out my receiver and put it in the other model every time I want to play with it?
This radio doesn't have that function to change the steering sensitivity.
Have it, works great.. note when buying ....buy extra receivers ...cuz it will hold up to 10 models..
@smokesilver ive tried that a few times, yet it doesnt seem to want to kick into reverse. the lights on the ESC show it working properly, like green if i go forward, yellow when braking red in reverse, but i just stop, no reverse? not sure if its the radio, all the trims are set correctly.
Ive been a spektrum user i was surprised that this does its job on my crawler
so how to bind the 2nd receiver ??
Go to the transmitter , and rotate the dial to "MODEL SELECT 2, 3, 4 , 5 , ETC. Which is next on the OPEN models , BE it , ca r , boat, and repeat the steps to name your model. REPEAT step 1, with the battery pack. and bind plug. TURN on the receiver power. HOLD down the "Bind " button on the transmitter , and turn it on. THE UNIT will now bind the second receiver. , UNPLUG the battery ,and bind plug . Turn off the transmitter , and turn it back on. THE system is now bound to the second model I.D . Plug back in , the steering servo on channel 1. Speed control to channel 2. You're good to go. Just repeat the process , for more models.
I just got my GT3B in from UPS & this thing looks like it cost 5 times as much as it does! VERY IMPRESSED...
hey help please I ordered this part there is no dvd in the box I tried to put this system in my tc4 with a fuze 6800kv system, I am not able to get it to function correctly. I put it in my vxl cars and all is good but with the fuze systm it keeps reading that b30 is at 0 and it will not let me use the trottle
@GJCrawler No, it does NOT have telemetry.
NitroRCX, Can you adjust the EPA through this radio? does it have an EPA knob or option through the menus?
how adjustable is the 3rd channel? 2position or 3?
wood this work with the e revo brushless edition?? it has 2 steering servos, and the esc. would it work
I was thinking of attaching a servo Y-cable on channel 3 and using that to switch on and raise/lower headlights on my Tamiya RX-7, would this radio handle that?
@biped19 my sentiments exactly. Considering how big of a business hobby grade toys are, it's about time someone to make it affordable for the working class.
Can you hook up lights to the 3rd channel and control them on the transmitter?
@ScooteringRC yes, definitely
@gruzergrub5000 looks like you need to reprogram the throttle range on the esc. This lets the esc know where the range of throttle is and programs reverse into it. Castle should have instructions on how to do this.
So if you already have a electric car. Do you need a external battery to power the receiver.
Please help.
@nitrorcx i got the remote but it didnt come with the instruction where would i get that information
@OrangePHX dude lol. yea the 2.4 one, the traxass radio is fairly basic compared to this one. doesnt mean its bad, it works and it gets the job done. but for half the price you get much more out of this than the traxxas factory radios.
There isnt any trouble shoot there. the systme was able to bind. In my vxl cars everything is fine and the trims are at o for both. When I pair with my dynamite fuze 6800 kv systme it is binded but does not work right. The throttle trim has to get put to b 30 and does not opperate correct. How do I fix this problem. I bought this system for my tc4 with the fuze 6800 kv and with that car it isnt working.
@gruzergrub5000
Even the 2.4ghz one? In what ways is this better?
I'm mainly concerned with how responsive and quick the transmitter is.
me and my bro each got one i got it for my tmaxx rs4 and nitro sport i was wondering will the 3rd channal work for reverse still
thank you for the help my friends im going to order one.....
i have the FS-GT2 2.4 radio that im using on my emaxx brushless i built, my castle system is working correctly and it set to have reverse and all that, yet it does not want to go into reverse when i use this flysky radio, what gives? should i rebind perhaps or what? i havent tried swapping radios/receivers with my airtronics i have so i dont know yet if the problem is the radio but i figured i might as well ask while im at it lol. the esc does show the lights indicating forward/stop/rev.
Do you have to bind it when your installing it, or if you have another receiver for the gt3b you need to bind that extra receiver for your second rc.
Can you bind this to other receivers besides ones from Fly Sky? I tried binding it to my Losi Micro Crawler's ESC/receiver combo and it wouldn't bind.
You just need a another FS-GTR receiver for your different car, select that model on the transmitter and that's it.
great video. I cant wait for mines to get here.
@landshark501 just 2 position. its a toggle switch.....
mine is on its way ! how can I change the color of the casing , nothing wrong with black , I just like the color blue ?
I just got this remote and I like it.....however on my old remote if i pulled the trigger it engaged my throttle but on this remote i have to push the trigger to make the car go and pull it back towards me to break (the exact opposite of my old remote) i tried changing the settings to reverse and that reversed my steering but not the trigger.... is there a different way to change that?
Does that work with sky lipo batterys ? the green ones
How do you use the third channel to control leds?
i need a receiver for mine i have the same one in your video but no receiver and every where i check there out of stock on the receivers
Ithink you can find this een on Banggood.com or Ebay for for sure.. I have also been checking out some nicer remotes too, here is one that I found: www.ebay.com/itm/FS-GT3B-3CH-2-4GHz-Transmitter-w-RX-Failsafe-For-RC-Car-/110706197338?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19c69a835a I know I hate having to get everything from overseas to get a good price which can suck having to wait weeks to get something!!
***** i love the radio but no one has any stock for the receiver even if i can get one receiver id be happy i have plans for this radio, i have tried to bind it to other machines with no luck at all so ill have to get a receiver maybe a few receivers for its a sweet radio
Hey Kevin can you tell me why a after market controller is better ? I am so confused about what one to buy 2 CH 3 CH Hall me out buddy
Jimi G after market controllers when you can use them are better cause the sets up are much simpler you get extra features on some that you dont other wise get more range is alos a bonus as well that some offer other wont. and there is the access to multi model memory one controller can control several different models i have the GT3B that they guy in the video is showing its 3ch and its awesome and very easy for setups as well. , iam also looking into getting the GT3c eventually and i want a few 4 channel radios as well.
can I bind my 2.4GHz receivers from existing models to this Transmitter, I have a stampede vxl 4x4 2.4GHz 2ch radio and was about to upgrade my old school 3.3 T-maxx nitro, Please advise, thanks!
wen will you be geting some in iv been wating for ever but cane to tell me so ican get one
Why is the FS-GT3 twice the price of this new version ?? What size lipo will fit in the battery compartment ??
Does this have a speed setting on it so i can choise if i want the motor to go full speed or slow speed (d.s trim) ???
How do i set the 3rd channel switch to turn something on and off?
is it ok when the receiver gets wet?
I have put the servo in but it doesn't work,but I do feel more resistance when I try to turn it by hand.Why?
but from hobby king there is more expensive shipping. Hobbypartz and nitrorcx have free shipping for anything over $5. They also have great customer service if something does happen to go wrong. Something I noticed was he was saying gt3b even though he was talking about the origional gt3 to compare it to the gt3b
Can you control the steering sensitivity on this radio?
Have try it , but has high steering delay after some meters. So i switch back to GT-2.
when will they be back in stock!!!!
Hey. Would you say this is better than the Traxxas transmitter 2.4ghz?
We're located in California and only apply tax for CA orders.
Where can I get a battery with that plug (or adapter from a tamiya)
How much is the shipping from hobby partz?
woah, thats one really awesome rx/TX!!!
My throttle is working backwards, I pull throttle nothing happens. I put in reverse and motor goes. I changed out RX/TX to my airplane 2.4ghz and everything works fine. please watch this vid if you think you can help. Reversing throttle servo should only change the direction of the shaft, not the reverse/forward of the trigger. What am I missing here....?
watch?v=ZgIamxG4Kmk
i bought the tx/rx, plus 2 extra RXs for 59.50 to take advantage of the free shipping. They included tax! Hope that means it's in the same state or thats some BS!
Will the receiver work with Futaba servos?
hey bobby whos the winner for the giveaway it been two weeks??
How do you reverse the system ? I have plugged it in and my trigger turns it left right and wheel does speed
@gruzergrub5000
Yeah it's basic compared to this one.
but all functions aside, does this one perform better while driving?
Can this radio system work for the Traxxas Bandit XL-5.
This remote is amazing ! highly recommend it. and you cant beat the low price which currently is $35 at hobbypartzdotcom
awesome!!!! I'm in CA too, that's great news cuz I put in more orders =)
how do I fix my wheels with this controller? they are alittle too much to the right side :(
What is the easiest way to upgrade the firmware on these?