The review in last month's issue was based on a workbench assessment of the Hitec Optic 6, illuminated by previous general flying practice. Later the radio was applied to a well-used model and put into the air. The experience rapidly revealed hitherto unexpected benefits from the transmitter: It sits in the hand very well and has an elusive quality that makes it enjoyable to use. All the extended information one might want is available via the display screen, but in flight the information is limited to what is strictly useful. The display is very simple and un-cluttered, no manufacturer's logo wasting space and adding confusion. During the test flying the screen pointed to the selected model number in small figures, but the two pieces of information that stood out in BIG numbers were the battery voltage and the timer reading. Only the most fleeting glance at the screen was needed to pick up these two most vital bits of data. Other radios also show the same data, but it can take seconds scanning the display to find them amongst a clutter of other not-required-just-now stuff and then to pick out the essentials in the relatively small presentation. Top marks to Hitec.
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