I love the remote feature. It holds pairing very well. I have it set up to hoist things up to the third story of a construction site. I can start the hoist on the top floor, walk down to the bottom with the remote hanging from its lanyard around my neck, and it still has pairing to run the hoist when I get to the ground level.
A note though. When you rig up the hoist, you have to rig it so it stays level, or the wire will not spool up correctly on the drum. My original beam trolley would rock back when there was no load, due to the weight of the motor. I had to change to a longer trolley with three pairs of wheels and an idler cam on the bottom to keep it level regardless of the load.