chriss
Senior Heliman
Location: Sunny Florida
| Yup, the Ion-X may sound expensive when you look at the total upfront outlay. But consider the total outlay for a liquid powered heli, all of it, engine, pipe, plugs, driver, starter, glow driver. Then you have to buy fuel and buy more fuel and then more. With the Ion-x, if you are past the point of crashing frequently, the one initial investment isn't all that bad as it also represents a years worth (or maybe more) of fuel.
Plus:
---No mess, you actually have to put oil on it once in a while.
---Easy to travel with, batteries go right on a plane, nitro does not.
---Quiet, will not upset noise conscious neighbors.
---Smooth, no vibrations, radio gear has a tendency to last.
---Consistency, no needle valves or glow plugs, always runs the same.
---Easy to setup, due to the repeatability of electric motors, yours will
run the same as mine which runs the same as Erics etc. etc. etc....
Other things to consider...
Chris |
One my fault for using a sbec which I don't think was able to handle the servo load therefore the gyro reset while in flight. The other was due to a bad reciever. One was minor and only required boom, torque tube, etc., etc. The other required frames and everything. Both are back in the air and have a number of flights on them. Batteries survived both crashes. Wrinkled the corner of one pack a bit but that was it. The packs seem to pop off the heli on impact and seperate quite well from the mechanics. I fly in nice soft grass so that certainly helped absorb alot of the impact. Bottom line, get one, you'll love it. I have Extreme's and Tempests but this is my favorite heli to fly.
