GScott
Key Veteran
Location: Lewis Center, OH
| Here's the list:
1.) Vibrations. Not just the spool up/down that many others are getting but also during flight.
2.) Poor quality control. Out of the box my stock blades were so warped that one was 3 degrees off. I had to purchase a new set of blades. The swash is crap. Mine is notchy and not smooth at all. How about the main shaft. Again mine was bent out of the box. All totaled I have had to replace the main shaft, blade grips, spindle, and blades on a NEW heli just to get it airborne. That does not even include the swash which I'm not doing anything about yet. Century's response to this. "We have received numerous e-mails from people, some of whom don't even have the Swift." Bottomline...the worst customer service I have ever experienced.
3.) CG. This thing is so tail heavy it's not even funny. I've moved my lipo and everything else as far forward as I can and it's still tail heavy.
4.) The manual sucks. The control rod lengths are wrong and simple things like thrust bearings are not clear. Nowhere in the manual does it tell you which direction they go. Thankfully this is not my first heli so I know (and also have my Sceadu manual for reference) but what if this is someone's first heli and they need to rebuild the head? Compare the Logo manual, the Sceadu's, and even the T-Rex manual and you will see some very glaring omissions.
All said not a very good first impression for Century. Not even in the same league as Hirobo and I would put them even behind Align. |
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