OC Dan
Heliman
Location: Orange County, CA
| I too have a converted R 50 V-2. Using the CCPM kit from TP Packs as well as the motor mount it is as simple as a mod as you could hope for with a heli. There really is no turning back once your bitten. I think the #1 reason for me liking it so much, as others have stated, is the simplicity. You turn on your radio and then plug in the heli and your flying. Talk about E-A-S-Y. And, like already stated, it runs the exact same as the last time it flew, doesn't care about the weather or needle settings. I run on 10S2PP 4200 Prolites and get just as much power as when it was glow powered. I get 6 mins of serious 3-D, and still have at least another minute in the pack, but I like to stay conservative with my packs. Yes, batteries definitely cost more upfront, but I have been flying mine hard for about 2 months now and it has been cool not spending a dime on fuel. I figure I have flown the equivalent of at least $150 in fuel if I were flying it glo, so a few more weeks, and the packs will have paid for themselves and then it will be like free flights. I still have some glo's, but they just sit because it is hard to find a place to fly, they are more cumbersome (starter, fuel, glow igniter, etc), and the clean up sucks.
Like all opinions, Elec vs. Glo will never succumb to one another, so I just agree to disagree with those that feel differently from me. I just love to fly, and electric makes that easier and faster to get going. |
