HuskyD
Heliman
Location: UK
| I was looking at those blades for my Trex600 too.
I use the Hobby City carbon blades on my Trex450 and they really have been good.
However a mate of mine recently purchased a set for his 450 and the blades are twisted along their length. Obviously QA has gone out of the window with his batch of blades, which is a real shame as mine have flown really well. When he emailed them and sent photos, he got the same stock reply, "please send back and we will replace". Sending blades back to HK isn't cheap for an individual, so I don't think he's going to bother.
The thing is you can't just say "this isn't a cheap hobby you shouldn't buy the cheapest and hope to get away with it" (sorry I know it's not a direct quote, but it is close enough to your point) the important thing is that as a company if you make a set of 600mm blades, they should be fit for purpose, the buyer should not be at fault just for trying to save money when he can.
Your blades have most likely not been damaged by vibration, it's poor quality materials/components, poorly laid up. The problem may have been exacerbated by vibration, but it's not the cause, if it was there would be helis falling out of the sky every 10 minutes.
Looks like I will be sticking with SAB or Maniacs for my 600, I'm not about to risk it to save a few squids by buying from a company that doesn't seem to care about the dangers or customer satisfaction at the very least. I think Hobby City will very quickly learn that just because the customer is on the other side of an ocean, we can still vote with our wallets. |
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