stocky
Veteran
Location: MA, USA
| I wanted to post a short update following the Xtreme Carbon Fiber frame installation last week as I have now had a chance to put quite a few packs through it.
I am afraid I cannot give the science behind it but unless my setup skills improved 50% and my Flying Skills by 20% overnight, the carbon frame has had a marked improvement on the handling, stability, flight times and overall smoothness of the heli.
I had been fighting a vertical fin vibration on the HBK2 forever, I ended up balancing the whole head to +/- 0.1 gram and it was still there slightly. Since the CF frame there is no vibration at all.
I have found 1 dislike on the frame, actually the hardware and not the frame itself. The pins that hold the canopy are 2mm too short and the small diameter where the rubber grommet goes is also too short, the canopy can pop off one side in flight and in my case the motor touched it and wore through it. It's an easy fix to add a spacer to bring the pins out by 2mm
Overall I am 100% happy that I made this conversion. Yes it is expensive at $69 but I feel it was definitely worth it.
JMO |
