Gregor99
Key Veteran
Location: Western Wa
| Wow, offline for a day and see what happens! I am really feel'n the 450 love. Sorry, got sucked into something at work and didn't even have time for quick peak over here. Lets see, some questions and answers:
1) No I haven't bought a new heli. Budget wise, it will be late August at the earliest.
2) I'm on the fence about the Outrage looks. I don't like that it uses CF landing gear. But then if I can't set it down gently, then I shouldn't fly it  The canopy is different. No window for the pilot. Why do we need that anyway? By the way, have you seen the Fury 450 canopy? I like the heli, but the canopy looks like its from the 70s!
3) Will I get a Trex, Mini, or Belt? No offensive, but probably not. I've gone the plastic route and though I'm SURE, Align and Thunder Tiger plastic is better than Esky, I know its just not for me. Although I cherish the path the HBK2 has taken me on, with my next heli I want to start out with stuff I want from the get go.
4) Outrage power system. Yes, unconventional and controversial. Reports are 8-10 minutes of hard 3d with a 6S 1300 and no fade. More voltage, less current. Everything stays cooler. Longer battery life, and easier on the ESC and motor. The higher voltage, lower current made a lot of sense to me. I don't like my electronics to be warm.
5) Outrage node connectors - comes with Thunder Power connectors and includes an adapter for Align. I already had the Cellpro Align adapter but went ahead and bought the TP/PowerQuest adapter as well. I can use either. Its less of a hassle than I thought it would be. Although I'm seriously considering locating some of my own node plugs and making my own adapters. I'm surprised that's not more common.
Taking the road less traveled |
