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@@Thunder_Road_81780 thanks... the Spirit GT is a great flybarless unit IMHO 👍

Thanks Ric! Nice to hear from you and hope you're good. My flying all started with the humble little Blade 400 😎

Ther are also a hell of a lot of bodies still inside the wreck

330X head (same as 450X) 👍

@@mikesmiscellanea thanks, what gyro are you using? Thinking of converting my blade400 3D

@@robertzentai8761 latest version BeastX. You can pick up second hand ones relatively cheaply 👍

That's a tough question to answer. It really depends on the attitude of the diver and the quality of training. I guess it's feasible that someone could dive this wreck towards the end of their first year of diving, and do it safely.

Thanks! I did a lot of research and had been flying CP for about a year with lots of practice before this flight.. I've managed to fly and work on quite a few different machines now and I'm of the opinion that the bigger they are, the easier to fly and maintain. Not had chance to get my hands on a SAB yet sadly!

@@mikesmiscellanea Yeah, bigger flies better. But bigger is also much scarier. The first time I saw a Logo 800 start turning those big blades, I backed up at least 5 meters. That thing scared the crap outta me. The biggest heli I had seen at the time was my own Blade 360CFX 3S. Lol

@@Scenium for sure! Though weirdly I found the 800 less intimidating than 550s and 700s. It's so stable and flies so we'll at low RPM I though it was relaxing. Or would have been if it wasn't someone else's heli!!

Absolutely, while a lot of people are fond of the BeastX, I find it a bit old hat now. Brain/Ikon and Spirit are much better units IMHO. I've just switched my own Trex 550X to a Spirit GT and it flies so much better! I don't think I'd ever buy a Mikado myself. Although the 800 flies beautifully, the kit quality wasn't great (one or two screws missing, one end of the boom was crushed/out of round and the manual isn't the most detailed) BUT! You can tell that there was no design consideration for cl an wiring or maintenance. I've heard they don't crash too well either.

@@mikesmiscellanea A lot of people are fond of "cheap." I am now flying the Futaba 760R. They feel amazing. However, I still strongly prefer the PC based configuration of Brain/Ikon. Also, they can report HobbyWing telemetry with nothing more than a wire. As to kit quality, my TREX 800 kit had some issues. Threads weren't rolled out to the tips of the linkage rods between swash and rotor head. They could not be threaded into the ball links, no way. Also, the build went better when I quit looking at the book. The directions were sooo bad. 1) It references parts that are not included and should not be. (this caused the biggest confusion and slow downs) 2) The entire tail boom mount and gear set is entirely different than pictured 3) The tail servo mounting directions are entirely wrong. Shows mounting direct to carbon, but there is really an aluminum bracket. 4) Screw diagrams don't match what is used in step 5) Bag labels? LOL 6) Measurement diagrams not pointing to correct measure points on parts. 7) Probably more, but I quit looking at it... The new 2021 model is back to conventional head (no longer DFC). The boxes still show DFC. And canopy is a vintage Trekker unit (and paper thin). LOL

@@yzScott how do you like your Trex? Thinking about getting into a 700. Want to cry once.

@@Gsxrtrix Pros: The value of the combo with servos, motor, and ESC. Cons: Minor QC issues in kit and the manual was a joke. It's a "Chevy" as far 3D helis go. Parts are widely available and decent cost. If you compare the cost of other brand kits plus the electronics that come in the Align combos, it is essentially impossible to come close without use garbage parts. My previously largest heli was the 550X. I asked Alan Szabo, if he as was going to have just one of the big ones, which would it be? He said the 800, so that is what I bought. But, I'm sure I would love the 700 or even the 650 too. They are plenty big to have a log of presence in the air. But they are more powered up. I think the 700 and 800 share exactly same motor, but the 800 is a good bit heavier. The 800 still has plenty of power, the 700 would be a monster.

@@yzScott Sweet! Thanks for the response. I’ve looked at the SAB’s. QC scares me if I end up with something off. I’m not a builder so if QC gets off I’ll get stuck. Those trex kits are truly nice but Im unable to make up my mind. It might be I just dive in and figure it out. Worst case I know what I need next lol

Head speeds were about 1050 / 1250 / 1400 Pinion is the larger 14T.

It can go faster but my balls aren't big enough yet haha. I crashed it on the flight after this and typically, I wasn't recording!!

Thank you man 😊 Good to know the effort is paying off!

Thanks Dave!

It's great exercise for the thumbs! Seriously, no grief at all. Often people are interested and ask a few questions from a distance!

It really is a spectacular dive. Of all the wrecks I've dived it is certainly the one to affect me the most. Very sombre feeling - the sorrow emanating from the wreck was almost tangible.

@@mikesmiscellanea Yeah the histroy behind it adds to the wreck itself

@@mikesmiscellanea and audible for 3 of us weirdly (we think air in ship escaping)

Thanks dude!