Hi CPO big fan of yours, bought and followed ur build in Traot 450 Pro V2. Need your advice to pull me out deciding which brand to buy for a 550 size heli. I have been doing alot of research as a newbie to purchase a big bird. My 450L Align experience was bad 3gx failed, motor issues so not a big fan of Align. My Tarot 450 Pro V2 is awesome bird with Neuron FBL. I just want to seek your opinion in buying Raptor 550E ARF. it is economical and to my astonishment no bad comments on blogs also. Crash Cost is low. So what's is your advice on Raptor or some other brand?
I'm looking at getting a new Raptor E550 3 blade heli from Thunder Tiger. It looks to be the same airframe as yours. I'm curious as to how different the performance will be compared to a standard 2 bladed heli.
A few things that you probably dont need to do but should just to be safe. take the spindle out, grease up the thrust races and make sure they are installed the right way round. this also enables you to ensure the feathering shaft bolts are loctited. its hard to tell from this video and non of the pictures i have found online show it but the tail pushrod looks like the old raptor style. A lot of people could not get these to work very well because of the kink in the pushrod where it comes off the frame onto the boom. these work ok as long as you get the first guide on the boom in just the right position. once you have the boom and pushrod installed. Jump on a hangout at some point with the heli and I will show you what I mean, picture is worth a thousand words and all that!
They give you a blade holder! That's more than I got with my E700. That kit doesn't even come with a single spare screw. If I had space for another heli, I'd love to give one of those a go. It looks like a bargain.
anxiously waiting to see your maiden flight!
Me too! LOL!
Hi CPO big fan of yours, bought and followed ur build in Traot 450 Pro V2. Need your advice to pull me out deciding which brand to buy for a 550 size heli. I have been doing alot of research as a newbie to purchase a big bird. My 450L Align experience was bad 3gx failed, motor issues so not a big fan of Align. My Tarot 450 Pro V2 is awesome bird with Neuron FBL. I just want to seek your opinion in buying Raptor 550E ARF. it is economical and to my astonishment no bad comments on blogs also. Crash Cost is low. So what's is your advice on Raptor or some other brand?
I'm looking at getting a new Raptor E550 3 blade heli from Thunder Tiger. It looks to be the same airframe as yours. I'm curious as to how different the performance will be compared to a standard 2 bladed heli.
A few things that you probably dont need to do but should just to be safe.
take the spindle out, grease up the thrust races and make sure they are installed the right way round.
this also enables you to ensure the feathering shaft bolts are loctited.
its hard to tell from this video and non of the pictures i have found online show it but the tail pushrod looks like the old raptor style. A lot of people could not get these to work very well because of the kink in the pushrod where it comes off the frame onto the boom.
these work ok as long as you get the first guide on the boom in just the right position. once you have the boom and pushrod installed. Jump on a hangout at some point with the heli and I will show you what I mean, picture is worth a thousand words and all that!
Do you still need a receiver for this out of the box kit ?
Holy Crap, you got it already! That was quick :)
A buck per mm is the new price to beat then :D Nice! ... now back to the video...
They give you a blade holder! That's more than I got with my E700. That kit doesn't even come with a single spare screw.
If I had space for another heli, I'd love to give one of those a go. It looks like a bargain.
Yeah totally. Especially with $100 off at Tower Hobbies. I paid $550 for it. That's pretty amazing!