At this point - I think there are certain aspects of the rig that are contributing to an unecessarily high learning curve. I spend probably 60% of the time working the tail and that's time I'd rather spend training my thumbs to move the copter rather than just keep it steady. Even with the washer swap mod to fix the sticky collective, it still gets stuck every now and again creating a situation analogous to shaking a can of coke then opening it up in your face.

After reading comments from the likes of Psi and CT, I can prioritize my "must-haves" a little better now...I'm not too concerned with the bling just yet - but I'm at the point where I'll pay any amount of money to just stabilize the copter better just so that I CAN learn on it.

But yeah - next batch will be:

Replacement gears (main is stripping fast), 2 more batteries + 2nd charger, and maybe the CNC head...


Just out of curiousity - are the CNC heads on rc-expert and helidirect the same?

rc-expert: http://www.rc-expert.com/product-upgrade.php?pid=147 - $84.99
helidirect: http://www.helidirect.com/product_in...oducts_id=1071 - $110.00

What gives?