Hello folks,

I was wondering for those of you that had purchased this heli if you had had any problems with the default configuration of the unit as a RTF.

For me what I had found was that for a unit that is supposed to be shipped as a Flight tested RTF Heli, it did not preform as it should have.

My unit as purchased new from a company in newfoundland called siginal hobbies which is in st. johns newfoundland, had problems out of the box.

first, the batteries, not a big deal, however the AA's supplied for the transmitter were actually blistered in the package, and unsuitable for use.

(Installation of Fresh Panasonic ALK, or NIMH is better anyways..)

pre flight testing indicated that although mechanically appears to be working fine, mix and gyro defaults appear to be within reasonable trimmable limits via remote.

In air, as a RTF the unit did not preform as expected, all it does is spin out of control in a clockwise rotation once in flight.

as a RTF I was disappointed in the preformance, and would suggest end user preform tail Mix adjustment. and NOT to depend on factory adjustments as a RTF.

My initial judgement was that I should have tweaked the trim, however after reading in the manual that each unit is flight tested and as such should not require any adjustment by myself.

I should have trusted my instincts, and preformed my own adjustments...

the first flight of this heli resulted in damaged rotor blades and pitch

the unit is extremely delicate, and easily damaged.

for me I have much expierence with operation of various rc models, cars, and planes. as well as a solid understanding of flight principles and operation.

I was disapointed in my initial operation of this RTF Heli.

However, after discussion with the USA office, they had indicated that there was indeed a problem with the heli as there are problems sometimes with mass produced electronics...

I dont feel that the problem was as such with the electronics, but the manual as such makes the end user to believe that the unit should be fine out of the box. and is also test flown.

if the unit is infact test flown, then why would it appear to require a adjustment.

I should have tweaked the unit before flight, and not have relied on the understanding that the unit was already flight tested.

Anyways they DO have good support for their customers, my first call, i had basically laughed. but to be honest did not know eather to laugh or cry basically.

but yes I was correct...

and they do carry a warranty, however it is at my expense to ship.

what I paid for was a RTF Heli.

what I ended up with was NOT a RTF.

if you are purchase as a RTF, treat as a standard KIT and verify and do all initial trims yourself.

in my instance, the manual and flight testing did not prove to be accurate or valid.

im sure its a good product, however, is somewhat over priced, extremely costly to rebuild.

25$ for a set of balsa blades. we can live with... but the plastic of the rotor assembley is very very brittle.

you would think that if it gets a occasional clip of the blades you just need new blades...

think again...

the little plastic pieces are extremely brittle and expensive.

I do not recomend this product unless you have a thick wallet.

for the monies spent you would expect a more durable product that is in fact properly calibrated from the factory.


to be honest it is like the product is meant to break the first time flown.

the sales pitch is basically you just need to replace the little balsa blades... which is false.


truth is these products are expensive and for many unknowing the real expense for a item that is basically non returnable.

I have had some expierence with a couple of different kits, and i am sure it is not my fault.

it is a over priced item meant to have problems from the time it comes from the box.


as a RTF, I was disapointed.... I should have bought a complete kit and assembled it myself.

sorry to sound negative... but its not a good price value, nor was the RTF quality acceptable.


the guy asks, got any expierence with collective pitch...

collective pitch has nothing to do with a improperly adjusted RTF.

I know the way it operates, and should preform.

this unit did not operate as it should have out of the box...


be warned...


Best wishes to everyone, I hope it was a isolated incident