Your right about that and it all comes down to our opinions. Over on HeliFreak there is also a large number of guys who also won't look back to the Align ESC's also. Some of the guys at my field use a Hobbywing ESC for there Outrage G5 heli's equipped with a 3 amp BEC, 40 amps with 55 amp bursts for about $5.00 less than Align's 35 amp ESC's. The Hobbywing will also support 6-cell lipo's. Like I said, its hard to go back when you get to sample the juices of other fruits.


http://www.helidirect.com/hobbywing-...ers-p-7644.hdx


The motor deal, same thing. The Align 430XL is $55.99 on HeliDirect and for a buck less, the Scorpion HK-2221-6 V2 Brushless Motor (4400Kv), which is a prefered motor by many, would make the Align motor look like a its made for a toy !



http://www.helidirect.com/scorpion-h...0kv-p-6417.hdx


http://www.helidirect.com/430xl-brus...0xl-p-2995.hdx



If you need some more recomendations, I have a few more I can give ya or I'am sure there's others here that can offer you some more also.



Dave