I have a TSK60 that is a great machine and continues to be th pride of my collection. However, as everyone knows, TSK is no longer in production.

I went to the TSK from a Kalt Space Baron, years ago, (could barely hover the space baron, but had no trouble with the better TSK) and immidiatly grew fond of the all metal quality of the TSK.

Anyways, as they are out of production, flying it aggressively is no longer enjoyable due to the risk of a crash and inability to repair it. I am considering putting a fuse kit on it and simply flying it to scale, and leaving the aggressive 3D stuff to a new machine.

to get to the point. it seems to me that the quick 60 is a CCPM version of the TSK. Did quick buy TSK or something? would the quick 60 be a good full on 3D machine? I dont want to spend on upgrades, and would rather pay good $$$ upfront for a machine thats going to last in its out-of-the-box format.

Also, if they are made in conjunction with Quick Japan, how come I have never heard of them, or seen them advertised here in any magazines/shops? (ive been in japan for 8 months) I even had to show the japanese the HHI website.

please dont reply with any "they are expensive to crash remarks". Im more interested in flying than crashing, and are fully aware that repairs can be expensive.

No replies in 5 days... i will assume the quick helicopters are garbage.

What a reasoning!

I am proud owner of Quick 30 Learner. Thrust bearings are the only upgrade for it.
I am not aware of any upgrades necessary/available for Quick 60.
Also, please be more patient when posting in this forum - not many people fly Quicks (relative to other helis) so one shouldn't expect immediate answers.

Cheers,
Slavik

i myself am looking for objective information on rcuniverse regarding the "Quick" line of heli's. It's a biatch though doing a forum search for a company called quick, as you have probably noticed!...going from info on their website, the heli looks like a well built machine at a reasonable price. I will wait for futher postings before buying one myself.

l8r
josh

Long story made short; The last machine TSK produced, the AcroStar, was developed alongside the Quick 60. TSK was the victim of major embezzlement, and joined forces with Quick because they needed cash flow. That didn't work out, for whatever reason, and TSK folded. This is why the Quick 60 and TSK AcroStar look very similar.

This is really a travesty, because TSK made fantastic stuff. I had four of them, and only sold them when I saw the handwriting on the wall.

Be aware that there are TWO distinctly different venues of Quick products. One, I believe, is based out of the UK. From everything I have heard, their stuff is excellent. The other, QuickWorldWide, is based out of Pennsylvania and is the business of one Irwin Siner.

The management here at RCU frowns upon negative waves, so I won't tell you what I think (and know) about this situation.

I will tell you to take the time to do a detailed search, here and on other, dedicated heli sites. Use "TSK", Irwin", Quick", etc., for your search words. You will get a TON of reading material; peruse it, and judge for yourself.

I feel for you. I was fortunate enough to have advance warning of TSK's demise, and so sold my ships in time. But know that there are a lot of guys out there still flying the machine. Along with the help of a Brit, who did all the web work, I began a TSK List some years back that was a clearinghouse for TSK lovers/owners. Dunno if it is still even up and running, but there are a lot of people all over the world who knew and liked TSK machines.

The brand never became popular here because of who was marketing it in the US; but that's another story you will find the answer to in your searches. Just be sure to try other sites. One in particular has a BUNCH of archived threads on these topics.

You were VERY smart to hold off on purchasing QWW stuff....

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I had a Quick 60 for a while and I liked it for the most part. It has a pretty good design, reasonably smooth, and was plenty powerful with the OS.61WC. I never had any big problems dealing with HHI. Most of the folks were helpful and friendly (even the "boss").

The things I didn't like were the belt driven tail (personal preference mostly), no provision for a constant drive tail (that may have changed now?), and I didn't think the quality of the machining in some parts was exceptional.

Would I buy another one, probably not. Would I tell someone else not to, no.

Ben