I've heard a lot of good stuff about the Freya and I was wondering how comparable the Sceadu 50's flight performance is to the Freya. The reason I would go with the Sceadu over Freya is simply the price. Has anyone flown both?

I have both a Sceadu 30 and a Freya with a 50 on the way.. I can tell you the 30 flies awsome.. I am very pleased with the handling and performance even though its a 30 machine. The 50 has a much better power to weight ratio on it and will do anything a freya will.. You won't be dissapointed with the 50!

Russ

Volare,

I have both and both fly great. If my wife went crazy on me and told me that I could only have 1 helicopter it would be the Sceadu 50. As stated above the Freya is more stable and solid in the air. If you have the extra funds I would go with it. I would also go to a YS 80 or OS 91 in it. It will bring the power to weight ratio way up. If money is an issue te Sceadu 50 is an awesome choice. It is solid in the air, granted not as solid as the Freya but it is 4 pounds less than the Freya. A Sceadu with a 50 compared to a Freya with a 60, the sceadu womps it in power. But a Freya with a big bore will hang. If you get the Sceadu from the states it comes with the 3rd bearing a constant drive. The Sceadu autos great on 600mm blades and Ron says it is flat out awesome on 620mm. As far as the gear that goes in either machine, it needs to be the same. My electronics for both machines are equal. It comes out to be about $500 difference in the 2. Again if you can afford it go with the Freya, if not you will not go wrong with the Sceadu.

I have a sceadu 50 and a freya 90(was a 60). The sceadu has better power to weight than the freya 60. The 90 is a whole different story. The freya feels more solid and smooth. The tail seems to be locked in a bit better with the freya. The crash cost of the sceadue is very reasonable. (at leat the first two were) The freya isn't bad compared to other 60s.
The sceadu needs the third bearing block to stiffen up the frames. The third bearing block on the freya 60 is nice but not needed for most people.

I would take the sceadu 50 over the freya 60. I would take the freya 90 over the sceadu 50. The 90 got the power to weight plus the extra weigth justs makes it more solid feeling. I just got back from flying them in a 20 mph wind. The freya handled it much better.

Harlan

the freya and sceadu both fly good with outstanding "Low cost of ownership".
in other words neither will become just wore out after
6 months of hard flying except for maybe some minimal items,unless you "stuff it".
I flew a hopped up GPH for 2 years and it was and still is a great heli.
After flying the dogsnot out of the sceadu 50,I'm really happy w it.
It feels good,the tail is solid,it can pull enormous amounts of pitch w a .50,and is built really solid.theres nothing squirrely on it at all,and its all ball bearinged.
My opinion can be called biased, but having owned and flown ergo 46's,gph's,and the sceadu 50 i feel its a excellent machine for someone who is serious about staying in the hobby,w no major issues to be concerned about, as well as a fair purchase price,fair parts replacement cost. it flies and performs well enough to accomodate entry level pilots as well as advanced pilots.
Its basically a scaled down freya with different features found in a few other hirobo machines that have all been proven well. If you like the freya youd like the sceadu and vice versa.
Hope this helps answer your question.....
MD