Any fans of the Tiger 50 helicopter. I am looking at very seriously to replace my raptor 50. Any info greatly appreciated.

I got a look at the Pantera last Saturday at the LFF. Saw it fly next to a raptor. Damn smooth machine. I was really impressed by the different options available on this machine. So impressed in fact, that I bought one last night. It is the second generation of the Audacity choppers, so I would buy it instead of the Tiger 50. Not much more money. And, you can put up to a .91 in it.... I ordered the OS 70 sz-h for mine. I'm really excited about getting this thing built and flying. I was impressed at the stability of it in a 2 year rookies hands, and he was flying inverted at 100 ft comfortably. One neat feature is the ability to install a servo to dial the mixture. That is really cool. The Pantera is also designed with the scale guys in mind and you can remove the electronics tray to leave an open cabin for details, and it has a retract servo slot built into the bottom of the machine too. It's a lot of machine for the money. I'm pumped!!

I'm not so familiar with the Tiger itself, however I have three Pantera from Audacity. I love the Pantera, and from the folks I've chatted with that have both, they say the Tiger is every bit as good a machine. They have a significant amount of parts that can interchange and I've toyed with the idea of getting a Tiger just because I love the Pantera so much. Very tight head, well thought out design. I know they have the same head.

What about your Raptor 50 makes you want to go to the Tiger?

The Pantera is a lot nicer than the Tiger. I personally wouldn't choose a Tiger over a Raptor. The one at our field was short lived due to constant problems.

On the upside, John has excellent support and their manuals are very good.

Having read John's comments and discussion on RR, and having met him in person (at Toledo), he has left a very good impression. His product looks well thought out, is reasonably priced, and well supported. I don't own one (yet), but plan to at some point. He runs a relatively small operation, where the owner is willing to *really listen* to his customers. Try to get that with Thunder Tiger!

Great deal on a Tiger, I'm tempted at this price: http://runryder.com/helicopter/t457408p1/

(as if I need another heli right now)