Alan,

it seems so.....what's it like ?

Hi Stuart

Its different mate. This is the first Gasser I,ve had and it takes a bit of getting use to. But having said that. Build quality is excellent Looks nice and flys just like a 70-90 ship.

You just have to be aware of its extra bit of weight. I'll be honest I changed to gas because of glow fuel cost's, I was spending 15 to 30 per week on fuel, I dont put that in my car a week.
So now my fuel cost's have dropped to about 5 per week and I get 30 min flight out of it in fact sometimes I just run 1/2 tank just so I dont get bored
Had one or two probs but Century are good they just replaced the bits free of charge
I'm supprised no-one has answered my message, there must be a few in UK Maybe you should add a PGasser section to your forums

Best regards
Alan
PS Get yourself up to North Notts this weekend its gonna be a good 2 days

Predator Gasser Forum done...spread the word.... :)

I've had 3 Gassers over the years - First was Kalt Alpha next was an X-Cell Gasser and presently I have a Hirobo Eagle Gasser but the one that catches my eye at the moment is the new X-Cell Fury Gasser.
Dave D

HI Dave

Yes I looked at the furyGasser but I weighed up the pros and cons on cost and the Pgasser came out on top. If you wham a Fury in your sure to need about 300 OUCH !
If I wham this in, the parts are about same as a Rappy 60

Regards
Al

If I worried about the cost of a crash I'd never fly anything - repaired a Nexus which had gone in tail first , for a customer the parts came to over 100 - By the way the Rotor head on the Eagle Gasser is 450 to replace.
It's a crazy hobby but I love it.
Dave D

Hi Dave

I agree this hobby is crazy.
My problem is (as my granma used to say) my eyes are bigger than my belly.
I get a 30 Rappy I want a 50 Rappy Then a 60 then a 90 then a gasser, I wont be happy till I have a full size stood in my yard

Wooo yeh

yes please, One with rockets on then I can go see all my customers who owe me money hehe !

Al

Hi
How do you rate the pred gasser out of the box....

And how has it lasted wear and tear etc......

Always loved the look of them and next year I can feel a
big spend comming on...

Hi People,

I have to say that with my recent experiences of the predator, as I fly one powered by a Wren MW54 MK3 turbine, is on the whole it is not a bad model out of the box.

In turbine form it is a very heavy model, having amongst all the normal gear a 1.2 litre fuel tank and 3 battery packs. The extra weight does have its benefits as it makes the model incredibly stable in the hover which doesnt batt an eye lid to even in the strongest of winds. On the down side, you have to be very aware of the weight in flight, which does require a fair amount of planning and fore thought, not to mention some very careful pitch management.

As the gasser version is also heavier than the IC equivalent, I would assume the same sorts of weight issues apply.

The build process is fairly straight forward, one thing I will point out is that as the manual covers all the predators from the 60-70 to the carbon 90 there are some subtle differences in some of the components, the main gear and auto bearing assembly is one in particular to look out for, as it decribes the assembly of two different configurations depending on the version of the predator you have. Its not immediately clear either, so it does take some careful reading of the manual before you try and bolt anything together.

On the matter of upgrades, these are largely good quality parts that simply bolt on. However, on some I found that they needed a little tweeking in order to work properly, things like the alignment of the pitch arms on the alloy main blade grips is a good one to look out for should you decide to get them. I also had a brief problem with the alloy tail pitch slider, with the steel pins that secure the plastic forks onto the slider being a little too loose a fit, I understand from Century that this issue has already been dealt with though. One or two upgrades well worth investing in, particularly for a gasser is the metal A arm for the rear CCPM control of the swash plate, as the stock plastic one is a bit on the weak side, and the other is either the super or extra long boom and tube drive etc. This will allow you to run 800mm blades, which for a gasser is probably a smart choice.

Cheers,
Pete.

Our club instructor has both the Pred 60 and a gasser. He says the gasser defintiely performs differently to the 60. It has a lot of low end torque. I flew his 60 and found it a nicer model than my R60. Soon afterwards I had the oppotunity to swap the R60 for a Pred 90 Max with the 91 C-spec, which I went for. It's had 5 flights now and I'm well impressed.

Hi
What are the parts like cost wise?

I did think someone said like the raptor 60 part prices?

and general wear and tear how long before parts just give in?


Gasser Engines always been smooth? Always had nitro so
anything to watch out for with these?

Hi
Local shop is going to do me a dam good deal for a Pred Gasser
that makes me want to scream about the price but cannot...

Okay guys whats the best servo set-up?

I fly Futaba and will be useing a FF7 with this Gasser.

Gyro I was thinking CSM 560 or 720...

So servo advice please.....

Going to get the Paint job done by some one and I was thinking
the England flag...

You want good servos on the cyclics. Something like 9252 or JR equiverlant.

as for the gyro, CSM gyros are good but even the 720 isnt always fit and forget.

my personal preference for a 401 with 9254 unless your doing 3d then a 601.

Ade

Hi
The 401 is a good gyro for a Pred then?

A combo deal on ebay puts the 401 and digi servo at 136 pounds
now that looks like a really good deal and maybe the way to go.

As long as its heading hold. I dont mind I cannot do 3D and would rather
just fly sports/freestyle.