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  • #1

    New 600n flyer

    Hi all,

    Moving up from Blade 400 to 600n and buying from club member. Advice from several members is to practise/learn handling with fibreglass rather than carbon blades initially. Sound advice I'm sure, but which blades are best for value/performance at my level and any recommended suppliers please?

    All tips much appreciated, thanks
    OLLY.....THE POND DWELLER
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    Blade 400 (not at all 3d!) Blade MSR, Blade MCPX 2, TRex 600n (dfc, vortex) Trex 700n LE (FBL, vortex) JR DX9 v2
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    as a beginner my self i only use fiber glass blades on my helis but others have there own opinions i also sometimes use woodies on my raptor 30 as i couldnt justify the cost of carbon blades with the amount of crashes i was haveing until a couple of months ago
    Raptor 50 v2
    Raptor 50 titan se
    Raptor X50n to go in sea king fuz
    Raptor 90
    dsx9 mk2
    600 size Sea king being built
    Bo-105 in red bull colours waitng to be built

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    • #3
      Originally posted by dave j View Post
      as a beginner my self i only use fiber glass blades on my helis but others have there own opinions i also sometimes use woodies on my raptor 30 as i couldnt justify the cost of carbon blades with the amount of crashes i was haveing until a couple of months ago
      That's great, thanks. Which ones do/would you buy and from which suppliers for a 600n?
      OLLY.....THE POND DWELLER
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      Blade 400 (not at all 3d!) Blade MSR, Blade MCPX 2, TRex 600n (dfc, vortex) Trex 700n LE (FBL, vortex) JR DX9 v2

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      • #4
        i buy my blades from midland helicopters but i only fly raptors so i woulndnt know the best ones for a trex sorry
        Raptor 50 v2
        Raptor 50 titan se
        Raptor X50n to go in sea king fuz
        Raptor 90
        dsx9 mk2
        600 size Sea king being built
        Bo-105 in red bull colours waitng to be built

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        • #5
          Originally posted by dave j View Post
          i buy my blades from midland helicopters but i only fly raptors so i woulndnt know the best ones for a trex sorry
          Ok thanks for info anyway.
          OLLY.....THE POND DWELLER
          ---------------------------------
          Blade 400 (not at all 3d!) Blade MSR, Blade MCPX 2, TRex 600n (dfc, vortex) Trex 700n LE (FBL, vortex) JR DX9 v2

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          • #6
            For a 600, you really don't want to plan on crashing too often, the extra cost of carbons over fibreglass will be the least of your worries. Look out for Align seconds which have cosmetic flaws buy are of the same quality ie they will balance and fly as well as as the non flawed ones, will save you
            £10 ish and are only £10 more than "cheapie" blades.

            The theory of using woodies on a 600 size doesnt apply the same as it does on the smaller helis.

            Keep the small heli for practicing on, and only do things you are comfortable with on the 600 and it will keep costs down.
            Last edited by Baldie; 10-05-2012, 11:24 AM.
            ​SWRCH , Oh.. And a Helix 700 Gasser, Hv with SK540.....with SAB HPS head.

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            • #7
              Every crash on a 600 will cost £100 + to repair the difference in cost between glass fibre blades and Carbon blades is about a tenner. as silverlyx says blades will be the least of your worries, a canopy alone is circa £45, blades circa £50, apart from shafts bearings boom, gears etc, etc.these will all need replacing most of the time after a good crash

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              • #8
                Can you get plastic canopy for the 600n. My yellow plastic one on rapt or has lasted years now.

                Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
                Raptor 50 v2, trex 600n fbl, trex 550 v2 3gx, trex 450 3gx v2, mini-titan v1, mcpx v1, WoT4 foamE, Gootch 450, mcpx bl.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by NoFixedAbode View Post
                  Can you get plastic canopy for the 600n. My yellow plastic one on rapt or has lasted years now.

                  Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
                  yes you can get a plastic canopy, I have one, but the screen got smashed when I crashed and I have not bothered with it since.

                  As far as blades I quite like these

                  Ripmax GRP Main Blades 600mm | Midland Helicopters Ltd

                  I am a sports flyer just getting into inverted hovering

                  My only advise is don't get black blades to learn with


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                  • #10
                    For Glass Fibre blades, the Ripmax blades are good value:

                    Ripmax GRP Main Blades 600mm | Midland Helicopters Ltd

                    For a bargain set of carbon blades, look no further than the NHP1010:

                    NHP Razor Pro 46 Size - 60cm (CLASSIC) (SPECIAL OFFER) | Midland Helicopters Ltd

                    Cheers,
                    Rob
                    Team Align, Midland Helicopters, Optifuel, Cyclone Blades, Scorpion Motors, Thunder Power, Savox Servos, JR Propo

                    | 3D Championship

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                    • #11
                      I use align 600D seconds which are £35 and fly very nice They fly stable and agressive and auto very well also great for hovering

                      Click to visit RC Hero or visit                       www.rcheroflightteam.co.uk for the flight team blog.

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                      • #12
                        Thanks guys for all your advice etc. The pre-owned 600 has got align carbons on it, so I'm going for the Ripmax grp's from Midland to use till I get the hang of the handling and then will put the carbons back on.
                        OLLY.....THE POND DWELLER
                        ---------------------------------
                        Blade 400 (not at all 3d!) Blade MSR, Blade MCPX 2, TRex 600n (dfc, vortex) Trex 700n LE (FBL, vortex) JR DX9 v2

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                        • #13
                          are you from widnes olly ?

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Silverlyx View Post
                            For a 600, you really don't want to plan on crashing too often, the extra cost of carbons over fibreglass will be the least of your worries. Look out for Align seconds which have cosmetic flaws buy are of the same quality ie they will balance and fly as well as as the non flawed ones, will save you
                            £10 ish and are only £10 more than "cheapie" blades.

                            The theory of using woodies on a 600 size doesnt apply the same as it does on the smaller helis.

                            Keep the small heli for practicing on, and only do things you are comfortable with on the 600 and it will keep costs down.
                            Good call to keep the blade 400. I was thinking of getting rid, but for what I'd get it's probably worth keeping for practise, also as something to fly if, ooops, when I crash.
                            OLLY.....THE POND DWELLER
                            ---------------------------------
                            Blade 400 (not at all 3d!) Blade MSR, Blade MCPX 2, TRex 600n (dfc, vortex) Trex 700n LE (FBL, vortex) JR DX9 v2

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by maglite View Post
                              are you from widnes olly ?
                              No, that's probably an insult to Widnes! There is another on here with similar call-sign...."OLLIE"
                              OLLY.....THE POND DWELLER
                              ---------------------------------
                              Blade 400 (not at all 3d!) Blade MSR, Blade MCPX 2, TRex 600n (dfc, vortex) Trex 700n LE (FBL, vortex) JR DX9 v2

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