flybarless price point?

[pgkevet]

TGZ380 3 Axis Gyro Flybarless System for Align T-REX 450 550 600 700 RC Heli T5 | eBay

[trillian]

That's mad! And free postage?

[electricsceadu]

does it have an m8 or m6 nut inside just like the clone 401's?

[JoeBailey]

Im perfectly safe, it's only compatible with align helis

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[dillwhacker]

does it have an m8 or m6 nut inside just like the clone 401's?

My thoughts exactly.

[gazmk2]

Wouldn't mind sticking one on a plane just for a laugh!

[ChrisB]

Few places selling them,an example

rcmodelpart

3-Axis Gyro Set-TGZ380 Version 3.08 Flybarless Stabilization Sys [TGZ380] - $75.00 : Alzrc Hobby, The Most Professional Hobby Store from China

Supposed to be running Bx v3 firmware as i believe the Hobbyking 3DH soon will be.

[cjcj1949]

It's sponsored by Align Spares....

[pgkevet]

I'm guessing that the cheap unit I pointed to is an earlier version before the V3 since the ad carefully avoids saying the V number. I'm also guessing that there is soem form of royalty payment to beastx over the software and there will be the inevitable packaging costs and profit margins. We all remember the days of chinese stuff being solderd by untrained hands in sweat shops (apple and nike brands?) but look at the fancy cnc stuff churning out cheap clones - in bulk the investment justifies itself.

What it likely shows is the true cost of hardware - after that it's implementation and vanity. Heck, you can get a prebuilt tiny heli with rx and fbl system built in with a tx thrown in for £50. It's back to the watch analogy.. pay anything from £10 to £10K and they both tell the time and probably with the same chip.

The 'you get what you pay for' mantra no longer washes either.. enough branded stuff goes down with no crash cost replacement but fortunately the fan boys still buy it...

[nobbycopter]

It's just an empty box...no nut...

[nickwap]

Buyer beware!

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[waveydavey]

Okay, I did it with the 3G-H, so one winging it's way to me now. I'll report on the unit once I have it fitted to my 600

[milly0812]

The reason these are soo cheap is because they have not had to do the R&D !
Not had to do any leg work, pay wages/liscences.......just copy someone else's hard work so yes they can do them for far less

[numbskull]

seems to work flawlessly lol :P

VWINRC 450 Pro FBL w/ TGZ-380 - YouTube

[pgkevet]

The reason these are soo cheap is because they have not had to do the R&D !
Not had to do any leg work, pay wages/liscences.......just copy someone else's hard work so yes they can do them for far less

..the back of a fag packet one weekend in the pub, a lot of hype, let the heli community test it out and pay for failures and charge them extra for each update???