Spirit Maiden

[jimheli]

hi all

well yesterday late afternoon was my first test of this new spirit fly barless unit , its fitted to a raptor 550E but with a fly bard head , as i purchased this heli some months before the flybarless version came out.
All in its easy to set up my self & a guy from my club set it up as hehas the demon & apparently uses same / simuler software .
Their was no heli to base it on in the menu as my model is not listed their , but that was not a problem .
I found it easy compared to my vbar to set up with good explanations in the manual & on screen info.
At the field it was a none event, the heli just lifted off nice and easy no problems . after a little fly about it was a little slow for me & the tail needed a bit more gain , after 2 very quick adjustment on the laptop the heli was flying very well .
tried the bail out nose down punched it , hit bail out the model recovered immediately , with nothing out of the norm.
Found the tail well locked with no issues after adjustment.
when i am next at the field i will try a funnel but i cant see any problems with the spirit.
Both myself & two fellow club members were impressed with this unit both quality & feel on the sticks ect.
I will buy another its a keeper from what i see .

[Ritchieme]

Got one on my fusion 50. Awesome is the word for me so far

[maddog7]

Had one on my Logo500 and now on Scotvar's Goblin 570. So far it's a fantastic unit. I've ordered 2 of my own which I hope will be here in the next few days, cyclic feel is very nice and the bailout just works well. Tail is excellent and in standard trim feels very like the vbar stop wise. Nice to see what it's like from the FB perspective!

Cheers
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[maddog7]

apparently uses same / simuler software

I think this might need a little clarification as best I understand it. Spirit approached BD to licence the concept of the rescue system from them, it would appear primarily to avoid in advance any nastiness between them. As far as I'm aware, none of the BD code (software or firmware) is used in the Spirit, it's all Tomas from Spirits own work. I'm not at all trying to be picky I just feel Spirit should be recognised for their contribution to the hobby and not have it diluted by people thinking they've just bought code from someone else.


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[jimheli]

I think this might need a little clarification as best I understand it. Spirit approached BD to licence the concept of the rescue system from them, it would appear primarily to avoid in advance any nastiness between them. As far as I'm aware, none of the BD code (software or firmware) is used in the Spirit, it's all Tomas from Spirits own work. I'm not at all trying to be picky I just feel Spirit should be recognised for their contribution to the hobby and not have it diluted by people thinking they've just bought code from someone else.


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No problem thanks for clarification ,its what i was told chatting , that's why i said apparently , anyway [ Tomas/Spirit has a great unit in the spirit] & a lot more to come , from what i read around the net .

[maddog7]

No problem thanks for clarification ,its what i was told chatting , that's why i said apparently , anyway [ Tomas/Spirit has a great unit in the spirit] & a lot more to come , from what i read around the net .

Yeah, it looks really promising doesn't it! Cant wait to see how the Gov works out!
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[Scotvar]

Had a fantastic day flying my goblin 570 with the spirit today. I absolutely love it. Unfortunately due to my job I don't get anywhere near as much stick time as I would like. The unit without the bail out is fantastic. Really enjoying the feel of the unit. IMHO it's every bit as good the other fbl units I use (brain, beastx, vortex and vbar) but my flying style is really only sports and mild 3D so I'm not going to push the unit to its limits. I have to say though that tick tocks are an absolute pleasure!
Also the bail out is just what I need for my confidence after not being able to fly regularly. Obviously the real test will be how it stands up over time but so far it's a real winner.

Paul

[Ritchieme]

Flew my fusion 50 with it again today, it was quite windy but it still looped so precise just like its on rails. The heli seems to "feel" bigger than it is. I see what they mean when they say its like flying a sim, it really does feel like that to me. Although as said above im only a beginner so time will tell when a good 3D pilot gets hold of it.

[Jamin_00]

They have brought the patent to the bailout from Captron. The rest of it, is their own. (thats from the houses mouth!)

So far everything I have seen looks positive, few minor bugs which also seem to have been resolved. I might try one in a few months and cant wait to see it in action as one of the guys at the club has 2

[Mark_T]

They have brought the patent to the bailout from Captron. The rest of it, is their own. (thats from the houses mouth!)

Just to be clear once again, the patent doesn't come with any code, it just covers the method used, so Tomas and his team still had to produce their own code for everything.

[Mike Sanders]

My pal Mike Wood fitted one to his 450. Last weekend, filled with confidence that the bailout would protect it, he suddenly went from upright flying around into loops, flips, inverted hovering and high speed runs.

He then went and did the same on his bigger models, forgetting that they didn't have bailout!

The Spirit has made him into an expert!

[berley114]

1st flight on my Trex550 Spirit today and i have to say its awesome too... i need to do a couple of tweaks with the tail, just feels a little mushy at the moment. I checked out the rescue/bailout mode, just amazing it works great.

[Jamin_00]

1st flight on my Trex550 Spirit today and i have to say its awesome too... i need to do a couple of tweaks with the tail, just feels a little mushy at the moment. I checked out the rescue/bailout mode, just amazing it works great.

Awesome!!!

You flying Sunday??

[Scotvar]

My pal Mike Wood fitted one to his 450. Last weekend, filled with confidence that the bailout would protect it, he suddenly went from upright flying around into loops, flips, inverted hovering and high speed runs.

He then went and did the same on his bigger models, forgetting that they didn't have bailout!

The Spirit has made him into an expert!

I'm not really surprised to hear that. Most of us have the skills to do a lot more than we do. It's just the confidence that you can get from the bail out which gives you that safety net feeling. Due to severe lack of stick time my flying has regressed over the last year or so but now I have that safety net feeling because of the bail out I'm back to what my flying was like a year or so ago. I think this hobby is so much about confidence. If you can prove to yourself that you can do a manoeuvre comfortably then it's not so bad doing it on a helicopter without a bail out. I really think now that there's a unit with an excellent bail out function at a very accessible price that a lot of people will make huge steps forward in their flying.

Paul

[berley114]

Hi Ben, yes if i dont break it before Sunday, i feel like a kid with a new toy.....cant get over the bailout.