Align 3Gx- is it any good?

[chris jones2.4]

as the title says, have the people who have them had a any problems so far, also is it better than 3G

cheers
chris

[Aidi]

Yep its good. Right on par with the Beastx from the couple of flights i've had with one

[chris jones2.4]

sweet, looks lik this will be my next gyro for the 700

[Lynx.1677]

Still not that many vids out there for it despite people saying how good it is. So it's either an Align conspiracy................or people just haven't filmed much. Lol.

I am so tempted to try one but I will sit this one out.

[mikeKendall]

I've been trying the new 3GX for the last 2 days(about 12flights) and I'm impressed, like everyone else I ditched the original 3G and fitted Vbar. But the 3GX is solid, slightly more of a digital feel than the Vbar but totally flyable.
I did manage to strip the tail gear, in flight on my new Trex600 Pro, I just hope it's a one off.

[ChrisB]

I personally rate my 3gx fitted to my 550 as very impressive indeed,i think it would be verging on an insult to attempt to compare it to the 3g which i have flown extensively.

All i dont know is if this will be replicated by several users on many different models,but i rate my V bars as 10 out of 10,i have to give the 3GX a solid 9 out of 10 which is where i would put the beast X on V2 also.

[chris jones2.4]

so its lookin good, i was gonna get vbar but...

[ChrisB]

so its lookin good, i was gonna get vbar but...

I have been flying the V bar so long that i know you wont go wrong with one of them,it will pretty much work faultless on anything out there model wise,i cant say the 3GX would give the same level of success as my flight time is relatively low on it and there is no real general concensus out there yet on it to form a valid opinion.

All i can say is mine is working exceptionally well at the moment,i actually really like the `feel` of it inflight.

[gmurrell]

Only been using mine on a Vibe 50 for about ten days, but every flight has been spot on. Further tweaking needed to liven the aileron and elavator up a bit, but was set up fairly docile intially just in case.

I fly with guys who both use Beast X & V-Bar and general opinion is the 3GX is good, gyro works well certainly on a par with BeastX, Oh and a totally different experience to the 3G.

Just my opinion..............

[simm0]

im thinking of trying one.we have beastx and vbar but would like to to the align unit just to compare it

craig/zone

[sycomoto]

you can have a go at setting mine up if you like craig, i'm only over in telford.

[igottomanyhelis]

so far on my 500 with 3gx its outstanding lynx put some vids on here flyint it.

[sj257]

Got no experience of any other flybarless, but so far happy with the 3gx on my 600 pro.

Been a painless experience going FBL so far. It also looks neat just adding the sattelite rx's.

sj

[ChrisB]

Had quite a few flights on mine now with the 550 and it continues to impress me,its not on a par with the V Bar 5.1 but i think with time it potentially could be with the right firmware.

The new firmware due soon promises tail and cyclic improvements and a working failsafe on the throttle.

So as it stands i still recommend V Bar for a trouble free fbl experience but the 3GX is a pretty good step in the right direction for Align.

I still really like the tail on the 3GX,it does feel very locked in and reassuring,this is an area the 3G fell short but has been totally sorted now,cyclic feel is very good also,i dont think anyone would fly it and not feel uncomfortable with it.

[sj257]

Still happy with mine, and starting to throw it around a bit more now, still only sports flying. The tail feels good to me, with plenty of authority.

The only niggle I have is that the heli seems keen to adopt a tail down stance when left to it's own devices, and starts to drift back, some flights seem worse than others. Any suggestions on whether it's just my poor flying or whether there is something I should be tweeking?

Ta.

sj