Gpro review?

[sunny_manku1985]

Hi guys, could anybody give me some feedback on the new g pro? I have had one with my 550l kit. Was trying to sell my 500 and take the heli command off there and put it on the 550. Due to nothing really selling at the moment I may decide to keep the 500 as it is and try the g pro out on the 550. Just after some feed back on how it flys compared to the v bar?

[Ade_Law]

I have an Align 550L coming, full review coming soon on Rotors Show including the Gpro.

[rachel]

Early days for me , but very good ! Not as stickbangy as vortex , but more agile than v bar !
Easy to set up
Bluetooth adjustable from any phone or pad , Bluetooth dongle required £26.99
Awesome tail with no whip and great progression .
Only down side...... No inbuilt electric gov .
i have not found any downsides so far .
hope that helps

[sunny_manku1985]

Thanks Rachel thinking going to give it a go. I'm a proper geek so love the bluetooth setup via my phone. Setup seems close to vbar. People are reporting better flight then vbar.

Guess I will give it ago :-)

[dillwhacker]

I have one ready to maiden soon, so I'm interested in this.
I thought someone on here said it was quite power hungry compared to others??

[rachel]

Yes set up and performance very clues to v bar , but actually easier , yes I do think it's a little power hungry but six flights and some set up adjustments took a 2200 2s down to 35%
Go with the stock numbers in the parameters menus , they are quite good

[sunny_manku1985]

Just watched the align setup video. It seems very easy to setup. Looking forward to it. Will be getting the Bluetooth module for it too :-)

[ChrisB]

One of our members shared his thoughts here and mine too(using a gpro of mine)

Fixing Align GPro - YouTube

[waveydavey]

Part of me wants to cry, the other part's crying with laughter. That's so bad Chris I think it's FuBarred

[Nick B]

Haha...that's sooo funny Chris.....here,i know a good pilot who was not that keen on Gpro....he fixed the problem by putting a vbar back on

[dillwhacker]

Go with the stock numbers in the parameters menus , they are quite good

Cheers Rachel.
Are those the stock numbers you get with a 'create new setting' menu? Or the ones you get by pressing 'Beginner Settings' in parameters?
Are they the same thing?

[sunny_manku1985]

Lol. Thats a lot of hate for the gpro.lol

[sunny_manku1985]

Cheers Rachel.
Are those the stock numbers you get with a 'create new setting' menu? Or the ones you get by pressing 'Beginner Settings' in parameters?
Are they the same thing?

I think they are two different things. The beginner settings knock the default figures down.

[Raving Jim]

I was nearly in tears watching that vid

[coolice]

Hey buddy.

So far I'm liking my Gpro, it is different to the Vbar, a little more edgy but smooth as well. It's on my 550L so will be close to your own setup.

Stock settings were ok on my machine, but needed to be altered. There is some whipping evident in high winds, but I've found head speed and thus tail power has an influence on this.
Also during aggressive piro reversals I had the tail stalling during the quick change over from left to right piros. Reducing the tail travel 10% each side seemed to help matters, so I'm guessing in these quick changes the Gpro throws any and all available tail travel in which was then stalling the tail blades with too much pitch.

It is definitely a power hungry FBL unit, the Talon 90's BEC is up to the job, but for those converting other models to Gpro make sure your BEC/Rx supply is up to the job.
A fellow team member had problems when swapping out his mini Vbar for the Gpro to compare. After his issue I suggested the low amp capable BEC could be the culprit. He was sceptical at first but his subsequent check using a watt meter confirmed my theory to be true. Even when powered by a SG Reactor HVX from a 3s LiPo flight numbers are fewer between charges.

Otherwise it's a good unit, with the potential following further refinements to be even better.
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