How are people finding beastx

[moonmanflyer]

Next year if i have great success with my Vision 90 i might get another to replace my 700.
I am tempted to give the FBL thing another go, and am wondering how are people finding the beastX system, i know there was a couple that had issues.
Even though i got the align system working quite well it was still not great on the tail, kicked occasionally and was whippy as hell.
Any feedback would be most appreciated
Cheers people

[Planehazza]

I've got the BeastX and I love the precise, agile and locked in feeling it gives. However, I am biased as it's my first FBL system so I've not used anything else, nor am I at the flying level where I can thoroughly test it. I hear nothing but good things about it though!

I want to be at home building my Vision90, not here stuck at work

[Jamin_00]

I had minor tail issues with my Beastx on the Srimok but got it working just before I swapped it out for the Vbar but never as good as say the Spartan gyro as others said they had the tail working on theres. But that may have been due to the ball on the tail servo horn being to far out??

Other than that cyclic wise it was great

[rapidgaz]

Love mine on the 600, only real tail issues I had were gain related, seems all good now thou. Not updated yet to 2.0 but would like to know what the diff is before I update. Had the servo for tail at 13.5mm from centre to centre.


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[J-S-Q]

Absolutely love mine on a TRex 500 and 700N. As said above it feels very agile, precise and also very stable. The tail is great as well (compared to my previous GP750's at least). I do have to say that I'm not a 3D flyer though (just some 'lively' sport flight )and nor have I tried any other FBL systems.

[Eckchaz]

Love it.. Love it.. Love it.. but like Planehazza & J-S-Q it is my first FBL unit though so cant compare with others and I cant fly that hard (Sports & mild 3D)

As already mentioned, you only hear good things about it (even from pro's!).. from what I remember reading, the only gripe is on V1 the tail speed is not as good on things like a Koas but on V2 update.. its alot quicker but then Dave has said its a bit too whippy? Other than that.. precise, agile, locked in feel.. and love the capabilty to virtually plug and play and adjust at the field without a laptop! Its gave me a new confidence and a step forward in my flying!

[J-S-Q]

Its gave me a new confidence and a step forward in my flying!

Agreed.

[heliward0]

love mine LOTS!!!.....i will be fitting all my helis with beastx as soon they have stock.

[Planehazza]

Absolutely love mine on a TRex 500 and 700N. As said above it feels very agile, precise and also very stable. The tail is great as well (compared to my previous GP750's at least). I do have to say that I'm not a 3D flyer though (just some 'lively' sport flight )and nor have I tried any other FBL systems.

Yeah I forgot to say, I think the tail of the BeastX holds considerably better than the GP750, not to say the GP750 is bad however.

[moonmanflyer]

Gp750 holds very very well, just a bit whippy though no worst than a gy611 used to be and i use them on all my helis anyway.
Thanks for the feedback, seems like beastx is very popular

[Dave Rand]

Loved it on my Rage really locked in looking forward to getting it back in the Air :-)

[machasm]

Got one on my 700 and am putting another on one of my 600s. I really like it and did have an issue with the tail but have increased the gain and it holds well.
Dave lloyd has put them on his 700 and Rave and I think he is liking it a lot.
Saw him piro-flipping like a good un today and didn't seem to have any issues with it.
He says the 700 is flying better than the Rave with it so I think he still has to tinker a little more to get it just right on the Rave.
All the Beasts that I have mentioned above are running V2 firmware.
Ade.

[waveydavey]

With the V2 update it only adds to the way it feels locked in, me likes, a lot. The tail speed increase is an out and out gimmick, they have just removed any control from the piro at all and the only limit to the piro speed is mechanical. However, dropping out of say a stall turn the tail whips round like a whippy thing from whippyville. It's horrid, people have complained about the piro speed but I have to say for me it just feels right, the stick and the acceleration feel bang on, for me that is. I love mine and can't see me going back to flybar.

[J-S-Q]

With the V2 update it only adds to the way it feels locked in, me likes, a lot. The tail speed increase is an out and out gimmick, they have just removed any control from the piro at all and the only limit to the piro speed is mechanical. However, dropping out of say a stall turn the tail whips round like a whippy thing from whippyville. It's horrid, people have complained about the piro speed but I have to say for me it just feels right, the stick and the acceleration feel bang on, for me that is.

I haven't upgraded to v2 yet -are you saying that the tail feels worse even if you keep the piro rate the same as it was under v1 or does it only feel worse if you increase the piro rate to the new faster limit?

Have to agree that the feel and speed of the tail is bang on with v1.

I love mine and can't see me going back to flybar.

Me neither. I FBL'ed did my TRex 500 first and then when I'd fly my flybarred 700N it would feel quite lacking in comparison (just felt a little inaccurate and 'soft' despite being a bigger and more powerful heli) so I had to give it the Beast X treatment as well.

[waveydavey]

I haven't upgraded to v2 yet -are you saying that the tail feels worse even if you keep the piro rate the same as it was under v1 or does it only feel worse if you increase the piro rate to the new faster limit?

Have to agree that the feel and speed of the tail is bang on with v1.



Me neither. I FBL'ed did my TRex 500 first and then when I'd fly my flybarred 700N it would feel quite lacking in comparison (just felt a little inaccurate and 'soft' despite being a bigger and more powerful heli) so I had to give it the Beast X treatment as well.

If you adjust your endpoints for the rudder to above 100% I think mine ended up at 125% you enter a free rotation mode where the gyro isn't in control, apparently for show moves. If you stay at 100% then it will be the same as before, max rotation 560 degrees per sec, good non-theless.