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None of you probably care but some of you might like to know the thought process that I put into my choice of model.
As I have said previously, thanks to flybarless the choice is a lot "easier" (although that actually makes it harder as the differences are more subtle!)
So my initial narrow down the field was due to the location im likely to be flying. Slades farm is a recognised site but it is a busy public site with lots of dog walkers, skate park with kids, cyclists etc milling around. I have flown there fairly recently with a discus launch glider and have seen others flying there too but, flying on your own means you do not have the presence to keep by standards away from your invisible flight line or somebody to tell you when people are walking around nearby.
So I set the limit of 550 preferably 500mm blades. They are smaller, less likely to attract attention etc.
So this let me to the next step, 4 models immediately come to mind
align,
logo,
goblin,
gaui.
anybody that knows me, knows align is not an option.
I have had a good look over a couple of goblins now and whilst its nice its just a little unconventional for me, The boom is nice but expensive and the servos being flat on their side and being non standard size servos makes the engineer in me cringe, the load should never be across the servo like that, Putting form before function is a bad thing. Not saying its a bad model, The layout works and the flybarless makes up for it but that doesn't stop me cringing :-)
So that leaves us with the logo 500 and the gaui x5
There is no doubting the logos are awesome models. I love the belt drive tail. They fly great, spares aren't too bad but it is really a 550 so on the upper limit of the size.
the gaui is I think a slightly better layout, Battery up higher should result in a higher CG. I like that the motor/lower mainshaft bearing/tail drive/front boom mount are in one block, this makes for a stiffer more stable drive train which increases efficiency and gears being stripped.
question for gaui owners, its hard to see from the videos/pictures. what joins the top mainshaft bearing to the bottom mainshaft bearing. Is it just the frames or is there a stiffener in there?
basically there is nothing in it. It is going to come down deciding if i want belt or tube tail drive to cost!
Servos Im going futaba brushless, spartan vortex to keep it all tied down.
Optipower batteries seem to be the current (pun intended) must have, does anybody have opinions/experience with others?
thanks,
Ade
As I have said previously, thanks to flybarless the choice is a lot "easier" (although that actually makes it harder as the differences are more subtle!)
So my initial narrow down the field was due to the location im likely to be flying. Slades farm is a recognised site but it is a busy public site with lots of dog walkers, skate park with kids, cyclists etc milling around. I have flown there fairly recently with a discus launch glider and have seen others flying there too but, flying on your own means you do not have the presence to keep by standards away from your invisible flight line or somebody to tell you when people are walking around nearby.
So I set the limit of 550 preferably 500mm blades. They are smaller, less likely to attract attention etc.
So this let me to the next step, 4 models immediately come to mind
align,
logo,
goblin,
gaui.
anybody that knows me, knows align is not an option.
I have had a good look over a couple of goblins now and whilst its nice its just a little unconventional for me, The boom is nice but expensive and the servos being flat on their side and being non standard size servos makes the engineer in me cringe, the load should never be across the servo like that, Putting form before function is a bad thing. Not saying its a bad model, The layout works and the flybarless makes up for it but that doesn't stop me cringing :-)
So that leaves us with the logo 500 and the gaui x5
There is no doubting the logos are awesome models. I love the belt drive tail. They fly great, spares aren't too bad but it is really a 550 so on the upper limit of the size.
the gaui is I think a slightly better layout, Battery up higher should result in a higher CG. I like that the motor/lower mainshaft bearing/tail drive/front boom mount are in one block, this makes for a stiffer more stable drive train which increases efficiency and gears being stripped.
question for gaui owners, its hard to see from the videos/pictures. what joins the top mainshaft bearing to the bottom mainshaft bearing. Is it just the frames or is there a stiffener in there?
basically there is nothing in it. It is going to come down deciding if i want belt or tube tail drive to cost!
Servos Im going futaba brushless, spartan vortex to keep it all tied down.
Optipower batteries seem to be the current (pun intended) must have, does anybody have opinions/experience with others?
thanks,
Ade
+ 7 x Eddies finest EGS's
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