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    can you give me a rough guide to what it costs each time you crash your trex500. i have damaged the blade400 5 times while learning, and although i have now not crashed for some time, i am sure it will happen again a few times if i buy a trex500. thas cost from £15 to£30 each time. normaly near the lower end. how does this compare to the 500?





    trex 550 (HC3SX)

    trex 600 nitro le (beastx)
    compass 6HV (Spirit)
    dx8.....





    its not my dog by the way.



  • #2
    My last 2 crashes in the last month have cost me £120 and £90 respectively. These aren't using expensive blades either.

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    • #3
      about 80 quid usually sometimes less if im lucky

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      • #4
        wow. thats a big difference to a blade 400! and twice in one month.





        trex 550 (HC3SX)

        trex 600 nitro le (beastx)
        compass 6HV (Spirit)
        dx8.....





        its not my dog by the way.


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        • #5
          Originally posted by dogbiscuit View Post
          wow. thats a big difference to a blade 400! and twice in one month.
          Wait until you get to crash a 90 size..

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          • #6
            My mate crashed his 600 - that was £200

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            • #7
              Originally posted by busterboy View Post
              Wait until you get to crash a 90 size..
              Agree! A set of .90 blades is around 90 bucks!!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by busterboy View Post
                Wait until you get to crash a 90 size..
                My last 90 size crash was £650

                When I owned a T500 my crashes averaged £80-£120

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                • #9
                  Like the MasterCard ads - cost of crashing a trex 500... Many pounds. Cost of buying copy of Phoenix flight sim... Priceless!!

                  Of course this doesn't avoid expensive crashes but definitely pays for itself very quickly.

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                  • #10
                    How long is a piece of string?

                    Martin

                    Most of the Aligns, fair few Spektrum bits, bunch of Align & HiTec servos, OBE, VD & Bar.

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                    • #11
                      How long is a piece of string?

                      [/quote]

                      others seem to no how long the string is!!!





                      trex 550 (HC3SX)

                      trex 600 nitro le (beastx)
                      compass 6HV (Spirit)
                      dx8.....





                      its not my dog by the way.


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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Mart61 View Post
                        How long is a piece of string?


                        Twice half it's lenght.
                        Edmund
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Mart61 View Post
                          How long is a piece of string?

                          The above comment is about the most accurate so far though. Crash cost usually go from nothing to rekit Even the same crash on different days can be 2 totally different figures I reckon a good average for a 500 is probably £100 though, I have a fair few to average
                          Phil
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                          • #14
                            the original post did say rough guide.... seems like the answer is £80 to £120. thanks to all. same question now with the clone 500. average/rough crash cost





                            trex 550 (HC3SX)

                            trex 600 nitro le (beastx)
                            compass 6HV (Spirit)
                            dx8.....





                            its not my dog by the way.


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                            • #15
                              I should add a little balance here lest you be too scared to buy the 500.

                              I have had about 50 - 100 flights on my Trex 500 and the only damage has been a stripped servo gear when it tipped over awkwardly after an auto. It cost £3.

                              Crashing is not obligatory. The 500 is a lot easier to fly than the Blade 400.

                              Even crashing the Trex 600 has never cost me more than about £80.

                              Cheers,

                              Andrew
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