Why not to have a clone trex

[Gixxer]

I am not sponsered by Align or anyone else for that matter, i have had my hands on one or two of these 'clones' not DFC, imho thay are poorly made, thats not to say thay won't get you started on the path to taking up the hobby. but thay are made of cheesium! and are not strong imo. i am a club pilot with modest skill, i knew it would be opening a can of worms when i started this thred, but a mechanical failiure on any heli could result in a serious injury. nuff said just have fun with what you fly and be safe.

cheers
Cuppa

The 'mechanical failure' was nothing to do with it being a clone, it was caused by a battery pack hitting the rotor.

That's like someone setting about your Trex 700 with a sledge hammer and saying it's crap because it fell apart.

I have a Trex 700n and a Flasher 700n, and as far as I can tell, there's no difference between them. They even both use the same crap screws.

[Cuppa]

the thread on you tube says what it says! i am not out to mislead anyone Pete, so i apologise if it looked that, way just an observation realy more than a statement.

[Audi_TT 83]

i have a HK600gt and granted its not as well built as the align but it is 1/4 of the price, then with a few align parts it flys just as well as i need it too. i also have a tarot 450 pro and that imo is better than the trex and also 1/3rd of the price. you have to look at the pilot in that first video

here he is again
Drago450 Bad Crash With surprising turnout - YouTube
and again
Drago500 Major Crash - YouTube

hopefully this will work
RC Crash Videos - YouTube
in there contains 120 of his crashes

it seems to me its not the helicopter itself its the person who is piloting it

[BiG-T]

You really want to fly alongside this guy....Not
Does he manage to land on the skids at all or does he just crash and pick up the bit's..

[p4ddy]

I subscribed a long time ago, imo i think he's great, always gives me a laugh.."Yea baby"

[Boggy]

[PeteStewardson]

the thread on you tube says what it says! i am not out to mislead anyone Pete, so i apologise if it looked that, way just an observation realy more than a statement.

Indeed the thread on YouTube says what it says, nothing t do with it being a clone. Had he been flying an align the same thing would have happened.

[choppaholic]

Genuine Align 500 are no better this just happen today. the classic Align tail bolt sheer problem they still haven't fixed it and don't care to either. even Aligns need upgrade to stop them from failing. once you start flying hard, aligns start to show up their weakness. the tail got so heavily imbalanced that the forces ripped the screw in the tail gearbox right out ouch!!

damage;

both side frames completely ripped at the bottom.

• 1 serovs
• BEC wires pulled out of soldering
• bottom tray
• battery tray
• tail gearbox
• tail slider
• tail shaft
• tail grips
• ESC wire pulled out

astonishingly the blades survived and the boom, main shaft feathering is dead straight, canopy is unmarked
i did a fast piroveting auto but it tipped over at the end and came in fast the body was spining so fast that it ripped the whole of the bottom part out hence why the top is all unmarked.
time for some expensive upgrades.