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Yeah, the Agile 5.5 should be a terrific heli, I have the Agile 7.2 and like it a lot. The 7.2 is on the heavy side but still flies great, I'm not sure how heavy the 5.5 is. I look forward to your thoughts on it when you take delivery.

I have a KDS Agile 7.2 in my fleet, it's a nice heli, it's very big even by 700 standards. It's similar in overall size to my Goblin 770. It's quite a heavy helicopter but flies really well. It would certainly be a huge step up from a micro size heli to a 700, but to be honest crash cost for...

I hope the rule makers over this side of the pond take some notice of this. Though i suspect they wont and they will plough on with their proposed legislation regardless. Over here there is nothing equivalent to the '2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act', so nothing to stop those who want to...

If you want a complete package with the servos, ESC, motor and flybarless controller then Align is the obvious choice. Most other manufacturers you would have to buy all the components separately. You aren't going to get a battery included in any kit, that will be an extra whichever option you...

Yeah, i'm up for a sim session. I dont normally do any simming as i find it boring, but i do have Phoenix installed on my PC and a group flying session should be more fun.

Geena, I'm tight fisted:smug: I tend to snap up 'almost new' airframes from people who buy them then either dont build them or build them and dont fly them, most of the fleet you see came that way, and most of the components too. I'd love to add a Gaui to the fleet but the right bargain just...

Nice (except for the firt pic:apologetic:) I managed to get my fleet out into the garden between showers:

Deer are everywhere here in Aberdeen, my dogs are so used to them they cant be bothered chasing them anymore!.. Or maybe they figured out they run too fast? It stopped raining here for a few hours so i took the fleet out of my man cave for a quick pick, this is what i have airworthy:

Your DJI quad maintains altitude i'd guess because it's got altitude hold activated? So the stick isn't controlling throttle, basically it's flying itself. If you tried that with your new foamy plane you would get very different results because on that the throttle is controlled directly by...

Hi effexx, welcome to the forum. It's a little quieter here than some of the big forums but I think you will find it a lot friendlier. You can set the throttle stick to self centre in a similar way to the DX6i, you just enable the spring return and disable the ratchet. This is something not...

Paul, 'Forgiveness rather than permission' is my strategy too:biggrin1: Yes, they are basically the same heli though the 'speed' styled Comet has the upgraded 'competition' motor fitted as standard.

Yeah, a good set of hex keys is the best tool investment i ever made. Using cheap L shape keys i was constantly stripping heads which is frustrating and can work out expensive. I dont think I've stripped a single head since moving to decent hex drivers. The ones on Banggood are probably fine...

Rick, Chargers aim for a storage voltage in the 3.8V to 3.85V range. On the other hand exact storage voltage isnt critical, anywhere between 3.7V and 3.9V is ok, so you can usually just put the batteries away after flying without the need to 'storage charge'. If your batteries are going away...

Great to hear that it's working good for you, the best thing is it's not only fat but it's 'intelligent' in that it stops discharging when it gets to storage voltage, so no danger of killing your LiPos due to over discharge. I've actually not used this specific discharger but I know a few who...

I can genuinely recommend the Devil 420. The 'combo' package is a cracking deal if you need all the electronics to go with it. The DX9 is a nice Tx too, hope you manage to get the funds saved up soon.

The Spartan Vortex used to enjoy a very loyal following. I think in the last couple of years their popularity has waned a bit because all the other top brands have added self level and rescue to their capabilities and the Spartan is lagging behind. It will be interesting to see if Spartan can...

I also just bust the tip off the 1.5mm tip too while trying to shift a over Loctited screw (should have put heat on it).. But I've had them years and I've never stripped a head when using them so i really cant complain. The colour coding makes it easy to select the correct size which is a nice...

1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3mm will do for 95% of applications unless you are into micro helis in which case you will need smaller. The Align hex set is good quality: Align Hexagon Screw Driver Set (1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0mm) [AGNHZ024] | Cars & Trucks

Looking at the videos, I'm not really seeing anything to be concerned about. it's quite normal for flybarless heli to be a bit 'fidgety' when on the ground. What tends to make the fidgeting worse on the ground is using negative pitch, it's best to get the heli light on it's skids as soon as...

With the shorter DFC shaft is there still enough room for the swash to travel up and down? The DFC shafts can be shorter because you don't need room for the radius arms. With a conventional head (with radius arms mounted on the bottom) you usually need the longer shaft.... But I guess you have...