I can`t really say that about my old 550E V2. It was plenty fast and had lots of power......maybe too much power. I had a problem with it eating main gears in flight, due to the frames flexing. I probably could have gone to the thicker Align frames, or maybe the Fusuno frames. But I sold it instead. Besides, I have four TSA helicopters to keep me busy.

 

you will find its the electronics.. part of the reason I let my old one go.. tho I its the only heli I regret selling... its amazing how servo's impact the feel of a heli in the air.. especially when you bang it round like you @smakmeharder

 

Hah yes being a pro sponsored pilot has its benefits for sure @Geena. You allways have great equipment... You are also sponsored as well @Manyc (btw - f3n? You would be good at it!) But in my case the servo arms felt like rubber and my flying has changed alot since i had the old 550 up in the air. Also the motor just did not have the kick i prefer... maybe i need more pitch and steel servo horns. Flying it for the first time yesterday was like revisiting an old friend who you had not seen in years - but that friend has grown old fast...

 

Slow as it may be, that 550 would probably make a good intermediate model for someone. Had I not already jumped on that 450, I might have had to attempt to talk you out of your 550.

 

haha I am sure you get a good deal from @ZEN RC he looks after you...

 

I put the metal align horns on mine and they seemed to help get rid of the mushy feel of the controls. I probably should have kept it and changed the frames to get rid of the flexing there too. It really was a great flying helicopter, and perfect for quick flights after work. Speaking of revisiting old friends. A few months ago, I decided to take the old Dynam E-Razor 450 out for some exercise. For the life of me, I can`t see how I ever learned a thing with the little helicopter. I know it is set up correctly, but it flew like week old butt. But it was fun, and it took me back to days of learning to hover in my back yard.

 

With mine, I also put in the Lynx thrusted bearing blocks, with the carbon X support.. it stiffened the frame right up... I do miss that heli.. but it did struggle as I pushed it.. ended up putting the 600 boom on it, as well as upping the tail ratio and head speed... DFC head.. all that..

 

It seems that 6s is not enough for the beasty... but thats part of the attraction I suppose - economical flying at 6s. I will try a few things on it first...see how it goes. I will up the pitch for one and better servo arms.

 

I'll update it to version 1.4 for the cgy aswell

 

your use to a goblin 380 now ,nothing else comes close