30-03-2016, 03:16 PM
Just make sure you buy a couple of spare arms (I bought 8 as they were so cheap at the time), a VTX antenna and of course plenty of props.
The 2 weaknesses of this model, which are easy to work around, are:
1. The arms are plastic. In a hard crash they may break. However this is a good thing, as it prevents damage to the PDB. I've only broken 1 so far.
2. The VTX position is awkward. In a hard upside down crash, there's a chance of damaging the antenna socket on the VTX. My son was using super strong Aomway antennas and crashed upside down. Because the Aomways are strong, they transferred the impact to the VTX antenna socket which broke. I've fixed it, and have now encased it in epoxy, but will revert to more flexible stock antennae in the future.
The 2 weaknesses of this model, which are easy to work around, are:
1. The arms are plastic. In a hard crash they may break. However this is a good thing, as it prevents damage to the PDB. I've only broken 1 so far.
2. The VTX position is awkward. In a hard upside down crash, there's a chance of damaging the antenna socket on the VTX. My son was using super strong Aomway antennas and crashed upside down. Because the Aomways are strong, they transferred the impact to the VTX antenna socket which broke. I've fixed it, and have now encased it in epoxy, but will revert to more flexible stock antennae in the future.
FrSky Q X7 Mode 2, Turnigy 9XR Pro and Evolution. Multirotors, planes plus a couple of heli's. Too many to list.
Aaaaand if the wife is reading this: "The club made me buy these planes, I had no part in it, honestly!"