My very finalized setup would be:
YS91SR
MP5
Radix 710mm SB
ATG with 9254
Solid-G with BLS 251
Ino Lab 760mg(cyclic)
Dualsky VR8L with Flightpower Evo-rx 2100mah
Ino-Lab 760mg
Pretty ok spec, even on 4.8v. Not sure how accurate the spec is though.
It is really 52g.
Futaba BLS 251
Slower and weaker than the logictech 6100 servo, but at least the wires are pretty well wrapped.
BUT there is still one problem...I DON'T HAVE A KIT YET. At the moment I am considering...after looking at the build manual, here is my thoughts..
T-rex 700N
Looks pretty ok and parts are definately going to be highly affordable, but there seems to be nothing, absolutely nothing that is tunable or adjustable on it. Also, align has NEVER ever released a heli w/o any major issue... like weird static glitch, clutch and bell exploding, fans eating governor sensor, swashplate seperating in flight...oh well, nobody is perfect, isn't it.
-nice production canopy
-main shaft only supported by two bearings
-frame design and build seems to be average, should be durable enough
-HATE THOSE BUTTON HEAD SCREWS, the head tends to wear off/strip
-very light weight and nice tray for mounting everything
-the type of ccpm/elevator arm setup that I really like
-plastic in the correct places
RJX X-treme 90
RJX quality hasn't been quite good, at least on the 50.. While many have had success, many have had issues too. Main gear stripping in flight, pinion wearing very fast, metal fatique, soft metal parts, and even the Chinese themselves(who supposedly should support their own domestic goods and production) say that there is no precision in the parts. I haven't really seen the 90size in real life yet, so I can't quite comment on it. Parts for the 50 is not cheap, so parts for the 90size is definately going to be a lot more expensive.
-whatever happened to them, the canopy on the 50 was just right, the one on the 90 is tiny and looks ugly, canopy mount comes with a breakoff tab though.
-looking at the manual, the frame might be quite susceptible to cracks in a crash. From what I know, its also 2mm thick, but it seems to be the weakest of all. The fan shroud area is just left totally open with nothing in between as shown in the pictures below.
X-treme 90
700N
Aurora
-3main shaft bearing
-very nice looking mixing arm
-hate the anti-rotation
-G10 frames available, in all honesty, I prefer G10 to CF, because its cheap and doesn't affect my pcm rx
-adjustable head
-certain things like the tail pitch slider arm could been in plastic
Avant aurora
-Really nice design and very good frame and rotor head design
-expensive parts($40 main shaft!!)
-distributor for SINGAPORE IS A INDONESEAN HOBBY SHOP????WTF?? So Basically I must ship the heli and parts from a thousand miles away and go through the hassle of custom, shipping cost, unknown "LHS", when in Singapore, the real LHSs are all within a radius of less than 30km no matter where you are in the country/island...so much for a local distributor.
-frames are very well re-inforced and the tail/torque design is very good from the way it is mounted on the frame to the open tail case, great design
-Real question is- Is the aurora a myth or reality??
I know I always say that unless you have got people earning a sizeable amount of income or profit for you...otherwise don't waste your hard-earned money on a 90...but somehow along the way, 90 size equipments/electronics seems to have gotten a bit cheaper than it was, making it more tempting, more affordable. Even the 90 size kit are going down in prices. So for now, I guess the only worry that is remaining is...FUEL COST.
All photos of the different frames are taken off their PDF manual, which can be downloaded online from the respective manufacturer's website.
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