3DHS 70" Velox

[SnowDog]

I have got to get into the man cave and work on my DLE 30 Velox...

Yes, you do! I was at a buddy's field last Sunday and he was flying a 70" Velox on a DLE-30 and it was rockin!
I think you are really gonna like how it flies! I know I enjoyed watching him fly that thing around.

 

[hosam]

that's it... I am locking my self in the cave and ignoring the wife and the crying baby until I am done... lets see how long that lasts opcorn:...

 

[robj]

The prices seem to be almost back to normal. I'm not sure I want to get another one, though. There are better options now.

Dunno, quick check and $160 is the cheapest I see. Espirt still 180. I bought mine for just over $100. Hard to beat a quality motor, 12oz weight, and 2000 watts....if it was still $100.

 

[SnowDog]

that's it... I am locking my self in the cave and ignoring the wife and the crying baby until I am done... lets see how long that lasts opcorn:...

I give that about an hour...and a night on the couch!

 

[nsg]

Dunno, quick check and $160 is the cheapest I see. Espirt still 180. I bought mine for just over $100. Hard to beat a quality motor, 12oz weight, and 2000 watts....if it was still $100.

rcdude has it at $120. I think he ships for free over $100.

Scorpions were okay motors, but the spectacular specs were mostly caused by very aggressive rating for current, power, etc. They also cut the corners with things like bearings, structural rigidity, etc. The savings were applied towards a fairly aggressive marketing campaign

My motor failed because the can wasn't rigid enough for Velox-style 3D. Compare to Ken's policy wrt MotrolFly motors. When he realized 3625 wasn't rigid enough for 3D, he posted a notice on his website. I'm sure it didn't help his sales short-term, but he certainly got my business long-term.

 

[hosam]

+1,000,000...

I have owned all kinds of electric motors in the last 8 years and will not use anything else but Motrolfly.

 

[robj]

Then I guess I won't say how my $45 bigfoot 110 has about 300 flights on a 72. :facepalm: Just another motor war. But my other motors are Motrofly and anything new will be. Ken has done me good to. Been done with Hackers.

But 2 years on Velox, that ain't to bad really. Unless it only has 20-30 flights on it. I put over 400 on my 70 and I bought the plane used.

 

[nsg]

As far as equipment wars go, I'm a libertarian and a pacifist.

OTOH, I hate it when marketing wins over engineering. I'm, after all, an engineer.

 

[hosam]

Then I guess I won't say how my $45 bigfoot 110 has about 300 flights on a 72. :facepalm: Just another motor war. But my other motors are Motrofly and anything new will be. Ken has done me good to. Been done with Hackers.

But 2 years on Velox, that ain't to bad really. Unless it only has 20-30 flights on it. I put over 400 on my 70 and I bought the plane used.

some of us get lucky I guess Rob... unfortunately I have been burnt just too many times and the last one (one month ago) cost me a motor and a plane (total cost to damage $300).

OTOH, I hate it when marketing wins over engineering. I'm, after all, an engineer.

as an automotive engineer I can not disagree any more...

 

[Enterprise]

Yes, you do! I was at a buddy's field last Sunday and he was flying a 70" Velox on a DLE-30 and it was rockin!
I think you are really gonna like how it flies! I know I enjoyed watching him fly that thing around.

What did he have to do to get it to balance? I had problems with my first Velox on the Mintor 22 with a 3 servo tail.