Should I get a Swift????

[ViperDrags44]

Greetings All!!

I am looking to add a small electric heli to my collection and was considering the Swift. I then did some research and came to this forum and read about some of the problems my fellow pilots have been having with this model.

My questions are: has enough time gone by to fully trust that the problems that have effected Swift been corrected? Would you buy one?

Thanks for your thoughts :lol:


Brian :glasses2:

[trevorz]

Well I own two, so perhaps I am biased, but the the first has been trouble free for me and a great flyer. The second, well, still not airborne :shock: , but really close :lol:

There were some refinements made with the first batch, and since then I believe they are a great machine, that is cheap to own and fly, and does fly really well!

Trevor.

[RAV50]

You will love it! :D

Mine with the 550+ and four cell lipo, flys like a hot 30 , one with an OS37.

The other, with a 6cell lipo is like a hot 90!!

Either on 5 cells is somewhere in between.

[NTM]

I would not buy another.
The trex 600 is a better choice for a number of reasons (quality parts and support, driven tail,600mm blades, etc.), or if you really want performance and quality, Mikado.

I tried mine on 10s 2500mah flightpowers and a neu 1910 1.5y, 550mm blades and 2300rpm on the head. It flew pretty respectably, but parts wore out quickly and perfomance was still way behind my logo 14.

It's not a bad heli, but there are better alternatives out there :dontknow .

[cmezip]

The Swift is my 4th heli, I love it. All of my buddies love to fly it. It's a basic 4S w/a Century 550 motor. I have only been flying a year but this is by far my favorite. (Blade CP, MX-400, HDX-450). I have alot of stick time on a JR venture w/a O.S. 37, it is not as powerfull as that but better then when the JR had a O.S. 32. It flips/rolls on axis with no problem (and I am not good). I have had my buddies JR Venture over the last two weeks and I would buy this one in a heartbeat over a gas Heli and I spent half of what I would of on a T-Rex 600 (which I would love to own). I think this is a great all around heli myself and would say go for it.

[TJRIDE]

I would say to go for it. I own one and the wife has one also, We both love the way it flys. We are not the best pilots -- but it sure handles well. Very smooth.

TJ
:glasses2:

[brod]

If your after a heli this size,go Logo 10,instead of Swift.I've got both,Logo builds better,much more solid,more reliable and flies much better.
And, unlike the Swift, flies stock from the box :glasses2:

[aramsdell]

BROD, Mine flew stock from the box. It flies very well. 600+ motor on 5s 4000 10T pinion, flies nicely. I will be getting a 6S some day. I don't need it yet as it flies ,climbs,flips and rolls fast enough for most sport pilots. I also fly it on 4S 10T pinion as a sedate sport ship no hard 3d. 4S 11T for moderate aerobatics.
What does a Logo 10 cost? What do the parts cost. How long to get and availability? Tower Hobbies has most of the Swift parts in stock all the time and great service.
I would bet that this is THE most bang for the buck going right now.

I liked mine so much I bought a second for a camera ship. The 4S setup with a 600+ motor only weighs 5.5 pounds and there is tons of room for anything you want to mount on it.

[RAV50]

Brod

What do you mean "And, unlike the Swift, flies stock from the box "

Both my Swifts are "stock from the box" and the oldest one has been flying some pretty hard 3D for over a year now on 6S1P Flite power cells through the Century Lightning 80 ESC feeding their 600 motor.

It has been man handled by myself and by my local hard-core 3Ders on many occasions (many have since got there own now).

It is one of my favorite "stock" helis. :)

[aramsdell]

RAV50, I think he's pissed at the price . (of what he bought)

[stpeteheli]

Greetings All!!

I am looking to add a small electric heli to my collection and was considering the Swift. I then did some research and came to this forum and read about some of the problems my fellow pilots have been having with this model.

My questions are: has enough time gone by to fully trust that the problems that have effected Swift been corrected? Would you buy one?

Thanks for your thoughts :lol:


Brian :glasses2:

I have one for sale. It's posted over at RCGroups. Let me know if you need a link.

Niles

[cmezip]

I have the 550 motor and ELECTRON 50/60 ESC on a 4S Power is adequate but I should have gone with the 600+ motor and 80amp speed controller for 6s upgradeability. I have about 25 flights and barely ever fly my HDX-450 any more.