Carbon Fiber Frame Upgrade

[ianjh123]

Any feedback from anyone who has upgraded from the plastic frame to the carbon frames from either Gaui or Readyheli? Good and bad points?

[Pinecone]

I have the Gaui CF frame. I like it. Only wierd thing is, there is no specific mounting place for the ESC like the plastic frame has.

I CAd a piece of wood in the same location as the plastic one and used velcro to that.

[ianjh123]

So no-one has flown the Readyheli frame? I'm really keen to see if the futaba 9650 servos are up to the job.

[Happy|Harry]

going by the ready heli videos i'd say that the 9650's are more than up to the task :cool:

phil

[WhirlingBladesOfDeath]

I'm doing a build with the Readyheli frame right now, using the 9650's. The frame looks great and the 9650's certainly fit well in the frame. I won't have all the parts to finish the build for another week or so, so I'll have to wait until then to let you know how I think it flies.

The frame is super TIGHT. Everything is cut exactly dead nuts on, but very tight. On most of the tabs, I ended up very lightly sanding them with a Dremel. My hands are a bit sore from trying to press all the CF pieces together. ;)

Thanks,
Jason

[oppie]

Pinecone,
Got any pictures of the at ESC mount you made

[ianjh123]

Thanks for the feedback guys, I am almost ready to order the Readyheli frame and servos (plus a z-power z30), but it is a big investment, and a bit of feedback from someone who has flown one would be great. Almost nothing left to upgrade after this!

[Pinecone]

I will try to get one this weekend.

Nothing special, I took a tongue depressor type epoxy mising sttick, cut it to fit and CAd it to the battery mount. Then stuck on some velcro.

BTW I have found velcro that will fit through the stock frame holes to attach the packs. I don't like the zip ties. I have enough to probably offer sets of ties (I had to buy a couple of rolls).