Logo 500 3D Crash cost

[Finsta]

Hey -Was wondering if any 500 flyers can post the cost for a typical crash. Obviously the extent of the crash will make a difference, but just to get an idea. I know with my Rex 450, it is like 20.00 - 40.00 and I of course am not expecting it to be near this, I only said that to make it clear what I am asking. Thanks in advance!

[jamesotron99]

Hey -Was wondering if any 500 flyers can post the cost for a typical crash. Obviously the extent of the crash will make a difference, but just to get an idea. I know with my Rex 450, it is like 20.00 - 40.00 and I of course am not expecting it to be near this, I only said that to make it clear what I am asking. Thanks in advance!

I find the most cost effective method us to not crash :)

[Finsta]

jamesotron99 has not made any friends yet I found this under your profile, what does it mean? ha ha....lol, yes, I cold not agree more, hopefully I will not have a crash!

[OICU812]

This is a tough one of a heli this size for any make. Simply because there is no way to estimate as blades alone if you wreck them are 70-100 dollars. The of course even a mild tip over if the wrong way can take out whole tail, mains, maybe even frames, then you could be in the 300 dollar mark. I just can not even make a strong accurate guess. I have been as low as 60 bucks, all way up to re kitting, several times, lol.

[Mercuriell]

Blades are the big ticket item - I've crashed my poor 5003D 4 times over the Christmas hols and since learning inverted and funnels - it is FAR tougher than my expectation - the big ticket item is blades - far and away.

If you crash into soft ground usual casualties are flybar and flybar plastic ball links - the flybar from the T600 is compatible and around $3. The plastic ballinks are around $8 - other than that the landing gear most common to go - they're ~ $10 and if you bolt the gear to the frames with nylon bolts the frames are often spared.The main gear usually needs replacing ~$14

So I'd say my average prang is less than $30 (not inc blades) even with a tail first landing new boom, belt and idler wheels it was less than $60.

This is why the L500 gets a daily flogging and the L600 is reserved for Sunday Best till I get better !

[terrabit]

I just had to rekit my L600 3d, first crash. What an amazing machine though! No comparison to anything I've flown.

[BOOGIE]

You will find youself crashing less with this heli compared to a 450 size heli.