Zeal Blades the old Edge or just clever marketing??

[ddhuans]

Originally Posted by jl_450

HeliDirect has them coming in for the 18th. I plan on ordering a set once they arrive. Anybody fly them yet?

have tried a 350mm set with my friend Gaui X3. The feeling is so close to EDGE. More precious than the stock Gaui blades.

[jl_450]

Originally Posted by ddhuans

have tried a 350mm set with my friend Gaui X3. The feeling is so close to EDGE. More precious than the stock Gaui blades.

Great to hear! Can't wait to give them a try.

[GimpyGolden]

Originally Posted by Zeal USA

Right now we do not have 470's in work.

Whenever the HF mods create our "Zeal Blades" sub-forum I will post a thread for people to comment on what sizes they would like to have. This will give us a perspective of the potential demand. If the demand is there, we will consider it for production.

Would like em for Atom 5.5 +too.

[Inverted2112]

+1 on the 470ish size for my Logo 480...

The only option I'm currently aware of is RJX..

[red_1030]

Got my 350s today...gotta say I'm impressed with the shipping speed. They were postmarked from Vietnam and I ordered on 7/16 received 7/22.

They came in a fancy polycarbonate box which is nice





They weigh within 1G of each other




They feel stiffer than Aligns

[badastinner]

Here's mine.

[corrosionate]

Originally Posted by red_1030

I sent and email and I gotta say customer service was quick and my order is placed now. Thanks Bill!! Cant wait to get them and compare to the Align 360s.

I tried a set of the Zeal 360's at IRCHA and liked them. The only catch is they are 350mm measured from bolt hole to tip, so they're ~10mm shorter than the align 360's. They flew great though with my light, sloppy 3d skills. Collective and cyclic felt very good and similar to the Align blades and might have been a tad better at fast forward flight than the aligns. The only drawback I found was that they didn't auto as well as the align 360's on my stretched mini protos, but most people dont care about auto-ing a 450 size heli like I do. To me they seemed like winners. I'd like to try some bigger ones. The guy that lent them to me said they reduced his flight time on his x3, but I didn't notice much of a difference on my 6s mini p, and I dont know what blades he was comparing to.

Also note that they did say the 360's were mislabeled and are really 350's. It looks like the newer ones that are shipping are labelled 350. The ones they had at IRCHA must've been earlier sets marked 360.

[Zeal USA]

Originally Posted by corrosionate

I tried a set of the Zeal 360's at IRCHA and liked them. The only catch is they are 350mm measured from bolt hole to tip, so they're ~10mm shorter than the align 360's. They flew great though with my light, sloppy 3d skills. Collective and cyclic felt very good and similar to the Align blades and might have been a tad better at fast forward flight than the aligns. The only drawback I found was that they didn't auto as well as the align 360's on my stretched mini protos, but most people dont care about auto-ing a 450 size heli like I do. To me they seemed like winners. I'd like to try some bigger ones. The guy that lent them to me said they reduced his flight time on his x3, but I didn't notice much of a difference on my 6s mini p, and I dont know what blades he was comparing to.

The yellow Zeal 360's that were at IRCHA were clearly stated to be 350's that were mislabeled in the manufacturing process. As we let people demo them, and even as I gave away many sets of them, I told everyone that they were in fact 350's.

The 350's we have listed for sale are the same size but properly labeled. We also are in work on producing true 360's as we know there is a high demand for that size.

Sorry if there was confusion on that. I tried to be very specific about the 350's (360's) at IRCHA.

[corrosionate]

Yep. I was editing my post to include that as you were quoting me. I see in the photos they're marked 350 now. Good blades regardless.

I was impressed with the look, finish, and flight of them. Be sure to peel off the clear stickers that are used for packing to keep them from chafing each other. Similar to Radix clear vinyl static cling stickers they put between them.

[Zeal USA]

Originally Posted by corrosionate

Yep. I was editing my post to include that as you were quoting me. I see in the photos they're marked 350 now. Good blades regardless.

I was impressed with the look, finish, and flight of them. Be sure to peel off the clear stickers that are used for packing to keep them from chafing each other. Similar to Radix clear vinyl static cling stickers they put between them.

Glad you liked them, and thanks for the positive feedback!

You also bring up another important point about the shipping labels between the blades... VERY important for people to remember this!!! We had several instances of this not happening, even on tail blades. It's important to remember.

As an added precaution we will be shipping future sets with new labels that have an easy to see marking on them so people don't over look them. Until those work their way through the system though, please pay close attention to the older clear ones. They hide very easily.

[shein95]

any plans for wide and standard cord options? It would be cool to get some in 770's as well. my rail 696's are getting a little old so i am checking out the 700 zeals. While i don't have any of your blades yet it is really nice to see your level of involvement on the forum, thank you

[Zeal USA]

Originally Posted by shein95

any plans for wide and standard cord options? It would be cool to get some in 770's as well. my rail 696's are getting a little old so i am checking out the 700 zeals. While i don't have any of your blades yet it is really nice to see your level of involvement on the forum, thank you

We are currently considering two different chord widths for certain sizes. We are also trying to determine which is best and most efficient in a certain length rather than having arbitrary chord options as we'd rather have the most optimal rather than too many sizes which many won't want to buy/fly.

640mm blades are being tested and something around the 770/780 range will be soon to follow.

Thanks for the comment. We are working hard to be responsive and to listen to our customers.

[Trexwilly]

I do enjoy the feel of your blades, I just wish I could see them better...

Add white to the bottom, and a splash on top and you'll have a winner guys!

[Zeal USA]

Originally Posted by Trexwilly

I do enjoy the feel of your blades, I just wish I could see them better...

Add white to the bottom, and a splash on top and you'll have a winner guys!

Eventually they will all look like this.

[Trexwilly]

Originally Posted by Zeal USA

Eventually they will all look like this.

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Well I will try them, will the big ZEAL be reflective or holographic?

I have the 350s green on my mini Protos right now, and they are hard for me to see, but they fly very well on that machine!

[Zeal USA]

Originally Posted by Trexwilly

Well I will try them, will the big ZEAL be reflective or holographic?

I have the 350s green on my mini Protos right now, and they are hard for me to see, but they fly very well on that machine!

Glad you like how they fly!

The logo on the bottom is not holographic but it is what I would probably call metallic silver. So... If the sun hits it, it stands out pretty well.

[shein95]

I just pulled the trigger on some green 700 mains and 105 tails. Should have the Wednesday. Looking forward to trying them. Are they a louder blade or on the quiet side? Replacing my rails on my trex 700 dfc, just hope I don't get the dreaded tail hum with the new blades.

[shein95]

Do all blades have the zeal logo on the bottom? Some sizes show pictures of it but some don't show the bottom at all

[Varc]

I'm willing and able to be a test-pilot for a set of 250's or whatever the size is for the Blade 300x. Green in color please.

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