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Old 06-20-2012, 06:23 PM   #21 (permalink)
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And tomorrow is my birthday so I gave myself a present!!!
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Old 06-20-2012, 06:43 PM   #22 (permalink)
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And tomorrow is my birthday so I gave myself a present!!!
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Old 06-21-2012, 04:30 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Old 06-21-2012, 03:13 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Thanks guys, I am having a great day!!!
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Old 06-21-2012, 03:39 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Thanks guys, I am having a great day!!!
Happy Birthday from Oz and thanks for your great contribution to HF
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Old 06-21-2012, 11:26 PM   #26 (permalink)
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For lightness and torque think you could consider the Pyro
The Pyro 700-52 is looking like the best fit for me and the Xera 4035-480 or 600 is my backup option..

As im going to be using a SK540 and its built in e-gov which requires a phase sensors (the same setup as the vbar), im wanting to get either a YGE 120 or the new Scorpion ESC that have the built in phase sensor... Will these ESC's cause any issues with a Pyro? I seem to recall reading comments someone how some incompatibility issues with some ESC's and pyro motors?

I would get a HeliJive but it seems a waste to spend the $$$ if im not going to use the BEC (running HV servos) or the gov.
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Old 06-21-2012, 11:38 PM   #27 (permalink)
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How durable are the land struts on the Diabolo? What material are they made from?
From what i can see on Mercuriells build videos they looks thin and easy to break...??
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Old 06-22-2012, 12:28 AM   #28 (permalink)
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They're some sort of light metal I think, none less I certainly thought they are beefy IMO. You can always order the CF bows and pipes to for max bling
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Old 06-22-2012, 02:05 AM   #29 (permalink)
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The struts are very durable and are a good shock absorber. They have saved me a few times. They will bend on hard impact saving the frame. I would not get the CF ones personally, though you may not crash as often as me.
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Old 06-22-2012, 02:29 AM   #30 (permalink)
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The struts are very durable and are a good shock absorber. They have saved me a few times. They will bend on hard impact saving the frame. I would not get the CF ones personally, though you may not crash as often as me.

Im not interested in C/F struts.. The stock struts sound good to me.

I like to keep a small supply of spares to cover small incidents i.e. hard auto = kills landing struts or minor boom strike. If the struts were weak/ brittle i was going to order a handful of them.. Sounds like i can get away with just one or maybe two.
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Old 06-22-2012, 02:49 AM   #31 (permalink)
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The struts are alloy and do deform in severe impact which absorbs the shock - they are easy to bend back into shape
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FYI : Landing struts are not interchangeable. Rear is taller than front, in order to raise the tail off the ground.
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Old 06-22-2012, 07:43 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Pics of the struts after the 20 foot blade stop drop. Luckily it landed square on the skids. They absorbed much of the impact. Also a pic to show the blades which cracked near the root due to the force of the landing. I only needed to change a servo arm, feathering spindle and ordered some bearings just in case.



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Old 06-22-2012, 05:04 PM   #34 (permalink)
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I ordered both. Normal for every day, CF for events and demos.
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Old 06-25-2012, 01:22 AM   #35 (permalink)
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The metal/alloy skid will do me just fine... Im becoming pretty proficient at my auto now so unless i have a complete brain fade (which will happen from time to time) the skids will work well..

This waiting for my kit to be ready is going to paaaiiinnful... I cant wait to start building but i think it will be August before my kit is ready and no doubt a few more weeks getting through customs before i have it in possession. So it might be Sept. before she is airborne...

I need a few more videos and pics to be posted to feed my diabolo addiction..
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I contacted Chuck the end of May and I just got my invoice couple days ago informing me that it will ship out from Germany 06/22. It is very easy to deal with Chuck, he answers questions promptly.
Do you have Chucks email, I sent a website inquiry a few days ago but no response


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Old 06-28-2012, 12:07 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Here it is: rcbirt@peakaircraft.com
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Got my Devil last night!!! In a kangaroo shipment with the Voodoo 400 built by Gerd!!!!

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, you will love the build my friend. I am about to install all electronics, what a joy to own one of these machines
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Got my Devil last night!!! In a kangaroo shipment with the Voodoo 400 built by Gerd!!!!
Did you get much sleep last night?
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