Flight time?

heliotrope · 04-04-2012, 12:29 PM

I'm getting ~6 minutes with high throttle loops and rolls in wind. How about everyone else?

heliotrope · 04-04-2012, 12:31 PM

To clarify, after six minutes it will fly fine, but doesn't seem to have the juice for acrobatic maneuvers. On the other hand, I balanced the blade tracking and adjusted the throttle curve and now it punches straight up.

It is also amazing for forward flight. I've got it banking like a slalom skier, and it is just amazing to fly. I do think I want to paint the front blades hazard orange or yellow.

scott s · 04-05-2012, 01:52 PM

orange blades are coming soon at espritmodel anyway's

Kumba · 04-05-2012, 05:58 PM

With the stock 500 I get around 10-12 minutes depending if I am hover and just flying around or doing flips and rolls. The turnigy nano-tech 600 packs are around 15-16 minutes. My hyperion 550s were around 13-14 minutes but they resemble jelly beans now

Most of the flying I do is just zipping around doing circuits and what-not. Probably consider it sport flying. Mostly just trying to learn to control the thing with fast orientation transitions.

heliotrope · 04-05-2012, 07:17 PM

I bet I've got a motor going, I have some replacements and will see if that helps.

04-04-2012, 12:29 PM	#1
heliotrope Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: United States	Flight time? I'm getting ~6 minutes with high throttle loops and rolls in wind. How about everyone else?

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04-04-2012, 12:31 PM	#2
heliotrope Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: United States	To clarify, after six minutes it will fly fine, but doesn't seem to have the juice for acrobatic maneuvers. On the other hand, I balanced the blade tracking and adjusted the throttle curve and now it punches straight up. It is also amazing for forward flight. I've got it banking like a slalom skier, and it is just amazing to fly. I do think I want to paint the front blades hazard orange or yellow.

04-05-2012, 01:52 PM	#3
scott s Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: malabar fl	orange blades are coming soon at espritmodel anyway's

04-05-2012, 05:58 PM	#4
Kumba Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Saint Petersburg, FL	With the stock 500 I get around 10-12 minutes depending if I am hover and just flying around or doing flips and rolls. The turnigy nano-tech 600 packs are around 15-16 minutes. My hyperion 550s were around 13-14 minutes but they resemble jelly beans now Most of the flying I do is just zipping around doing circuits and what-not. Probably consider it sport flying. Mostly just trying to learn to control the thing with fast orientation transitions.

04-05-2012, 07:17 PM	#5
heliotrope Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: United States	I bet I've got a motor going, I have some replacements and will see if that helps.