Joined The X50E Club

[charliejjr]

I maidened my X50E today for a 5 minute flight of FFF really covering the sky with one loop. I was being pretty conservative considering this was a new setup and my first experience with a FBL heli. I'm using the Spektrum Microbeast unit. All I can say is WOW.
This heli really flies nice. In FFF, it tracked absolutely straight. Tip it forward and it gets up some speed really quick. So far, I'm happy with this heli.
My other helils are a Beam, Mini-Titan, Raptor E550, Avant Aurora E90. So, after this maiden of the X50E, it's a keeper. Oh the list keeps growing.

[what-d-heli]

Welcome Charlie. Glad to hear you are liking this heli too. She does pick-up speed fast eh.

The only think that will make me part with this X50E for now is if get a 700 .

[raptorz499]

Hey Charlie what is your electronics setup!?

[charliejjr]

I use a Spektrum DX7S transmitter (DMX)

Spektrum AR7200BX 7CH DSMX Flybarless Control System w/BeastX .

Castle Creations Phoenix ICE2 HV 80 .

Scorpion HK-4025-630 Brushless Motor (630KV) with (6mm Shaft) .

1 x HYPERION ATLAS DH 20X GCD FULLY PROGRAMMABLE HIGH VOLTAGE DIGITAL SERVO (tail).

3 x HYPERION ATLAS DH 20 FTD FULLY PROGRAMMABLE HIGH VOLTAGE DIGITAL SERVO (cyclic).

1 Thunder Power 2250 mah 45c lipo to power the electronics.

2 Turnigy 6s 3600mah 30-40c discharge lipos in series for a 12s setup to run the motor.

With my 5 minute maiden of FFF, I put 1581 ma back into the batteries or 44% of the packs capacity. I also had my throttle curve at 60% for this flight. I don't have a tach to give a
head RPM.

Hope this helps.

Charlie

[raptorz499]

Wow that makes for some longggg flight time?!

[raptorz499]

I also joined the club....ordered mine today, but I will be running mine on 8S

[stingeragent]

Hopefully one day can maiden mine. Got my fbl unit coming in the mail hopefully this week. Still need motor/esc/batts. Just can't decide on going with 6s or 8s.

[what-d-heli]

Welcome guys! The more the merrier. This place really needs more people, lol.

[raptorz499]

I would highly recommend 8s! You can still use the Ice 100 ESC, which helps keep cost down to alleviate the battery cost, which still is not that bad. I know it can be run on 6s, but 8s will help the power setup/batteries run much cooler than 6s...just my $0.02

[simonarvestrand]

I'm in. x50 my build starts tomorrow

[raptorz499]

^^^good to hear...my build will begin late next week but I will report back as I go!

[simonarvestrand]

Almost done
Just waiting for my jive an vbar.

Just one problem, i cant tighten one of the tailbladeholders as hard as i want
then it want run as free as the other one. have no idea why, both sides looks exactly the
same but one won't run totaly free .

[simonarvestrand]

Problem solved. One washer had an edge that stopped The bearing when i tightend The screw.

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[what-d-heli]

Glad to hear it is just a minor hiccup with the build.

So, you will be using Jive for ESC and VBar as your FBL system...what will be the rest of your set-up?

[ranma103]

Very intrusted as well i've changed my setup a little as well.

Align 600MX (510KV)
2 x Zippy 4000 45C 5s in Series for 10s
SK540 With Powerbus
Savox SH 1290MG Tail
Ino-Lab HGD 761MG Cyclic
HobbyWing 100a HV ESC
Dualsky BEC Reg with Pinflag
2s Zippy 25C 2200 RX Pack
KBDD Orange 96mm Tails
Rotor Tech 610 FBL Mains
Hyperion Phase Sensor for Gov
16t Pinion

[simonarvestrand]

Align 600MX (510KV)
Pinion 13t ? will try that first.
Jive 80HV (ready to pick up att the postoffice right now)
Vbar Fullsize Blueline (ready to pick up att the postoffice right now)
Swash - Futaba BLS451
Tail - Mks BLS 980

Turnigy 6s 3300 x 2