JuanRodriguez
Elite Veteran
Location: Rochester, New York
My Posts This: Topic Forum | After starting with a Shuttle as my first heli many years ago, I have owned and flown, Xcells (46, 60 and gasser), Intrepids (46, 60's and gasser), Concept 30 and most recently the Raptor line (30 through 60). Recently, I found myself looking for something different. I feel that as an intermediate pilot, the 50 sized helis still offers the best bang for the buck. I decided to try the Quick 50 Pro because it looked like to me that there would be no additional "upgrades" needed. Looked like to me that all of the upgrades that I would need were included in the kit.....
I want to share some thoughts throughout the building process and would like to start out by posting some pics that I took today of some of the major components. A couple of my flying buddies and I have had an opportunity to "look things over" and they agree that the machined parts that make up this machine are very high in quality. That is what has impressed me most right off the bat.
Secondly, I have been in contact with Irwin and he has been very helpful to me in sharing some thoughts on building the machine and some "do's and don'ts". Additionally, Irwin appears to me to be very dedicated to his work and truly believes that his products are one of the best , if not the best, on the market.
If anyone else has any suggestions as I move forward with this build , please do share your tips.........I would greatly appreciate it.
The tail rotor assembly comes "pre-assembled".... the machining on these parts are of very good quality and the pitch mechanism is smooth as silk throughout the rotor pitch range.
The full metal head also comes pre-assembled. Again, the quality of this head is just as good as the high dollar machines that I have ever owned. I will be partially dissasembling the head to ensure that locktite has been used in the appropriate places as well as the proper lube applied to the thrust bearings.....
 
The swashplate, mixing arms, bearing blocks and assorted bellcranks appear to have been machined to perfection. The anodized pieces are an example that attention to detail has certainly been given.
The machined clutch bell has some "scallops" machined into the top vents.... I assume that the reason is for improved cooling to the clutch/liner..... I'll have to ask Irwin about that one... I also want to know why they didn't anodize the bell !!! 
More nicely machined parts..... the motor mount is machined, rather than "cast" like many others I have seen.....
My initial impressions of this model is that it is a high quality kit at a price that won't kill the bank considering that all of the "bling" is included......The test will be (or course) , how does it fly ??? Let me build it first !!
Stay tuned, more to follow..... |
