CoronaL
Veteran
Location: Winnebago IL
My Posts This: Topic Forum | I got 3 sets of teh new Align wood core CF 600mm D series super pro blades awhile back. Just got around to trying a set today on my Vibe50 and modded TT53 with OS 3needle carb today.
Blades flew pretty well. Weren't quite as stiff as I was expecting and actually seem more flexy than the Radix 600's I had on there. IN flight though they flew well and transitioned pretty quick. Good noises and blade noise 
Tracking was very good and I didn't have any issues like I've read about. Weight was about 116.x grams for one blade and 119 for the other. My Radix were a portly 140gm ea. I put a small foil sticker on the ligher blade and everything seemed fine. Fit/finish so far seem acceptable. Few paint errors, but slight. Didn't load the head too bad, unless I was uber poor on the collective and cyclic management.
Autos were pretty terrible though. Didn't carry energy like the Radix or even my Mavrikk G5 pro wide cords.
For the Vibe50 I think they fly very well. Are flexy enough to allow the heavier airframe to fly good 3d w/out bogging the head down easily like V's or Mavrikk G5's can due to the stiffness. Good pop and quick transitions and blade noise. Cyclics were nice and fast. Faster than i recall with the Radix. Didn't auto that nice though in conclusion.
Haven't tried/opened the other 2 sets so I can't comment on those or how QC is between sets. Got the 3 sets after seeing the Szabo thread and the rumors that these would fly like cheap V'blades. Well, they fly nice, but I wouldn't say they are much like V's as V's auto nicer but will load the head alot more than these Aligns. The V TST extremes are WAY stiffer than these Aligns, but IMO are too stiff for my skill level to fly on the heavier Vibe50.
thought I'd post this up for people considering this blade choice
personally my favorite blades are still Mavrikk G5Pro wide cords on everything but my Vibe50, where I used to prefer the Radix. I'll have to get more time on these Aligns before I will say they outfly the Radix, but early results are promising, except for the Auto performance of course. Autos aren't that important for me though, so that's a lesser concern to me.
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