700 size crash cost?
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 11:08 am
Hi guys... I'd like to poll those of you fly'n a 700 to gather some information. I have one more bird to build and then my fleet will be where I want it (I hope). So I've got a 450.. Had really wanted to sell this one & try another.. But she flys very nice and... It's a 450.. A fun trainer I can fly just about anywhere. 550, got it as my first big bird.. Happy with it! Then I wanted to try nitro.. Also wanted a 600.. Got the N5C... Couldn't ask for a better flyer! Now my way of thing was to do it this way because a 50 size nitro is easier on fuel than a 90... And now I can use the 550 pack in a 700.. So this has made the most financial sense to me(if that's possible in this hobby). So.. On to the 700 electric.. I will most likely use the same electronics in it as I have my N5C.. IKon, Castle, & MKS... good combo for me thus far... Motor will likely be KDE or Scorpion.. I'm lean'n toward the KDE.. So what bird? My thoughts are either a Goblin 700 or a Synergy E7se. I LOVE Synergy.. My nitro is by far my favorite bird.. My buddies here that have the E7se.. Just awesome. Over the past few months I've seen more Goblins and I dig'm! So I need to get out of dream land and back to calculator land.. Which will cost more over the long haul.. So.. I know several of you guys have Goblins(guess I'm the only Synergy guy here).. What is the realistic cost you guys have encountered in an average crash??? Are there any inherent maintance issues that pop up often with Goblin? I am looking for as much info as I can get on the 700 size (or 570/630) to help make this decsi son as I slowly gather up other parts. This isn't happening anytime soon...$$$$ but I will be buy'n little by little till I get there. Thanks for the advise, knowledge, & tips.