It only took about a year :)

I finally got around to installing a new ESC and motor in my 450 after repairing it following a crash from December 2012!  I installed a Castle ICE Phoenix speed controller and Scorpion 3595kv 6 pole brushless motor. I also converted it to a Flybarless DFC head and installed the 3gx FBL controller from my 550.

I headed out to the field on Sunday for some shakedown flights to make sure everything was working. It flew great after a little tweaking of the gains for the head and tail. But, I decided to up the headspeed to 3400rpm, which means I'll need to tune the gains again during my next visit to the field. 

    New Castle Phoenix ICE50 speed controller and Scorpion motor. 

    Align 3gx with v4.0 firmware from my 550 and new Align DFC head.