Friday, May 29, 2015

Goblin 380 Update, 7/15/15

Well I have it!  I opened up the box and compared the boom, canopy, and blades to my Trex 450 :). It's just a few inches longer, but I'm sure it will look bigger in the air. 

I only bought the kit at first, but I just picked up the cyclic and tail servos from Lower Heli in Oregon. I also picked up a bigger motor pulley for the headspeed I'm planning to run and a set of carbon landing gear, since I'm not a fan of the speed style landing gear included with the kit. 

The cyclic servos I got are the BK DS 3001 HV model. These have an aluminum case, metal gears, core less motor. The tail servo is also a BK, model DS 5005 HV, with the same features the cyclic servos. 

Next up will most likely be the ESC, a Castle Creations Phoenix Edge Lite 100A.  Then a Scorpion 1000kv motor and Pulse 6S 2600mah 45C batteries. To finish it off a V Bar Neo flight controller. 


Update 7/15/15
I now have all the parts I need except the Vbar Neo, which is still out of stock. I also picked up a Castle Quick Connect and quick connect battery tray system from SAB. I still need to pick up a swash leveler once I start building the kit. 

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