Kilby
Active Member
So after a year of building my own craft, I decided to give the new XAircraft x650 v8 a try. I'm starting to wonder if I made a mistake. I haven't even got it in the air yet and already it seems to be one problem after another.
First, we have the awesome problem of defected props from the factory. If you haven't read about it, there is a problem with certain props exploding and taking the craft down from what ever height it may be at. I've heard of at least 1 user that had their entire craft destroyed by this problem after an exploding prop took his craft down to the ground from 60 meters, and then XA offered them a whopping 10% off of a new kit if he wanted a replacement. Wow... don't do us any favors!
Ok, props are props. I can fit another set on there no problem and avoid that all together. Then, we come to the bad yaw problems. It seems that the compass that is being pushed so hard on everyone is actually causing major yaw glitches. I've been reading posts over at RCG about several people having major problems with both the compass and the GPS. I guess there are some shielding issues?! The bottom line is that the yaw starts spinning out of control and has caused more than one crash.
Beyond that, I've seen reports of ESC's overheating on the bottom (v8 only) and frayed wires under the motor mounts. None of this is giving me the warm and fuzzy feeling that I would like to have after finishing a new build.
I guess what I'm looking for is word from someone else, other than an XA dealer (sorry Jeff) that has had luck with building out a new XA craft and using it as advertised. Have you flown it and had no troubles with exploding props, yaw glitches or frayed wires? Am I just reading to much into the RCG drama that seems to be present in most posts?
First, we have the awesome problem of defected props from the factory. If you haven't read about it, there is a problem with certain props exploding and taking the craft down from what ever height it may be at. I've heard of at least 1 user that had their entire craft destroyed by this problem after an exploding prop took his craft down to the ground from 60 meters, and then XA offered them a whopping 10% off of a new kit if he wanted a replacement. Wow... don't do us any favors!
Ok, props are props. I can fit another set on there no problem and avoid that all together. Then, we come to the bad yaw problems. It seems that the compass that is being pushed so hard on everyone is actually causing major yaw glitches. I've been reading posts over at RCG about several people having major problems with both the compass and the GPS. I guess there are some shielding issues?! The bottom line is that the yaw starts spinning out of control and has caused more than one crash.
Beyond that, I've seen reports of ESC's overheating on the bottom (v8 only) and frayed wires under the motor mounts. None of this is giving me the warm and fuzzy feeling that I would like to have after finishing a new build.
I guess what I'm looking for is word from someone else, other than an XA dealer (sorry Jeff) that has had luck with building out a new XA craft and using it as advertised. Have you flown it and had no troubles with exploding props, yaw glitches or frayed wires? Am I just reading to much into the RCG drama that seems to be present in most posts?