Sunday, April 23, 2017

ImpulseRC Alien vs Holybro Shuriken X1 preview, from www.gearbest.com



Meant to bring these 2 together for a rematch today, after last week's disadvantaged battle to the Shuriken X1 (crazy max throttle oscillations)

Thankfully, today I managed to fix the Shuriken X1!!
Turns out it was the props after all!

Find the Shuriken X1 Here

The HQProp 5x4x3 Durables v1 proved to be too flexible for the T-Motor F40 2206 2600kV Motors, and caused all sorts of problems which I initially thought was due to the tuning.
Today I swapped on the kingkong 5040x3 Props, and the issues were pretty much gone!
No more random pitch ups/etc.

These props are highly similar to the MrSteele HQProps which came with the X1, and you can find them here:

After a big round, I believe the X1 is finally flying close to her potential.

However..... the skies decided to end today's session early, and I only managed to get 1 pack out before the skies called it a day..

The Shuriken X1 was flying at ~60deg tilt while the Alien ~45deg tilt, and the difference in speed is obvious (not to mentioned I crashed the Alien..)
I usually time the 5th pack of each quad so that I have time to get used to the characteristics of that quad.

I also noticed that the Camera on Shuriken X1 made it easier for me to spot my blue coloured gates!

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