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Offline Mark Dean

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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2015, 05:33:27 PM »
I have used the Demon and the CGY on the E5. The CGY is my preference. The tail performance is great for me.

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Offline Rodney Kirstine

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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2015, 08:07:36 PM »
I have CGY-750s on four Synergy helis. I like them a lot.
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Offline Danny Dugger

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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #17 on: August 22, 2015, 09:08:41 PM »
Brain here

Offline cml001

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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #18 on: August 22, 2015, 09:48:21 PM »
I've been using iKon for a while now... I like it & have it on 3 birds. I'd like to give the CGY a go tho.
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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #19 on: August 22, 2015, 10:02:45 PM »
Currently using Skookum which I like.
But would like to try CGY-750... just for the hell of it.
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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2015, 10:33:49 PM »
Currently using Skookum which I like.
But would like to try CGY-750... just for the hell of it.
seen your posts on another forum, I also have 3 sk540 and they fly well but I did try a cgy on the goblin that I owned briefly and I think it flies better , the sk is far easier to tune though I just wish they had left some of the advanced parameters in as I still have a few wobbles that I just can't get rid of, I think I will try another cgy on the e5 as I like to tinker with the fine tuning
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Offline Cliff Chmiel

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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2015, 12:25:32 AM »
I'm running ikon on e5 and e7 and put mini ikon in a scale 450 size all work great
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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2015, 10:11:44 AM »
There is one down side to the E5. And that is change over time. I mean I run 12s on mine and changing the battery's at the field is a bit of a pain. Not so bad if your running 6s. There are some mods for this out there that work well. I'm using a stick pack on my E7 and its a pleasure to change. That being said, my E5 is the heli I fly the most out of all my fleet. I see Matt has solved that problem (battery) on the 766 ;D
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Offline Josh Moen

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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2015, 05:57:07 PM »
The E5 is a GREAT helicopter! I've been flying mine issue free for over 2 years. My original E5 flew as a 6s 550 for over a year then went on to a 12s 550 for about 6 months and now over a year as a 700 super stretch. Knock on wood I haven't crashed it yet but I also haven't had a need to replace anything other than head dampers. Keep the head and tail greased and the bearings will last forever. I started out flying the E5 with an Ikon and had some issues getting the tail dialed in but I also live/fly at 6000' asl and things work a little differently. I went to a 4:9 tail ratio and and haven't had any problems! On the 600 stretch and 700 stretch I am running the 4:9 tail ratio and 106 tails and everything holds great! I am now running CGY 750s in all my birds and it has been solid! Nothing wrong with the Ikons though.
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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2015, 11:52:29 AM »
There is one down side to the E5. And that is change over time. I mean I run 12s on mine and changing the battery's at the field is a bit of a pain. Not so bad if your running 6s. There are some mods for this out there that work well. I'm using a stick pack on my E7 and its a pleasure to change. That being said, my E5 is the heli I fly the most out of all my fleet. I see Matt has solved that problem (battery) on the 766 ;D

I fly my E5SS on 12S 5000mAh batteries. The fix I did to make battery changes quick is pick up some battery shrink from Matt. The part number is HST-414. I turned my brick style 6S packs into the stick style.
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Offline Danny Dugger

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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2015, 05:03:16 PM »
+1
 Clear packaging tape all the way across the top and bottom of the two packs together, then wrap the front and rear of the stick with a couple turns of packing tape. A small section of heat shrink in the middle to stiffen the packs and I've never been happier. They've held up very well, and changing packs is a breeze. I just use about an inch or a little more of 3M Dual Lock at the front and strap them down. They're easy in, easy out and never move.


Offline Dan Roysdon

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Re: thinking about an e5
« Reply #26 on: September 01, 2015, 08:02:54 PM »
The e5 is crazy versatile-
I don't think there is any other machine that you can safely go from a 6s 550 to a 12s+ 700 so easily.


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