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Esky
COAX helicopters
Esky
are of course a major player in the low end COAX RC helicopter market, and
to be honest, many of the COAX products are simply not acceptable for
anyone trying to learn to fly, or even to play with.
Listing
the problems in no particular order, they are :-
Flimsy
canopy/bodies
The
major issue with these is that they are clearly so cheaply produced that
they have no strength whatsoever, and crack and break extremely
easily. Seeing that these helicopters are supposed to be able to
be crashed endlessly, these parts are totally unsuitable.
Flybar
mounting system (KOB and Llama and Co-Comanche)
The
plastic flybar mounting bracket at the top of the inner mainshaft is a
crazy piece of design. There is only one link to the blade hub,
but worse than that, the flybar can jump out of the holder so easily
that it does so almost every time you have even the smallest crash with
them. The upgraded unit has a cap over it to stop this, so why
doesn't the plastic version also have this.
Blades
Again,
Esky know that these are going to be crashed into furniture and other
hard objects, and yet the provide them with soft plastic blades that
very soon crack and splinter, especially at the tips. Esky do
provide CF blades, so why don't they provide them with the initial kit.
Many people will junk them when this happens as they have no idea what
to do.
Other
parts
One
good example of crazy design is the front undercarriage legs on the
Co-Comanche, which breaks very easily, and is only held on by one of the
two arms on each side. Any small drop onto a hard surface is enought to
break these, and you simply cannot fly it with them off.
IT
IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY MAJOR MANUFACTURER TO USE IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT ARE SO UNRELIABLE
and POORLY DESIGNED for the task they need to perform.
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