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« on: September 06, 2009, 02:57:25 AM »
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Here are some pics of my TT mini Titan with recent metal Head upgrades from thunder tiger.Enjoy. Clap

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Mini Titan Metal head upgrade.
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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2009, 03:23:00 PM »
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Metal swashplate and baseplate added. Clap

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« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2009, 07:17:08 PM »
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Nice  Clap

So what stage are you in your flying ? Circuits, loops/rolls, or (beginning) 3D ?

Post some videos.  Heli videos from Indian fliers are so rare !
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2010, 12:09:15 PM »
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Question : At what point should a newbie into heli consider upgrading to metal head . What advantages does a metal head offer ?
Will it make it more resilient to crashes ?
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2010, 12:39:00 PM »
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Of course the metal head would improve crash resiliency (but in the in-frequent case of a part of the metal head breaking up, the replacement cost also goes up).

The bigger reason is safety, when you start doing aggressive flights (especially pitch-pumping moves).  If you are doing just hovering and circuits, upgrade is not an urgent task (it is more of a "nice to have").

Another advantage is that wear and tear is also less for metal heads, and enhances overall performance (reduces vibration as there is less "slop" and "flexing").
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