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 Post subject: Tron helicopters
PostPosted: Sat 12. Feb 2022 16:08:30 
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I'm looking for a new 550 (6s) size heli
I have been waiting for the Raw 580 but then came across the Tron brand and like the look of their 5.5
They seem to fly well and have a good reputation from what I have seen on YouTube but I was wondering if anyone has any first hand experience and could share their opinion on the overall quality of the kits and parts support etc
I'm aware that there is no dealer in the UK at the moment, and this is the one thing that bothers me, but they are readily available from dealers in Europe at a good price

Any opinions/advice welcome


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 Post subject: Re: Tron helicopters
PostPosted: Tue 15. Feb 2022 17:27:53 
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Obviously not very popular so Raw 580 it is then


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 Post subject: Re: Tron helicopters
PostPosted: Tue 15. Feb 2022 17:43:30 
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I am sure both will fly well. It depends on if you can get parts easily and if you like design.
I have not saw any issue that can't be resolved easily on both.

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 Post subject: Re: Tron helicopters
PostPosted: Thu 17. Feb 2022 19:29:25 
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I have both. They are both nice flying helis, but I prefer the Raw 580. I like how the belt drive and transmission sound on the SAB :)

I had one minor issue with the Tron 5.5 where one of the boom mounts wasn't cut so that it could clamp down on the boom, but that was quickly fixed with a hacksaw.

SAB was of course flawless.

I haven't needed to contact support for either so I can't speak to that.


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 Post subject: Re: Tron helicopters
PostPosted: Fri 18. Feb 2022 18:14:44 
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To be honest the more I read about Tron the more it makes me realise that SAB is the way to go
They have no UK dealers and can't tell me if they will be having any so spares and support would be hit and miss
Tron have also recently stopped dealing with their German distributor after a fall out with him

I'm looking forward to adding the first SAB to my fleet of Align and Mikado heli's


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 Post subject: Re: Tron helicopters
PostPosted: Sun 10. Jul 2022 18:32:59 
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I have just cleared 30 flights on my SAB Raw 580 and Im in absolute love with the helicopter. The transmission sounds sublime compared to a regular pinion to main gear setup like on the tron. Especially when you pull some G's and hear the belt lay the power down, gets me everytime.


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 Post subject: Re: Tron helicopters
PostPosted: Thu 04. Aug 2022 8:31:52 
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I never tried the Tron 5.5. However, I built a Tron 5.8 about a month ago. So both my 248 flights old Kraken 580 and now my 106 flights old Tron 5.8 were built with similar electronics and main blades. I cannot say I like one better than the other. They both have their respective advantages, and they both fly and autorotate really well. I've never tried the RAW 580, but I assume it should be a bit more agile overall than the Kraken 580, as it should have less overall drag, so somewhat similar to the Tron 5.8. I don't think one can go wrong with any of these airframes.


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