HK 500GT First Flight

HK 500 GT a TRex 500 clone for a very low price
parts include:
3 Hitec HS-225mg Cyclic
HK 401B Gyro
Align DS-520 Tail servo
Align 500L Motor
Align 60 Amp ESC
Thunder Power 5S 3300 mah Lipo

Just under 300.00 RTF

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• HK
• 500
• GT
• TRex
• rc
• heli

[PHeMoX]

@TheKingPhisher Top level competition pilots might fly Align helicopters, but most sure as hell do not use solely Align electronics or even any Align electronics at all. Also bear in mind that many of those pilots have sponsor deals going, so they need not worry about anything.

Apart from that the main argument has always been about having a cheap but good trainer. Not an unbeatable Align rival or something stupid like that. Calling these clones expensive is really just plain sad dumb.

[lighturpl3]

Damn! that thing is smooth! and that gyro is 13 dollars!!!

[TheTheRISKtaker]

@TheKingPhisher hey hey sure this helicopter has a few crudy parts but there replaceble id rather buy a 300$ clone than a 700-800$ helicopter i respect your opionon but were not pros all we do is enjoy the hobby aligin is just too expensive

[TheKingPhisher]

@PHeMoX HK will never match Align quality end of story. HKs are just expensive clones with inferior parts that don't work as well out of the box as Align parts. This is proven fact. No top level competition pilot flies HK helis.

[PHeMoX]

@TheKingPhisher Any good pilot will tell you that nothing of the Align electronics is significantly above average in true quality. Especially when you factor in costs and again the point was having a cheaper helicopter from the start, not an overpriced helicopter with somewhat average quality electronics and plastic pieces.

Anyone who swaps out electronics will get a worse deal. I dare say that if highest quality is what you're after, Align certainly isn't the end all be all for sure either!

[TheKingPhisher]

@PHeMoX I order stuff from HK all the time man. I also order from other places in Hong Kong for my RC cars. I do not have to pay customs fees. In fact sometimes it's cheaper to buy from Hong Kong than to buy locally because the shipping would often times be cheaper than local tax + shipping. So as I said 500E combo would be cheaper and I get the real thing with real quality electronics. I'd be a complete moron to spend more to buy a HK and bandaid it with a bunch of Align parts to.

[PHeMoX]

@PHeMoX FYI I obviously meant 'cheaper' as in not the blinged out fully upgraded Align 500 kit, not the clone.

[PHeMoX]

@TheKingPhisher You're oblivious to the fact that we're effectively swapping out things for the same stuff, except that YOU pay much more for it. Ultimately the main difference between the clone and original will be the main frame, tail boom, screws and minor stuff like that.

[PHeMoX]

@TheKingPhisher That is simply not true. You might have to pay custom duties as well depending where things came from and if your package gets flagged you might even loose it altogether.

In fact, you might have to pay up to 81% of the value of the goods in duties before you get your stuff. Goods from many countries are exempt from duty under various trade agreements, but not HK.