Compass eXo 500 Now Available for Pre-Order from Prostar Hobby!

[dunkonu23]

Originally Posted by spotswoodfitness

Hopefully by the end of this month??

That's the word I was given.

Scott

[Bladerunner81]

A little confused by the wording on the OP. I just preordered mine last night. In the OP it states payment in full to be accompanied with pre-order? Am i missing something because i certainly didnt pay in full.....paid my $50 plus they made me pre-pay for shipping

[DarkSyd3D]

Originally Posted by Bladerunner81

A little confused by the wording on the OP. I just preordered mine last night. In the OP it states payment in full to be accompanied with pre-order? Am i missing something because i certainly didnt pay in full.....paid my $50 plus they made me pre-pay for shipping

The pay in full is through prostar and compass. Experience rc has the $50 down

[dunkonu23]

More about the frames. Based on my observations at IRCHA and questions to Sebastian at the event, the monocoque frame is molded and cured in an autoclave. This means it was molded under strict conditions in terms of vacuum and heat. Racing car parts are done in this manner. Also, the frames in the prototypes I've seen are approximately 2.0mm CF. I think the frames are going to be extremely strong because of the autoclave process and thickness.

Scott

[dominator]

[zosek]

No boom supports? This might be my next build if that is true

[dunkonu23]

Originally Posted by zosek

No boom supports? This might be my next build if that is true

No boom supports at all. The boom is a sort of rounded triangular shape and get this: The tail control rod runs inside the boom! Having the tail control rod inside the boom is a neat way to clean up the look of the helicopter even further!

Scott

[zosek]

Btw, the tail servo's only option is mini servo or will it be possible to put on a standard size?

[dunkonu23]

Mini all the way around, is what I saw at IRCHA.

Scott

[DarkSyd3D]

Hoping to get a shipping confirmation sometime this week. Trying not to get excited till then

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[tsoebirk]

Originally Posted by DarkSyd3D

Hoping to get a shipping confirmation sometime this week. Trying not to get excited till then

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I wouldn't get my hopes up
European sites are now showing availability date as Oct. 3.

[DarkSyd3D]

Wow, that's an epic miss for compass

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[B.Ewing]

ouch

[Lighty]

which site euro site? The date on the compass site is old.

[dogbreath]

I'd rather delivery slipped than get a kit with problems. Possibly somewhere in the parts chain there are defects that need to be fixed, or vendors that can't meet deadlines. Alpha/Beta testers have to assemble a production kit and test etc. Every business has to go through these things, nothing goes smoothly.

Dan

[tsoebirk]

Originally Posted by dogbreath

I'd rather delivery slipped than get a kit with problems.

Me too. While it is disappointing to have to wait longer, I would rather do that than encounter problems that could have been fixed.

[tsoebirk]

Originally Posted by Lighty

which site euro site? The date on the compass site is old.

http://www.rc-avenue.com/Compass-eXo-500_1. I believe this site is run by MTTEC which is the main distributor (I think).

[dunkonu23]

The way I look at it... the closer to my birthday, the better (Sept 20). A new model from Compass early or late will make my birthday that much better!

Scott

[B.Ewing]

at least i wont have the issues of 2 kits arriving within the same window of time it takes to me to get one finished and tuned. logo 700 first it is

[corywrx]

It's much better to wait a little longer for a complete project, than it is to rush it out and be full of defects.

That's a beautiful helicopter, I think I want it to be my next one