300x Being Discontinued???

[JDFiend]

Hi guys,

I went into my LHS today planning to buy a 300x (since the price was lowered and it comes with the extra battery.)

The store manager said he was out of stock and not planning to get any more in. He also said that the price drop was a good sign that the 300x has not been very popular and the model will soon be discontinued. He suggested that I forget about the 300x and go with a 450x. I really don't need another 450 size heli, as I've already got 3.

This surprises me, as Horizon is still making the Blade SR. I thought the 300x was basically an improved version of the SR.

Has anyone heard any rumors about the 300x being discontinued?

Joe

[Chep]

I really doubt the 300X is being discontinued. Perhaps a new, improved version is coming. Just order one from HH or Ampdraw and enjoy.

[Scotty T]

Originally Posted by Chep

I really doubt the 300X is being discontinued. Perhaps a new, improved version is coming. Just order one from HH or Ampdraw and enjoy.

I'd agree with this.

[FLTRU]

My LHS got three more in on Friday and was selling one of them while I was there. When I bought mine the owner mentioned that he sells a bunch of them. He hasn't said anything about them being discontinued It would be a shame if it was discontinued as it's one of my favorites.

[Nytro97]

I asked this question on the 130X forum about the 300X and got this reply from David from Horizon.


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Originally Posted by Nytro97
What about the 300X ?


In this case, I will also answer that one (though we often would not).... There is no new version coming soon... This will be in the line for a long time.

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[Emo_G]

The problem with companies today is that they are always thinking about profit. I can understand why, however, when a rumour starts it is very difficult to know what is right. We are all aware that Blade or HH will want to clear all stock if it's going to be discontinued so they are going to stay silent over this. I do hope the 300X is here to stay for a while as I love this little Heli. I find it the perfect size for flying in my back garden, it looks good too.
I started off with an Esky CP3, which is a 300 size heli, out grew that and went on to 450's. when the 300x came out I couldn't wait to get one.
It's not that long ago that Esky discontinued their Honeybee and CP3 only to announce a few months later that it was back in production. Perhaps they realised the Blade 300X was gaining a following and they didn't want to lose a market share. Before anyone says anything, I know the 300x is head and shoulders over the Honeybee's but I still have a soft spot for my first heli, even though it flys like a brick.
So, what are the chances that we can get an official answer to the question of weather the 300x is going to be discontinued or not? There must be someone out there that knows the truth.
All I want to do is fly my heli's and know that should I crash it, I'm not going to worried if I can get the spare parts at a reasonable price.

[ahahn]

Originally Posted by Emo_G

The problem with companies today is that they are always thinking about profit. I can understand why, however, when a rumour starts it is very difficult to know what is right. We are all aware that Blade or HH will want to clear all stock if it's going to be discontinued so they are going to stay silent over this. I do hope the 300X is here to stay for a while as I love this little Heli. I find it the perfect size for flying in my back garden, it looks good too.
I started off with an Esky CP3, which is a 300 size heli, out grew that and went on to 450's. when the 300x came out I couldn't wait to get one.
It's not that long ago that Esky discontinued their Honeybee and CP3 only to announce a few months later that it was back in production. Perhaps they realised the Blade 300X was gaining a following and they didn't want to lose a market share. Before anyone says anything, I know the 300x is head and shoulders over the Honeybee's but I still have a soft spot for my first heli, even though it flys like a brick.
So, what are the chances that we can get an official answer to the question of weather the 300x is going to be discontinued or not? There must be someone out there that knows the truth.
All I want to do is fly my heli's and know that should I crash it, I'm not going to worried if I can get the spare parts at a reasonable price.

Just read the previous post to your's. That's about as official as we are probably going to get!

[65L88]

Originally Posted by Emo_G

The problem with companies today is that they are always thinking about profit.

Ummm.... Problem? Profit is the first and foremost reason that just about every business on the planet exists..... Without getting into the political aspects of the subject, if a company doesn't constantly look to keep their bottom line in the black, they generally don't stay around long.....

[GSPI]

Just an observation, if the SR is not gone then most likely the 300X won't be gone either! I'm also thinking that the holiday season did not get enough sales going so there has to be some incentives.

[mixfisto]

I agree that the 300x isn't going anywhere soon.

And, even if it did, for the new price, just fly the hell out of it then put the Bx in something else

[audacity]

Bingo!
I kinda did it for beastX. I ended up like n the copter a lot tho.

[clouseau]

300X is a great machine! I sure hope it doesn't go away and Horizon just fix the main shaft issue...

I think I've finally figured out how to fix the shaft issue using drill rod for a new main shaft. Plus using the current aluminum hub and two set screws pining the new shaft from opposite sides instead of a jesus bolt and so far it's holding up. I just need to duplicate it and put it through the test to see if it's going to hold up.

[xpantz]

Originally Posted by clouseau

300X is a great machine! I sure hope it doesn't go away and Horizon just fix the main shaft issue...

I think I've finally figured out how to fix the shaft issue using drill rod for a new main shaft. Plus using the current aluminum hub and two set screws pining the new shaft from opposite sides instead of a jesus bolt and so far it's holding up. I just need to duplicate it and put it through the test to see if it's going to hold up.

Sounds similar to what Lynx are up to.

[wbrichards28]

Anyone know what alloy the factory shaft is? I have access to 316, 416, 17-4, along with some other exotic alloys at a machine shop. Might be able to make a beefy main out of a less fragile metal with the and use the set screw idea from clouseau.

[Chris Giordano]

hook it up and set up the group buy!

forget what they used... just make it out of the best you can get ahold of.....

[clouseau]

Originally Posted by Chris Giordano

hook it up and set up the group buy!

forget what they used... just make it out of the best you can get ahold of.....

Man, If only it was that easy... Whatever you do, it's gotta be almost a bulletproof fix at this point!. Too many people's time and money invested in their heli's for a main shaft fix to go wrong and cause more damage.

[wbrichards28]

Yeah. Cost for this is going to be too high in lg qty. 17-4 ss and machine time. Perhaps some 17-4 welding rod? I would say titanium but its almost $180 for 100mm rod

[xpantz]

Originally Posted by wbrichards28

Yeah. Cost for this is going to be too high in lg qty. 17-4 ss and machine time. Perhaps some 17-4 welding rod? I would say titanium but its almost $180 for 100mm rod

As much as well all love titanium... We probably don't really need some super metal if we can just get rid of the lower bolt hole.

[Fletchb1]

Sure hope not and from what I have read I think the 300 will be around for a bit longer.

I honestly thought 300x would be a twitchy - hard to control little beast. That was the impression I got from reading about the align 250 so figured 300 would be about the same. Instead she turned out to be quite the gentle lady- very smooth and easy to fly with no surprises.

[Nytro97]

It still makes me wonder whats going on because of length of time Horizon has been running this special buy thing and Miracle Mart selling all the parts off at 50%.

http://www.miracle-mart.com/store/in...ath=80_275_646