I flew the Lama this morning after its modifications were completed last night. There are no problems with the flight after the modifications, but the tail does vibrate from the rotors. I wish that the boom was solid, carbon outside and light plastic inside so that there is less vibration. The battery case then can be moved a bit forward to even out the C of G.
  Other than that, it works great. The new motors are also a plus in that they don’t get in the way of the CNC swash plate. With the old motors, there was a problem where the swash plate would get caught up in the soldering on the tops of the motors. The new motors have the soldering at the top, but centered more to be away from the movements of the CNC swash plate.
  I haven’t gotten the new white blades that are supposed to be more durable than the older ones. They were out of stock. Once they get them in, I will upgrade those, too. I think they are supposed to have more of an angle so that there is more lift power….. we’ll see.
  I tested the 3D landing skids today and they were excellent. On a scale of 1-10 with ten being the highest, I give them a 9 1/2. Only if they can make metal skids that can flex without breaking or losing its strength. Maybe I will have my son get into metalurgy. 
  I landed soft and hard on them and they felt better than the stock skids. Although there was less bounce, it absorbed enough impact to offset any differences between the 2 in that department. They held up well and much better I would have expected.
  Plus, they look great!
No flying today as I didn’t have the car and couldn’t get out to an open field. 
  Well, this helicopter was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting something a little bit better than the Honey Bee FP, but it has capabilites. Since this helicopter is cheaper than my GL 450, I am less afraid to fly it around in figure eights….. albeit small ones!
  It handles light wind fairly well and the gyro seems to do the trick. The gyro is a stock Esky gyro. The King II’s motor seems to burn hot, but hasn’t given out on me yet. Am I just getting lucky with the brushed motors? …Knock on wood….
  The responsiveness of the King II is great for a heli of this size and price. I think they still need to upgrade the landing skids, but that might raise its price, and thus the attractiveness to many new flyers. I have upgraded the skids to the ones I had on my GL 450 and it seems to do much better on landings since the skids are now wider.
  There is a problem with the motor. Although, the brushed motor hasn’t gone out on me yet, the motor seems to cause some glitches while flying. This will not do! I will upgrade the motor and ESC around the middle of April. I will report back on whether the power is greater and if the glitches have stopped.
  This helicopter is just awesome. This sums it up nicely. The power to weight ratio is spot on and I don’t think that there is a better helicopter out there. I don’t believe that even the TRex 600 would be a better helicopter to fly.
  The GL 450 can be best described as a TRex 450. The one I have compares to the TRex 450 SE. This is the one where almost everything on the heli is made from metal. The frame is a carbon fiber frame which gives it some flexibility.
  I have the Futaba 401 gyro and mini tower servos. I run a 3800Kv motor with a 30A ESC. The receiver is a Futaba 146i. There were some questions as to whether this Rx is good enough for the 450 models, but I believe it to be just right for the heli.
  This heli responds very quickly to the controls. You can set up the controls to be less sensitive, but I think that it is better to have set the controls where you have full movement of the servos in case you need them. Hovering is fairly simple. Once you have achieved the hovering, tail in and nose in, the flying of this heli is pure poetry in motion. This helicopter scared me when I first got it, but once adjusted, it became my favorite. No more to write here as I don’t even have the idle up set up yet. Once I get good enough to fly with the idle up on, I will report back.