Need Convincing.

[Stocky]

I'm fairly new to this but have gone on a step curve last 12 mts, fly at least 4 times a week, up to the loops, rolls, stalls, some inverted, some backwards, some tic tocs stage. Futaba 8FG Super, Trex 500(secondry chopper), Trex 550e(main chopper) both have a flybar. My question is what would be the point spending $400+ on converting to flybarless?? Don't get me wrong, I love gadgets, but my 550 flies so well, I can't imagine how a rc heli could be more stable? so apart from the small gain in flight time and less crash parts to replace, why? The blockes I fly with are always at me to change. I'd rather spend the money on a Kontronik ESC for my 500 at make it really reliable and have an effective governer.
Can someone elighten me. Is there something I'm missing!!

[barryorbik]

Hi Stocky,  I have had the same thoughts and reservations but if its any consolation we had two BMFA chief examiners at our club on Sunday (Ade and Mike) explaining the requirements of and demonstrating the flying needed to pass the A and B tests and both were still using old flybar type Raptor 30 style heli's and 35mHz radios. Mike finished off the session by doing really graceful and perfectly controlled slow F3C type moves and in pretty gusty wind conditions.  We broached the subject of flybarless systems and they advised us that currently if you want to take your BMFA tests, only flybarred will be allowed.  I have the MCP-x which is flybarless and flies well but like you am reluctant to fork out a substatial amount of money on a flybarless system, only to find myself involoved in a load of complicated electronic set up challenges and all to just to gain a few more minutes flying time and a less complicated mechanical set up, so for me flybars are still king and I definately need more practice and stick time to get anywhere near Mike's standard, so I am going to spend my hard earned cash on more batteries!!.

Have fun

Barry