Limited Edition Durafly DH100 Vampire EDF Jet w / escamote 1100mm (PNF)

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Aug 20, 2013

AS with all the other models from HK the model is great. However, due to experience with the lightweight metal fan I wanted to fit this instead. After a couple of hours of struggle, I still can't get the old fan out. It's not just stuck in, it's designed to never come out until the foam degrades into the environment! This is overkill. I now have to attend a E fly-in at the weekend with the standard fan (OK but not as good as the metal one) and will fail to show off just ow good this model can be. I have mad the same mod wiith my Sea Vixen and it transforms the plane from being merely good to very, very good!

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Jul 27, 2013

hi recived my vampire the next working day of purchase,bit nerves about flying this one,as only flown the stinger & dolphine under my belt,but over all verry nice model...

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Jul 20, 2013

In my previous flight report, I mentioned that the Limited edition Vampire arrived with U/S controller ,and I had sent it back to Hobbyking UK Warehouse...Well today I received a parcel from China , and guess what....its a replacement ESC. Im afraid I am one of those that thought that the after sales service didnt exist. NOW... well i can only eat my words. Well done Hobbyking Customer Services you get Five Crowns.... By the way Im looking forward to the next Durafly JET....

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Jul 15, 2013

Had a few flights on mine now. Flies beautifully, sounds great, surprisingly quick. Retracts are metal upgrade, but still easy for nose wheel to collapse. Had to hot glue back in. Gets off the ground quickly, and flies slow as well. Make sure you set your full throttle position to program the ESC the first time, I didn't & thought it was under powered, but it's not. Powered mine on Zippy 2450 4S, get 5-6min with throttle management. The thing glides like a boss. Pull power off on base leg and glide her all the way in to touch down. Dial in Expo as its real touchy, particularly elevator. Only disappointing thing is the wheels are foam, not rubber, and a little small for flying off grass.

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Jul 03, 2013

Arrived quickly and all went together well.The new retracts are very welcome,although have had no problems with any of my Vampires U/ units.The usual John Deer EDF unit is present,but somehow adds to the charm of the little vampire even though it sounds like a bag of spanners on a cold morning.Both of mine sound like that,but smooth off nicely on full howl,and i cant be bothered to balance them.Looks very nice in the camo colours,and,as usual,flys extremely nicely.

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Jun 27, 2013

Looks good, flies good, very impressed

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Jun 14, 2013

Great looking model but as other people have said,the motor shaft has so much slop it isn't worth using,so out comes the hammer and chisel to get the unit out. Quality control if any must have been on holiday when these were produced and to save time it would be better to leave it out. Has anyone noticed the nice built in airbrake(if using U/C) on the nose leg housing, surely a nice fairing would have made a better job. All i want to do is fly not start redesigning. Come on Durafly get your act together, you are giving HK a bad name.

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Jun 14, 2013

it arrives squashed iun the box very por package

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Jun 12, 2013

Well got mine yesterday number 222, everything looks good and i shall build it today, if the fan is as bad as people have reported i will swop it out for a lander fan, but quality and looks this model is awesome will go lovely with my 3 other vampires

grant

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Jun 09, 2013

My Vamp arrived promptly. there was no glue in the box. There was some crushed bits on the corners of one of the wings. The elevator servo will need to be prized out so i can turn the control arm to centre. I removed the spinner from the fan after watching some videos on it making the unit unbalanced. I cant seem to get the cg with a 4000mah without adding weight. The screws for the control horns that go on the elevators are not long enough. I have lots of spare bits from the ample dead planes laying around, but for someone without the spares this is DEFINITELY NOT A PNF PLANE! I was hoping to do the build last night in the expecting 2-3 hour build. probably still got another 1.5 hours to go. You will also need an adapter for the battery or a soldering iron and some plugs to convert them to your favorites, Not as well done as my other durafly models. Nice looking model once assembled. I will complete the build either tonight or tomorrow and add the flight test. Im not expecting any dramas with the flight. Even with all the bad stuff on this bird, Hobby King is still the best value for money hobby store around.