XLpower Nimbus 550 Second Flight

In this video we get the second flight in on the Nimbus 550! What a great and light flying model!
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[@pickled_finn_rc]

I’m building mine now, it goes together so easily!😊

[@jigglypuff4227]

The Harry Potter Nimbus 5000 broom flys very well :)!

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Lol I think it flew pretty good!

[@hectiky]

The Nimbus is one of the best looking helis out, in my opinion. Might I say, it seems like your flying style really "gels" with the feel of it.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

It’s definitely a good looking heli, I like the XLpower 520/550 canopy better but the Nimbus build is better. Thank you! I appreciate that.

[@robstanton9215]

Beautiful spot you’re flying at. Always a pro Jeff! A pleasure to watch. 🤠👍

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you Rob! I greatly appreciate it! I love this flying spot. I’ve actually tried to buy this piece of land a few times. It is one property over from my property but the guy just won’t sell it. Lol.

[@robstanton9215]

@@westhobbiesrc8051 Well, don’t give up. You never know, he might change his mind.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

@@robstanton9215 oh trust me I’m not! I bug him every time I see him. I want to make it a full flying field. Runways, heli pads and pits!

[@melvinw.quinene841]

Sounds really smooth and plenty of power to go with it,excellent flight bud,excellent !👌🏻👍🏻🤙🏻

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you! I greatly appreciate it. There is tons of power to do anything you want!

[@melvinw.quinene841]

@@westhobbiesrc8051 right on, I could imagine !

[@AllanG1914]

Hi Jeff. Got a suggestion for a video series. It's where you do an overview of what makes a certain brand unique. For example, what makes the XL Nimbus stand out from the crowd. What features does the Soxos have that make it different. Or, what makes the new Align TB70 Raw unique (lol). It's kind of like the RS4 & 420 videos you did but with different brands and features. Not really which is better but what make x stand out from y. I figure the problem is getting access to these helis since everything seems to sending you SABs (lol). So, I was thinking a good time for this would be at IRCHA where there'd be plenty of models and pilots around. Maybe you can also get pilot feedback on their build experience, tuning, and flight experience with that certain brands. Thanks for these videos!!!

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

That is a fantastic idea! I definitely plan on doing more side-by-side comparison videos, where are explain different features build quality of each model. But IRCHA is a great idea! I’ll be there this year! It would be great to get multiple different pilots opinions on their models and what they like about them. I would personally love to build and test every helicopter on the market but that is just extremely difficult lol.

[@bobnight4720]

it would be awesome to see you build a Tron Heritage 5.8 looks like a great heli man

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

I re-wired a Tron Nitro, but I would really like to build a 5.8 electric!

[@Lance57H]

Hey Jeff I know you say you like the RAW 580 better, is there any chance you could do kind of a comparison as to why? Sort of a video similar to the RAW 420 vs the RS4? I personally would also be interested in viewing a video comparison with the OMP M4 vs the RS4. I'm really excited to finally have my Nimbus done. It will probably finally be finished sometime this month!

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

So it’s not that’s it’s better but I think it flys better. I don’t own this model but I can do a video on the two at IRCHA when I see this model again. It’s already back with the customer. I will be doing a M4 VS RS4 video very soon. Also will be doing a RS4 venom video as well! Good luck on your Nimbus Maiden!

[@mathiaschillisplash8997]

I really wanna build one orange goblin raw 580 in the future, but i`m not that good to build helicopters😔😱😅

[@Vidoke69]

For me it’s more about money and what specs to put inside :D

[@Vidoke69]

Don’t know if it’s the place to ask that, very smooth flying btw, I was planning to buy a raw 580, I was thinking of a hobbywing 120A ESC and xnova motor, but I’m struggling on choosing servos. I’m divided between mks and kst, and what ref to take in 2023 :/

[@williamtam6732]

Would you recommend the mini cyclic servos over the standard size?

[@Ryan-uu4tw]

I’ve been wondering about this too. I’ve never done a build and I’m considering this heli. In the heli description it says the full size servo mount version comes with a 3rd main shaft bearing block. Will that help with more demanding 3d flight?

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Diriliş depends on your flying style. And of course the power set up of the helicopter. So for example, on a 12s 550/600 size machine. I would recommend full-size Servos all day long! Now on a 6s setup mini servos are just fine. But! If you are a smack hard-core 3-D pilot, I definitely recommend full-size servos for the power demand.

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Full-size Servos are better for hard-core 3-D that require a lot of power because the full servos have a lot more torque than mini servos.

[@scottvahey4869]

What is your favorite helicopter?

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

My all time favorite Heli to date is the SAB RAW 580!

[@bobnight4720]

perfect pick man that Raw 580 you built was absolutely beautiful also just found the fusuno USA flag canopy on helidirect looks amazing

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you! I try and build them as perfect as I can. Lol yes, that canopy is very nice. I have one for my 700.

[@allenpatterson3504]

sweet heil love the flight

[@westhobbiesrc8051]

Thank you! It’s a great flying model!