Tron 5.8 HERITAGE Helicopter Kit (w/o Blades) - White/Neon Orange

The manual is mess up!

I like this Tron heli, that's why I bought. It looks fantastic and it wasn't too bad to build. I haven't completed installing all the electronics and still need go over everything with a good once over, but I am fully satisfied with what I have experienced so far. I'm going take a couple of the suggestions John H. mentions in his review since I went with a 4030 Egodrift motor instead of a 4025 Xnova, I'm sure I'll need the extra room as he suggests. I will also do the door trim mod so the canopy does rattle against the frame. Thanks for the suggestions John. Once I get it up and flying I'll consider the other mods with the tail and landing gear that John was explaining in his review.

The instructions don't cover everything you need to do, but does get you through the build well enough. As long as you have built a few helis yourself you'll be fine, but Tron should put a few more details in their assembly instructions. I have been taking my time building this heli as I have been waiting on some electronics to finish the build because I didn't buy everything at once.

Overall this is a high quality kit and I am liking it. I believe it was well thought out in the R&D process. As with all the heli kits I have built, it has a couple areas that could be improved upon. I don't think I have ever gotten a kit that I didn't think needed a couple of improvements, but that's par for the course and expected.

Definately a heli I don't regret buying and I am certain it will fly as good as it looks. Can't wait to get it out in the sky and enjoy it. If you're on the bench about buying this kit, get up and buy it and you'll be happy. As always, HeliDirect gets your orders to you quickly and in great shape. Thanks HeliDirect for being awesome with the coolest models to choose from.

I really liked the design of this heli. The only issue i had was i received 2 outer thrust bearing plate. I would have preferred not to have the parts preassembled, it took more time to remove the screws, clean, loctite, and reassemble. Instructions were sufficient if you have built many helis. Overall great heli, but not the best.

I built mine as a 7S power setup spinning 580/106 blades, and it flies superbly well. The build was fairly easy, but the manual could benefit from more details. All the components are well designed and nothing feels odd or cheap. The stock 4.21 tail gear ratio is a bit low for my taste. The optional 4.44 tail gear ratio gives more tail authority, but I had to increase the tail size to 106mm tail blades to get the "no holds barred" tail authority I wanted, but I would have preferred a higher tail gear ratio option to begin with. To accommodate the larger blades, I had to resort to the larger Tron 7 tail fin, which also meant I needed to raise the tail off the ground for enough tail fin ground clearance. I achieved this with a 3D printed 5mm thick spacer (see pics). The tail case uses the same awesome collar design as the larger Tron 7 sibling to eliminate the tail shaft lateral play without resorting to shims. I love this design.

The canopy looks awesome, but it was rubbing against the 4025 size motor I am using. I created "air holes" on the canopy to clear the motor can. The canopy still looks great, but I wish Tron would just sell canopies with these motor clearing holes (see pics), so one does not need to use modeling skills and tools.

Just like the Tron 7, this Tron 5.8 canopy rattles against the frame on the front bottom aspect (see pics) which WILL lead to canopy damage if not addressed. I used door insulation to remedy this issue, and it works fine now, but it is something to be aware of.

After using my modeling skills and personal upgrades, this is an awesome flying and sexy looking helicopter, and I would repurchase and rebuild it after a bad crash, but I feel I needed to remove one star from the rating due to all the "extras" I needed to use to get this helicopter to function they way I wanted.

I buy the Heli after all the review and quality and all that stuff, yes the heli is high quality, Instruction don't trust what people said is not good. and if you dont build an heli before you will end very confused and doing mistake in the building process. The heli is heavy !, At this point I am setting up is very Agile, and with the Xnova at 6S have a good power (at 6S ended tail heavy), The tail feel strange ( using Kenny lo Theta servos) the down site is I am not trilled with the heli if you ask me if I buy again the answer is NO! dont take me wrong the heli is beutifull and is not bad but for all the crapy talk about the heli, I expect more!

I am confused between this or the nimbus 550. I want a helicopter with the equivalent flying characteristic of the Oxy 5

The manual is mess up!

I like this Tron heli, that's why I bought. It looks fantastic and it wasn't too bad to build. I haven't completed installing all the electronics and still need go over everything with a good once over, but I am fully satisfied with what I have experienced so far. I'm going take a couple of the suggestions John H. mentions in his review since I went with a 4030 Egodrift motor instead of a 4025 Xnova, I'm sure I'll need the extra room as he suggests. I will also do the door trim mod so the canopy does rattle against the frame. Thanks for the suggestions John. Once I get it up and flying I'll consider the other mods with the tail and landing gear that John was explaining in his review.

The instructions don't cover everything you need to do, but does get you through the build well enough. As long as you have built a few helis yourself you'll be fine, but Tron should put a few more details in their assembly instructions. I have been taking my time building this heli as I have been waiting on some electronics to finish the build because I didn't buy everything at once.

Overall this is a high quality kit and I am liking it. I believe it was well thought out in the R&D process. As with all the heli kits I have built, it has a couple areas that could be improved upon. I don't think I have ever gotten a kit that I didn't think needed a couple of improvements, but that's par for the course and expected.

Definately a heli I don't regret buying and I am certain it will fly as good as it looks. Can't wait to get it out in the sky and enjoy it. If you're on the bench about buying this kit, get up and buy it and you'll be happy. As always, HeliDirect gets your orders to you quickly and in great shape. Thanks HeliDirect for being awesome with the coolest models to choose from.

I really liked the design of this heli. The only issue i had was i received 2 outer thrust bearing plate. I would have preferred not to have the parts preassembled, it took more time to remove the screws, clean, loctite, and reassemble. Instructions were sufficient if you have built many helis. Overall great heli, but not the best.

I built mine as a 7S power setup spinning 580/106 blades, and it flies superbly well. The build was fairly easy, but the manual could benefit from more details. All the components are well designed and nothing feels odd or cheap. The stock 4.21 tail gear ratio is a bit low for my taste. The optional 4.44 tail gear ratio gives more tail authority, but I had to increase the tail size to 106mm tail blades to get the "no holds barred" tail authority I wanted, but I would have preferred a higher tail gear ratio option to begin with. To accommodate the larger blades, I had to resort to the larger Tron 7 tail fin, which also meant I needed to raise the tail off the ground for enough tail fin ground clearance. I achieved this with a 3D printed 5mm thick spacer (see pics). The tail case uses the same awesome collar design as the larger Tron 7 sibling to eliminate the tail shaft lateral play without resorting to shims. I love this design.

The canopy looks awesome, but it was rubbing against the 4025 size motor I am using. I created "air holes" on the canopy to clear the motor can. The canopy still looks great, but I wish Tron would just sell canopies with these motor clearing holes (see pics), so one does not need to use modeling skills and tools.

Just like the Tron 7, this Tron 5.8 canopy rattles against the frame on the front bottom aspect (see pics) which WILL lead to canopy damage if not addressed. I used door insulation to remedy this issue, and it works fine now, but it is something to be aware of.

After using my modeling skills and personal upgrades, this is an awesome flying and sexy looking helicopter, and I would repurchase and rebuild it after a bad crash, but I feel I needed to remove one star from the rating due to all the "extras" I needed to use to get this helicopter to function they way I wanted.

I buy the Heli after all the review and quality and all that stuff, yes the heli is high quality, Instruction don't trust what people said is not good. and if you dont build an heli before you will end very confused and doing mistake in the building process. The heli is heavy !, At this point I am setting up is very Agile, and with the Xnova at 6S have a good power (at 6S ended tail heavy), The tail feel strange ( using Kenny lo Theta servos) the down site is I am not trilled with the heli if you ask me if I buy again the answer is NO! dont take me wrong the heli is beutifull and is not bad but for all the crapy talk about the heli, I expect more!

I am confused between this or the nimbus 550. I want a helicopter with the equivalent flying characteristic of the Oxy 5