Recent content by stackofpancakes

thanks for the thoughts. I ended up ordering 2 hobbyking propellers. I'll see how they look and get back to the thread. I agree though if they are as bad as people say, it's not worth risking the copter for a cheap prop. I'll certainly check out the Tmotor props

Is anyone using CF props from hobby king? Are they any good or different than what you'd buy from quadrocopter or other store??

thanks for the thoughts everyone. Choosing a cheap 'practice prop' is probably a good suggestion. I'm not flying close to anyone or anything at this stage.. the biggest danger to anything is my poor flying skills and I think that trumps a prop failure at this point... but agreed, it isn't...

How does the prop type affect the flight of the multi-copter? I'm flying an octocopter and right now it has CF 12x3.8 props. If I were to switch to wood or APC (are those plastic?) but with the same specs, how would that change the response of the copter? How about if I changed the size of...

I'm a newb and am wondering how much damage is OK to have on a propeller. I'm flying an octocopter and have CF propellers. I had a couple rocky landings and shave 1mm or so off the end of a couple props when it tipped. Am I still OK to fly with it or should I switch them. I did already try...