Polish or Not?

[Screw]

I have standard Brock blades and have been flying them about 4 hours now. There is still writing on them and the bugs are pilling up. I've been using alcohol to clean the bugs, but I need something stronger to get the writing off.

I was thinking about using some "Mothers" or "Fritz" and a buffer and just polish them to a glare!

Steve says that clean blades can sometimes take on a personality of there own, What do yall think?

John-

[CLS447]

John,

When is some kind soul gonna let you try a set of DW's? I would really like to hear your opinion over the Brock blades. Are you going to buy a larger hub bar now?

Did you get your LW frame yet?

BTW, I have cleaned and polished my McCutchens with just about everything and noticed only a smoother feel, maybe.

[Chuck Irby]

John,

I too really would like for you to try a set of DW's before you go to the trouble of polishing yours. If you were here, I'd let you try mine. Surely someone close to you has a set of 24, 25, or even 26 foot DW's you could try.

[Screw]

Why yall pimping Dragon Wings? What the deal?

John-

[Screw]

No Chris I haven't recieved the LW. Not expecting it for a while.

John-

[Chuck Irby]

John, I'm just trying to help you. I think you would see a big improvement.

[GyroRon]

Dragon wings are much better and would increase your gyros overall performance over the blades on there now.

Polish the current blades up and use Armor All type tire shine to wipe the bugs off and they will stay pretty for a long long time. Then post them for sale and then go get some dragons. Fly and smile a lot. ;D

[Screw]

I know yall are trying to help. ;D I just don't know anything about Dragon Wings or why they would be better. Just fishing for info Chuck.

John-

[CLS447]

John I'm not pushin the DW's, I got a brand new set of Brock blades myself. Mine sure could use a polishing also! But before you spend too much time ,effort & money on the longer hub bar, I would sure like to hear what you think of the DW's. You just might start pimpin them yourself!

I wonder how many sets Ernie has sold? Lots of them out there flying.... they're doin something right!

Have you thought about what blades you are gonna use on that "dreadnaught" 2 place you're getting? Just kidding about that "dreadnaught" statement Ron H. !

It's just nice to try before you buy, Just make sure you give full payment up front before you try someone elses shiny DW's. LOL

[MikeBoyette]

Chris,
1000 plus and counting since 1991. He has test flown each set before they were sent out. It would be better if some non biased person would comment on their flight charteristics. I do know this, they are fairly priced, and dad gets them to his customers when he promises them.

[Chuck Irby]

I can attest to what Mike has said about his dad and the blades.

[Screw]

What do a set of 24 footers go for, and and does that come with a hub bar? Would I need to buy another head?

John-

[Chuck Irby]

John, I believe a set, complete with hub bar, is in the 15 to 16 hundred range. Ask Ernie about whether or not it'll fit your head. My thought is that it will. Measure between your plates on top and I can tell you if it will work or not.

Don't you know someone that has a set close by that might let you try them?

[MikeBoyette]

John,
Dragon Wings come already set up with the hub bar. They have been test flown and tracked. I just talked to dad they will fit your head as long as it is a standard brock head.The prices are as follows: 22 ft disk $1350.00 and go up $100.00 a foot up to 29Ft. Shipping is not included it is $145.00 to the nearest airport to you that can handle jet traffic. In your case a set of 24 ft. blades would be $1696.00. The blades are usually shpped 7 to 10 days after funds have been recieved and cleared. If You are bringing you machine you can try a set at Bensen Days. Anyone is welcome to try a set just remember we have a you bend them, you own them policy. I hope this helps.

[GyroRon]

The 1696$ price is shipped Blade box and all right Mike?

I like the option of going to Bensen Days and buying them off Ernie there and saving about 200$ by not needing Shipping and or a box to put them in. Plus you can try a few different sizes to make sure you are getting just what you need.

when I bought my old Red Dominator it had 25 footers on it and a terrible rotorshake. I met Ernie at ROC with it and we tried a set of 24's and then a set of 23's and found that the 23's were the smoothest blades and did for me just what I wanted. Saved me from having to buy a set of 24's just to find out the rotorshake was still going to be there.

just to clarify, my rotorshake was not due to the blades themselves being out of whack, But because of the stiffness of my mast and the speed the blades turned caused a harmonic vibration that made it feel like flying a jackhammer. The 23's spun so much faster than the 25s or 24s that the Harmonics of the blades were different than the harmonics of my mast and hence... No more shake!