After several years of flying 600 class helicopters, I decided to venture into the realm of the 700. My tool of choice for this job, was the TSA Infusion 700E Pro helicopter. I have been a field rep for TSA Model since 2013, and it is only fitting that I fly all TSA helicopters. Not because I am a rep, but because I truly love TSA.

The build was just like any and all other TSA kits I have built, and it went together with flawless ease. Its a big one, measuring 1373mm (54") long

215mm (8.46")  and 410mm high (16.14"). Total weight without batteries is about seven pounds, and flying weight with two 6s 50C 5200mAh packs is right at ten pounds. Not too bad for a 700 class helicopter as large as this one.

My choice of components are as follows:

Motor: Scorpion HKIII 4035-560kv with 13T pinion and 126T main gear

ESC: Castle Creations Edge 120HV

BEC: Castle Creations BEC Pro

Battery Packs: Charity RC 6s 50C 5200mAh TaTa Packs. X2

FBL Unit: Bavarian Demon 3X

Cyclic Servos: BK Designs DS7001HV

Tail Servo: BK Designs DS7005HV

Main Blades: Zeal 710mm Energy ST in neon orange

Tail Blades: Zeal 105mm neon orange

The initial test flight went without a hitch, and I nailed the FBL controller settings perfectly...with no tuning needed at this time. The governor gain in the ESC was a bit high on the test flight, and had to be reduced quite a bit to eliminate the tail kick. Aside from that, the helicopter flew great.

Hovering was smooth, stable, and pretty much hands off.  It tracked well in fast forward flight, with no visible pitching up. I did notice that a 700...or at least the TSA 700...does not need as much expo as a 600 class needs, and I had to reduce it quite a bit.

I took it easy and flew it gently on the first few flights, just to get to know it and how it was going to respond to my commands. But I was soon tossing it around a bit, and starting to enjoy flying it.

I really don`t know why I never got into a 700 class sooner, because I realize now that I was missing out......big time! I can`t wait to get more flights on it so I can really start pushing it to its full potential. :)