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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / February 2006New to helos
I'd like to get into this hobby but before buying my first, I would like to get an informative "beginners" book to learn the basics. Can anyone suggest something useful preferably that I can get in Australia. Thanks Steve Hi Steve, Check out: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/103-1788492-5195025?url=inde x%3Dstripbooks%3Arelevance-above&field-keywords=RC+Helicopters&Go.x=15&Go.y=10 That's what came up on a search on Amazon.com. I'd also "highly" recommend, Ray's Authoritative Helicopter Manual. It's been around for a long time and is well respected. You can get it at: http://www.helihobby.com/html/rc_helicopter_training.html Scroll down till you find it, it's toward the bottom. There's also a DVD version that I didn't know existed until now. or http://www.rcmmagazine.com/e/env/00011JvJqeZQidgmCM6K680/store/store-books.html? link=/store/store-books-tem.html&item=products:ab24 or http://www.rcaircraftmodels.co.uk/1336_1_1367334.html Good luck & Fly Safe, Steve R. > I'd like to get into this hobby but before buying my first, I would > like to get an informative "beginners" book to learn the basics. Can > anyone suggest something useful preferably that I can get in Australia. > Thanks Steve I just happened to have ordered the dvds from skyline models mainly to try and get my head round the set up of the transmitter for different pitch curves etc http://www.skylinemodels.co.uk/ Rob > Hi Steve, > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> anyone suggest something useful preferably that I can get in Australia. >> Thanks Steve Stay the hell away from HeliHobby. Jerks! G-Man > Hi Steve, > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> anyone suggest something useful preferably that I can get in Australia. >> Thanks Steve >Stay the hell away from HeliHobby. Jerks! > >G-Man Care to elaborate?? I purchased a DVD that was defective. I've placed 3 LD calls, and 5 emails. No replies to the emails, and the LD calls throw you to voice mail and the mail box is full. Tried for 3 weeks. I finally filed a complaint with the BBB. I simply wanted a working DVD. Upon research, I find out I'm not in the minority here. G-Man >>Stay the hell away from HeliHobby. Jerks! >> >>G-Man > > Care to elaborate?? >I purchased a DVD that was defective. I've placed 3 LD calls, and 5 emails. >No replies to the emails, and the LD calls throw you to voice mail and the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >G-Man Ahh.. I think you mentioned that problem several weeks ago. First time I mentioned it here. I wanted to give them every chance to make this right. I've given up hope now. G-Man >>I purchased a DVD that was defective. I've placed 3 LD calls, and 5 >>emails. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Ahh.. I think you mentioned that problem several weeks ago. >First time I mentioned it here. I wanted to give them every chance to make >this right. I've given up hope now. > >G-Man Oops, my bad. Got you confused with someone looking for AMA DVDs... Sorry. Many older DVD players can't play non-compliant discs. Try it on a different player, in the PC, or on an XBox. All the same, the seller should always make good on a purchase that can't be used, which is a big can of worms for easily duplicated A/V material or software. Their unresponsiveness is a problem. I would be pissed, too. > First time I mentioned it here. I wanted to give them every chance to > make this right. I've given up hope now. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> Ahh.. I think you mentioned that problem several weeks ago. I have 6 computers, and 4 home DVD players that all give the same results. Even though the production kind of sucked, that's my problem. The disc should at least play. I would have felt better if they at least answered my email. The fact that their voicemail box was always full told me something was up. 18 complaints on BBB, and the end results was that HH failed to respond to any. G-Man > Many older DVD players can't play non-compliant discs. Try it on a > different player, in the PC, or on an XBox. All the same, the seller [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>> >>> Ahh.. I think you mentioned that problem several weeks ago. For the record folk, I'm not promoting HeliHobby. I've never done business with them. I just did a web search and they came up. I'm sure there are other venders that will work. I really do prefer Ray's book though. Fly Safe, Steve R. > Stay the hell away from HeliHobby. Jerks! > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>> anyone suggest something useful preferably that I can get in Australia. >>> Thanks Steve |
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