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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / September 2007Returning Heli flyer - needs electric advice
About 10yrs ago I had a glow powered shuttle helicopter - ok pilot, mainly scale flying. Had to pack it in because of divorce, selling house, etc, etc. I recently visited a friend who has a small indoor electric (only three channel) heli. Flys not bad, but being 3 channel is strange. Kinda got the bug again (never really went away - it was just the money). I can afford around £250 for a RTF kit. I've looked at the ESky Belt CP and seems good value and spares seem to be available. Are there any others (CP) that I should be shortlisting, around the same price or less. Thanks  SignatureClive Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take..... but by the moments that take our breath away. > About 10yrs ago I had a glow powered shuttle helicopter - ok pilot, > mainly scale flying. Had to pack it in because of divorce, selling [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks indoor or outdoor? >> About 10yrs ago I had a glow powered shuttle helicopter - ok pilot, >> mainly scale flying. Had to pack it in because of divorce, selling [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> > indoor or outdoor? Sorry forgot that bit. Both - although in low wind conditions SignatureClive Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take..... but by the moments that take our breath away. >>> About 10yrs ago I had a glow powered shuttle helicopter - ok pilot, >>> mainly scale flying. Had to pack it in because of divorce, selling [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> indoor or outdoor? > Sorry forgot that bit. Both - although in low wind conditions not flown one of those I did have a Honey bee 2 CP which was awful and it kept burning the tail motor out, I would be tempted to go as large as your wallet will allow, as a T-Rex sized one is so much easier and wind is no problem for the larger birds trouble is cheap and easy to fly dont seem to go together I am learning to fly a Honey Bee King V2 and saving my money to go larger. As Kevin said, larger is better and more stable. I might go to a 600 but not the pricey Trex600, probably an eSky Esmart 60 Size RC Heli. Cheaper and also very stable. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >I am learning to fly a Honey Bee King V2 and saving my money to go larger. >As Kevin said, larger is better and more stable. >I might go to a 600 but not the pricey Trex600, probably an eSky Esmart 60 >Size RC Heli. Cheaper and also very stable. IMO, buy cheap, buy twice... This is not a an inexpensive hobby and trying to cut corners WILL cost you more money. Read the forums at helifreak.com, rcuniverse.com, thetrexforums.com, runryder.com etc.. and read for yourself the tales of people who've thrown money at "cheap" helicopters to try and make them fly decently. If money is an issue, the 400 sized helis are good, stable performers with the Trex 450's leading the market by sheer numbers. The new Miniature Aircraft "Beam" is a NICE design that's going to give Align's 400 sized birds a run for the money. You can get a 450S in the air with a couple batteries for about $600.. Just remember whichever way you go, there's support equipment required for the larger helis so be sure to save for that as well > IMO, buy cheap, buy twice... This is not a an inexpensive hobby and > trying to cut corners WILL cost you more money. Read the forums at > helifreak.com, rcuniverse.com, thetrexforums.com, runryder.com etc.. > and read for yourself the tales of people who've thrown money at > "cheap" helicopters to try and make them fly decently. You are right again. Do you know about the Dragonus? It has a programmable head and is competition for the Trex450. Lots of the guys here fly the Trex450 so there is a lot of support. We lived in San Diego for about 18 months when we sailed our boat down from San Francisco and stayed at Harbor Island. Beautiful area and terrific weather. John SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >You are right again. Do you know about the Dragonus? It has a programmable >head and is competition for the Trex450. Yeah. Going to a funfly this weekend and one of the guys coming down from the Long Beach area has a Dragonus and I may get a bit of stick time on it. I haven't seen one in person, but this guy (and a few others on various forums) say it's a nice bird. >Lots of the guys here fly the Trex450 so there is a lot of support. That's always important. >We lived in San Diego for about 18 months when we sailed our boat down from >San Francisco and stayed at Harbor Island. So now, instead of throwing money into a hole in the water, you throw it into a hole in the sky? :) >Beautiful area and terrific weather. Exactly why I tolerate the ridiculous gas and housing prices. Here it is, middle of September and it's a whopping 77 degrees outside. |
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