Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / November 2007

Without any knowledge of RC Heli's, 2 yrs ago I made the error of buying my
then 12 year old son a Piccolo Pro for his birthday
He spent many many frustrating hours trying to hover the piccolo and even
after many hours on the sim he was never able to achieve the rush of his
first real hover
As a father with clumsy fingers I was never able to fly this little heli
ever - this became the most dissapointing birthday gift ever.
I now realise the hobby shop in question were just after the quick sale
Two weeks ago my son Trevor turned 14.
With his birthday money and dream of being able to fly a RC Heli we were off
to a different and very helpfull hobby shop
We looked at the TRex 600, the TRex 450 and although more expensive were
advised by the hobbyshop to seriousely look at the much cheaper Belt CP and
were assured that this would be a good place to start eventhough the
standard gyro which comes with the Belt CP would be slightly more difficult
to learn on without heading lock.
Trev took delivery of this RTF Heli 3 days ago, fitted the trainer skid, and
is already hovering for at least 5 mins
The dissapointment of the piccolo is long forgotten and he just cannot wait
for the battery to re-charge before he flies again
Trev has not had a crash yet and is being very patient through this learning
curve
The parts if required are so much cheaper than the T-Rex and we do expect a
few crashes along the way.
I have no doubt that Trev will progress to much nicer and more expensive
models in the future and can happily say that this Belt CP has been a great
introduction into the hobby