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Hello,
first of all, i'm new to the hobby. In fact, the only thing so far i've flown, is a 3channel co axial toy, basically. Loved it, so after two days of almost constant flying, i immediately ordered something more.. interesting, at least for me as a beginner. An ESky 300, flybarless single rotor 4channel helicopter. Still cheap (i'm assuming i will get at least one or two more before i get the hang of it, but they're cheap enough to replace). So far, so good.
Now the interesting part: i'm considering staying with this hobby, since i have some experience in RC (although i come from RC drifters) - but obviously, transmitters are pretty different to what i'm used to. My plan is, to fly around with the ESky, until i get the hang of it - while also trying to get familiar with 6channel helicopters via training tools (Phoenix etc). But, for that, i need a transmitter.
Now, considering that i'm starting out at the bottom, with basically no experience or anything to show for, i don't want to spend billions of pounds just to find out that maybe boating, or rc planes are more of my thing - so i'm wondering, what is a cheap-ish, yet decent (doesn't need to be amazing) transmitter? I was considering the DX6i, i read alot of good things about it - but are there alternatives in the same price-region, or is the DX6i the one to beat for that price?
As a sidenote, i also looked at things like hobbykings Turnigy 9XR, but.. Well. Reviewers say, if it works, it works well. Don't want to gamble, so a bit more quality than that would be appreciated.
Hope somebody can help me out here.
Cheers,
Rene
first of all, i'm new to the hobby. In fact, the only thing so far i've flown, is a 3channel co axial toy, basically. Loved it, so after two days of almost constant flying, i immediately ordered something more.. interesting, at least for me as a beginner. An ESky 300, flybarless single rotor 4channel helicopter. Still cheap (i'm assuming i will get at least one or two more before i get the hang of it, but they're cheap enough to replace). So far, so good.
Now the interesting part: i'm considering staying with this hobby, since i have some experience in RC (although i come from RC drifters) - but obviously, transmitters are pretty different to what i'm used to. My plan is, to fly around with the ESky, until i get the hang of it - while also trying to get familiar with 6channel helicopters via training tools (Phoenix etc). But, for that, i need a transmitter.
Now, considering that i'm starting out at the bottom, with basically no experience or anything to show for, i don't want to spend billions of pounds just to find out that maybe boating, or rc planes are more of my thing - so i'm wondering, what is a cheap-ish, yet decent (doesn't need to be amazing) transmitter? I was considering the DX6i, i read alot of good things about it - but are there alternatives in the same price-region, or is the DX6i the one to beat for that price?
As a sidenote, i also looked at things like hobbykings Turnigy 9XR, but.. Well. Reviewers say, if it works, it works well. Don't want to gamble, so a bit more quality than that would be appreciated.
Hope somebody can help me out here.
Cheers,
Rene
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