Ok who has?

[Mickyp]

Started this hobby by buying a nitro, teaching yourself to fly and still has it?

first post, hello people

[Nicolasgreening]

Hi Mickyp,

Welcome to the forum.

I brought second hand raptor 30 off Ebay (although it turned out to be a forum member) and I learnet to fly on that with the aid of pheniox sim it was a rocky road but I got there.
I have since sold the raptor but only to make way for something newer and better. Although I regret selling it as currently I only have a trex 450 and I pine for the nitro. (fingers crossed for Xmas)

If I were to do the whole thing again I would only change that fact that I rushed things and I should have practiced more on the sim first before trying it for real and getting it wrong.

I am no expert at this hobby and only fly sports and not 3d yet but I have only been flying for a year and a bit.

Thanks

Nick

[Rotorhead]

Sorry, no I dont still have my first heli, I did teach myself to fly though, but sold it (a Concept 30 SRT) a few years back, although it served its purpose, it was a pain in the ass to maintain, especially when spares started to get harder to come by.

Having said that, in a way I do miss it.

[Mickyp]

I saw a raptor 30 v2 on ebay, i was really tempted but the other half bless her turned into a more formidable Raptor so i didn't bother, it went for £255, grrrrr, still roll on xmas as they say, well done for not crashing NG & RH

[t-rex pedro]

I bought, built and tought myself to fly on a Raptor 50 - then killed it by flicking into idle up with wooden blades!!!! Heli looked like it exploded I kid you not!! Now a member of Dorset Model Helicopter Club, 10 months on and totally submerged in this addictive hobby!

[unwind-protect]

I still have the shuttle I bought 10 years or so ago, though I'm not flying it right now.

Nitros are much bigger thus much more stable, but the crash costs are far higher. IF you have somewhere to fly it, and someone to partner you on a buddy box I think it would be a fine way to learn. If not I think that 450's are a far cheaper/ safer way to do it.

[Adrian]

Had a 450 size and couldent get the hange of it,built a 600 that scared me then went and got a rappy 30 v2 and it just clicked so im buzzing with the 600 now and the rappys for sale and not even crashed!!

[flatspins]

I learnt on a Raptor 50.

Still got it.
Most of the parts on it are not the original ones for some reason
It's been in the dirt on many occasions

Got it set up for night flying now.

[waveydavey]

Join a club mate. Don't go it alone. You can do it as the previous posts prove but you'll find the help, advice and general camaraderie makes the path from non pilot to proficient pilot so much easier.

All the same, welcome to the best hobby the missus doesn't realise the cost of.

[kevinh]

still got my raptor30 which ive had from day 1

[Captain Crash]

Bought a Kalt Baron 28 off ebay, learned to fly on it and still have it although it doesn't fly as my friend stripped the gears in the tail gearbox, flew lovely though

[Mickyp]

It gives me a funny feeling when i see aircraft with bits missing so they can't fly, like in museums where the display aircraft have had their engines removed get a new gear for it

[Mickyp]

Join a club mate. Don't go it alone. You can do it as the previous posts prove but you'll find the help, advice and general camaraderie makes the path from non pilot to proficient pilot so much easier.

All the same, welcome to the best hobby the missus doesn't realise the cost of.

have we got a version of this forum where all the prices are 10% of the real price

[SRH990]

I started to learn to fly myself with an MFA Sport 500 but only had real success with a Kalt Cyclone 50. I don't have either now, not after 20 or so years, but still have the remains of a Schluter Junior 50 in the shed somewhere.

[Mickyp]

Thanks for the reply's people, i have got a Raptor and a Pheonix flight sim (xmas) yay so i am on the long road to where you lot are