Newbie would like a heli recommendation, please!!

[tednol]

Hello everyone,
I'm another newbie with silly question to clutter up this forum - please forgive me!

I turned 21 recently and came into a little bit of money. Being a student I know if I don't spend it on something, I'll spend it all a tenner at a time down the pub. I've always been interested in the RC heli world, and now I'd like to take some tentative steps to learning more!

I've decided I want to purchase a RTF electric helicopter. Two models have caught my eye - the Honeybee CP2 and the Dragonfly 35. I'm split as to which would be the better purchase and would love some advice.

Furthermore, am I being excessively ambitious by wanting to get started with a CP model? I intend on getting a sim (probably FMS) working once I've got the RC that ships with the RTF models and getting lots of hours on that before progressing to actually flying the model for real. I will also have access to a HUGE indoor area in the form of a hanger at the RAF base where I live.

Thank you all!

Ed

[Thomas]

Not sure on he Dragonfly but I started off with a HB CP2, never managed to fly it even once I had mastered the bigguns - your money would be much better invested it the student bar than in a small electric - the smallest I'd go for would be a Trex unless you go for the Twister Bell twin rota type.

Get a SIM - not used FMS but Reflex and RealFlight are popular, then get yourself to a local instructor like Ade and get and hour on a nitro - then decide.

[Ade_Law]

student? thats not a student!

what is wrong with this world? Old gits feeling the need to tell a student to drink beer.

when I was a lad beer was first spend anything left on models/cars/more beer/condoms

live life to the full: buy the beer

Ade

PS at this rate half the drug dealers in the UK are going to go out of business!

[tednol]

Lol I can assure you I've put plenty of money behind the bars of Manchester's pubs and clubs!!

[Thomas]

Shouldn't we try and encourage new people into flying rather than sending them to the nearest bar? Mind you get the drinking in now as before you know it you'll be under the thumb and some doc telling you what to eat and drink.