Are These Any Good???

[AdamG313]

I've been looking at one of these: http://www.nitrotek.co.uk/W5-6.htm
My question is... are they any good, I don't want to buy one and it turn out to be a load of poo. I have £50 to spend is there a better model or better Heli I can afford????

Many Thanks In Advance
AdamG313

[est1976]

I've been looking at one of these: http://www.nitrotek.co.uk/W5-6.htm
My question is... are they any good, I don't want to buy one and it turn out to be a load of poo. I have £50 to spend is there a better model or better Heli I can afford????

Many Thanks In Advance
AdamG313

I havent owned one but I hear good things about them, I have a fixed pitch version from walkera about the same size (4#3b) I believe its much the same as the blade mcx. Great for indoor use and pretty easy to fly on the scale of things ahead of you.

[AdamG313]

Whats th difference between a heli with fixed pitch or one that hasn't???

Sorry if I am asking a very stupid question, but I have very little knowledge about this hobby at all

Many Thanks
AdamG313

[David Drew]

Loads!!!!!

Fixed pitch means that you can't change the pitch of the blades and only get it to go up & down by increasing the headspeed.

On a collective pitch heli you can change the pitch (angle of attack) of the blades and the headspeed. So you can keep more control of the height of the heli & fly upside down etc.

A lot more complicated, but you will want CP once you've mastered fixed pitch.

David

[est1976]

well the ones with 2 blades like the co-axial one you linked too are easiest to fly as they hold themselves in a hover pretty much. My Walkera 4#3b only has one set of blades so is harder to maintain a hover as it needs contant adjustments on the controller another thng is the smaller they are the less stable they are and the walkera is one of the smallest 4 channel choppers you can get. A co-axial is much better suited to a beginner as your less likely to crash and can get your head around moving the thing around in different orientations.

[AdamG313]

Thanks guys
I was just checking before I ordered.

Thanks,
AdamG313

[AdamG313]

My Dad has thrown a mojor spanner in the works....
He has offered to get me a E-Sky HoneyBee?!?!?!

What I want to know is if it is small enough to be flown indoors????
And if not is it any good in wind speeds up to or above 5mph???

Many Thanks in Advance,

AdamG313

[dandeman]

I dont know much but i dont think honey bees are for indoor use, as they are quite big. I think they are more for a very calm day with NO wind.

[Highrisedrifter]

Interestingly enough I was considering a Honey Bee as my first helicopter but after asking about on the forums here I was warned away from them.

They aren't really an indoor heli, unless you have loads of room.

In the end I went for a Blade mCX, but you might want to consider a Blade CX2 as they are slightly larger. Both are fixed pitch coaxial machines, which means they have two rotors, one above the other, and no tail rotor at all. They change facing by altering the speed of one of the rotors.

The good thing about going for the little Blade mCX is that when you crash it (and you will crash it), they take knocks pretty well and most of the time come out unscathed. If you do break it, parts are very very cheap indeed.

That is less so the bigger you get. When you crash a Honey Bee, for instance, it's likely to be a larger crash and cost more money.

The best advice I can give you is don't try to run before you can walk. Get an mCX and play about with that inside first, then see if you want to get something bigger.

[AdamG313]

I have had plenty of picooz's in the past and yesterday I went to my not so lhs to fly the mcx, I quickly got used to it and by the end of the battery I could fly it around pretty quickly. My only worry is that if I buy a contra- rotating heli I might manage to use it to its full capability pretty quickly. I don't have much money lying around to buy more helis. So I want to make sure the one I am buying will last ability wise alot longer than a contra- rotating heli.

Thanks,

AdamG313

[Balders]

I was bought a Walkera 4#3b for xmas (also known as buzzfly). Got to say as a tool for learning proper 4ch stuff, it's excellent. Also pretty crash resilient. Highly recommended from me.