is it true?

[aircooled1968]

hiya

silly question to you guys but.....

is it true that it is easier to learn to fly on something like a trex 500?

Im starting to save for one at the mo and i know its gonna take time but if this is the way to go then itll be worth it.

im having major problems trying to learn to fly my honey bee's as one fart sends it wherever it feels.

Any advice will be taken on board as im keen to get flying properly

regards

chris

[Sao]

Yes.
The bigger they are the easier they are to fly, more intimidating in some ways but confidence inspiring when you get over the fact it's larger and more frightening looking.

[moonmanflyer]

Yes the bigger the heli the more stable, but as stated on the other thread, get a sim

[Steve]

Depends on what you're comparing it to.

The bigger the heli, the easier they are to learn with as they are more stable, but they also get a lot more expensive to fix.

Learning with a 90 would be a piece of cake if you could afford it!

So a 500 would be better than a 450 which would be better than a 250 etc.

But then 700 would be better than a 600 which would be better than a 500.

[phockzie]

Yes.
The bigger they are the easier they are to fly, more intimidating in some ways but confidence inspiring when you get over the fact it's larger and more frightening looking.

Agreed.

[aircooled1968]

Depends on what you're comparing it to.

The bigger the heli, the easier they are to learn with as they are more stable, but they also get a lot more expensive to fix.

Learning with a 90 would be a piece of cake if you could afford it!

So a 500 would be better than a 450 which would be better than a 250 etc.

But then 700 would be better than a 600 which would be better than a 500.

i see your point, i want something thats gonna be fun to use and easier to learn with especially on take off as that seems to be where i keep going wrong

regards

chris

[inferno]

I learnt with a HBK2 until i could tail in hover a lipo flat. I then moved on to a Trex 500. Ive since had a 600, and 450.

Ive recently bought a 500 that was a second hand headache, and now looking to buy a new esp kit.

If i could start again, id buy a 500 from the start. Consider a Glass fibre as apposed to a carbon version, and cheeper 3s packs in series would be fine to learn to hover with.

The 450 is far superior to the HBK2, but still blows in the wind.

[J-S-Q]

Yep, agree with everything said already -if I had to start learning all over again, a 500 size would probably be the way I'd go. Bigger is definitely easier. the only down sides are:

a) the cost of crashes can go up a fair bit although you will likely crash less frequently.
b) larger helis can be a bit intimidating when you're not used to them
c) you are more limited in where you can fly a big heli.

[rceccleston]

hiya

silly question to you guys but.....

is it true that it is easier to learn to fly on something like a trex 500?

Im starting to save for one at the mo and i know its gonna take time but if this is the way to go then itll be worth it.

im having major problems trying to learn to fly my honey bee's as one fart sends it wherever it feels.

Any advice will be taken on board as im keen to get flying properly

regards

chris

Highly recommend T-Rex 500 over 450.

The 400/450 scale heli's are very twitchy compared to the T-Rex 500, so making learning harder.

Prior to upgrading to a T-Rex 500 in August, I could just about hover an E-Sky King 2 and crashed every time out.

Now I can hover in all four positions (tail, nose, left, right), do circuits, figure of 8's, fly backwards, land nose on and do stall turns. Haven't crashed since upgrading :0)

I can do inverted hovers and circuits in Phoenix, so'll be doing that next at the field...

Good luck!!

[Mart61]

is it true that it is easier to learn to fly on something like a trex 500?

I'm counting on it!

[Andy from Sandy]

The theory is sound about larger models but it is all in the setup.

You can make a large model twtchy and a small model docile and vise versa.

What you do get with the larger model is its ability to fly in higher wind speeds.

[aircooled1968]

thanks again guys, the saving has comenced

chris