Hi All

[eggbeater]

Hi all,

hope to get some friendly advise off you experienced people had most remote controlled modes now its the turn of the heli.
I repaired a mates lama 5 heli once i fixed it i did`nt give him back now i`ve got the the bug,asked the missis to get me a heli got this thing off ebay 2 ch wot a load of twosh.
Burnt the tail motor on sunday.
i got my self esky fms sim getting bored of it now want the next thing so i`ve been down to my local model shop asked about the twister cp gold,the`ve said it is a good heli to start with and its been selling well i`ve researched it and `ime not to happy with the result as looking at the forums you guys and golls have put on there(MOST HELPFULL) the model shop dude who i known for a while recommended blade 400 its nice but pricey.

Do i save for the blade or get the cp twister gold i`me itching to get it the money is burning a hole in my pocket,i`ve been offerd to go to flying lessons with the local club which i will.

cheers newbie heli egg beater

[adieuk]

hi and welcome
to the forum i started with the blade cx2 and phoenix sim witch is the best
for real feal flight which most pilots will say the same

[Gav]

CP twister will be good to kick off with. Only thing with small choppers are they are mega twitchy so expect a few smash ups. keep the spares fund going for a good few months (and then some) and you'll be away.
good luck.

[cambs flyer]

Hi buddy

Welcome to the forum Bro, "eggbeater" you've gotta tell us where that came from, my warped sense of humor (mainly smut) has a few, lol.

Anyway your gonna have a blast mate, a few guys at the club have the CP Twister Gold and they fly them really well, but due to experience.

They come supplied with very basic 35mhz Trannys which haven't the finesse of something like the Blade 400 set up which has the DX6i TX.

To give you an example at the club I'm helping out a friend who's just started flying without his training gear using a TS3D and a DX6i.

I've been watching his progress with interest but noticed he's machine was very twitchy, he flew very well despite of this but once the T/Gear was off he was somewhat scared as we all are at first, so I helped him program softer controls to the Swash Mix, EXPO, and trimmed out a few bugs and after a few minutes he's machine was much more "relaxed," smoothly moving from left to right, forward & reverse, which made the flying without T/Legs more pleasurable, as the machine moved more gracefully then all over the show as the programs were set before, as to the instruction manual.

So you see with the Heli you've been recommended you won't have that kind of digital control over the flight surfaces and once your at a point where the T Legs come off you'll have to learn kinda the hard way, OK it's all about mastering your machine, but for the little extra the B400 or TS3D with the DX6i will help you tame the Heli' and hopefully reduce the crash repair damage.

There's nothing to say you can't learn on one at all, but there's another line of thought to ponder over.

I wish you success, and always ask for help, it's the only way to learn.

But if your thinking of taking this up semi-seriously then I'd recommend buying the DX6i & Phoenix Sim, OK it's not as fulfilling as seeing and owning a machine, but you'll be surprised just how much fun it really is, and once it's all set up and you crash after crash, which you'll do when you start, you'll realise how deep that would hurt the wallet had they been real flying accidents.

[Brian Gifford]

I'm a newbie, and following the excellent advice on this forum, I've bought Phoenix and a decent Transmitter. Eventually, I will use the Tx once I get a big heli, but in the meantime, I am getting plenty of practice on the sim. Now, I may be a slow learner, but it's taken me from mid January to be able to hover properly on the sim. Crashes? hundreds, possibly thousands.

Whatever route you go, you are sure of massive support on here.

[eggbeater]

Hi buddy

Welcome to the forum Bro, "eggbeater" you've gotta tell us where that came from, my warped sense of humor (mainly smut) has a few, lol.

Anyway your gonna have a blast mate, a few guys at the club have the CP Twister Gold and they fly them really well, but due to experience.

They come supplied with very basic 35mhz Trannys which haven't the finesse of something like the Blade 400 set up which has the DX6i TX.

To give you an example at the club I'm helping out a friend who's just started flying without his training gear using a TS3D and a DX6i.

I've been watching his progress with interest but noticed he's machine was very twitchy, he flew very well despite of this but once the T/Gear was off he was somewhat scared as we all are at first, so I helped him program softer controls to the Swash Mix, EXPO, and trimmed out a few bugs and after a few minutes he's machine was much more "relaxed," smoothly moving from left to right, forward & reverse, which made the flying without T/Legs more pleasurable, as the machine moved more gracefully then all over the show as the programs were set before, as to the instruction manual.

So you see with the Heli you've been recommended you won't have that kind of digital control over the flight surfaces and once your at a point where the T Legs come off you'll have to learn kinda the hard way, OK it's all about mastering your machine, but for the little extra the B400 or TS3D with the DX6i will help you tame the Heli' and hopefully reduce the crash repair damage.

There's nothing to say you can't learn on one at all, but there's another line of thought to ponder over.

I wish you success, and always ask for help, it's the only way to learn.

But if your thinking of taking this up semi-seriously then I'd recommend buying the DX6i & Phoenix Sim, OK it's not as fulfilling as seeing and owning a machine, but you'll be surprised just how much fun it really is, and once it's all set up and you crash after crash, which you'll do when you start, you'll realise how deep that would hurt the wallet had they been real flying accidents.

yo bro thanks again thne name eggbeater came from the forces,pilots that flew heli`s where called eggbeaters, i thought it was apt for me cos people will take the p*** when they see me flying

[eggbeater]

elite blade 400

hey dudes went to get my new heli today wanted the twister cp gold he had none in stock his prices has gone up 35% so he siad i can do you a blade 400 rtf for £275 so i put down a big deposit should pick it up in the next few weeks so its back to the sim never mind.Practice makes near perfection