Newbie saying hi

[paulski915]

Hi i just thought i would say hello
it wont be long before i would be asking silly questions
i first tryed flying heli about 12 years ago got it to hover and it turned around flew at me and hit my leg and i still got the scars
so that went back to the shop (when i rebuilt it)
so it time to try again
i brought a blade mcx s300 which iam enjoying flying so iam looking at the next step!
i cant decide wether to by a tx and get a sim or take the plunge and go for a heli stright away
paul

[SadSack]

getting a sim would be a great start! They tend not to bite either
DX7 would be a good start and Phoenix sim.
Mart61 selling dx6i trusted seller cheap too

[sacko]

DX7 would be a good start and Phoenix sim.

Agree 100%... Best advice, I personally would skip the DX6i as you will only want a DX7 in a few months time.

[DIJ]

Welcome to the forum paul, and asking questions is what this place is all about so don't hold back

I reckon the sim would be the best choice as you will be much beter prepared for a larger heli when you do get one

[Brian Gifford]

Welcome, Paul. I'd just like to add my vote for getting a sim. It won't stop you crashing, but it should stop you crashing quite as much!

[dan2009]

im new to mate, take the advice mate...wish i got a sim, getting one in a few days though and hopefully it will save me a few pounds lol, its only cost me £22 to repair but money i could have saved if the sim was purchased before hand! but hey im guessing even the best crash from time to time!

[Mart61]

Welcome aboard Paul. Some sound advice being given and yes, you probably will (like I) end up with a DX7. However, if you do fancy cutting your teeth on a DX6i, do check out my listing.

Who knows, for a beginner such as your good self, I might even be open for a little haggling...

[EtheAv8r]

Welcome Paul. Where to start is always a very good question, and you may find you get a number of conflicting answers, especially if you also join some of the other helicopter forums. I was an RC Fixed wing flyer for a number of years, but gave it up over 25 years ago when I learned to fly full size – and that took all my spare time and cash.

I once again became interested in RC Helicopters some 12 years ago, and bought all the kit I had a number of unsuccessful dalliances with a number of different RC helicopters and having simply just smashed them up and rebuilt them only to smash them up I gave up, resigned to the fact that RC helicopter flying was too difficult for me, maybe I was too old to ‘get it’.

Then a couple of years ago I get back into the hobby (fixed wing) and was enjoying it, and still hankering after flying RC helicopters. I tried some (cheap??) 400/450 types without a lot of success.

Then everything changed. I got myself an Hirobo XRB Lama – very expensive at £250 for a little electric indoor – but it worked! It was my first positive stepping stone on the road to learning to fly RC Helicopters. I learned to hover in all orientations and fly forward and backward circuits and figures of 8. Nothing got broke, except a few foam blades, and I would also fly it outside on dead calm evenings. Great fun and I was learning and moving forward.

I then got myself an Hirobo Quark Fixed Pitch Single Rotor helicopter– again it appears to be very expensive, but again it is brilliantly engineered, is a real Single Rotor RC helicopter, and with it I learned so much more, and again the only spares required were foam blades. It will fly outside it gentle breeze (up to 5mph) and can be flown in big circuits, small circuits, figures of 8, forward and backward, stall turns, piros etc it is a great little machine, very capable and very safe. This was definitely an ‘expensive’ machine that turned out to be cheap – because I spent nothing more on spares and had so much fun and learned so much with it.

My next buy was a move up to the Outrage G5 – which I got at Christmas. This proved to be a step up too far, and my first three hovers all ended with crashes. So after the G5 was repaired, and test flown by an expert who pronounced it OK but set up ‘mild’, I put it away to regroup and rethink my next step.

That next step was a Thunder Tiger Innovator MD 530 – again some might say an expensive choice, but you get a very flexible, fully ready to go Collective Pitch 450 size helicopter that can range from mild to quite wild and very capable (Innovator MD530) or mild (but not out of the box) to very wild (Innovator EXP). They are very tough, and very well engineered (the Tx is a cheapie and a bit naff – but it does the job without any problems) and the Innovator has proved to be the perfect bridge to the G5. I love flying the Innovator, it has been crashed a few time (mainly due to getting a bit too cocky!) but again the foam blades (you can also run wood and carbon as you move on up) mean they give, but nothing else has to.

The Innovator allowed me to now fly the Outrage G5 (about 30 flights now crash free) – and I fly them alternately as I can really throw the Innovator around the sky it a way that I dare not yet with the G5 as it is just so much more responsive and aggressive. I expect I will keep both the Innovator and the G5 for a long time to come, and continue to enjoy, and learn and improve on both.

That is my story – for what it may be worth.

PS: A good SIM (Pheonix or RealFlight) will help enormously! I have both, but either one is sufficient.

[opc]

Hi paul,welcome to the forum,get a sim,saves you money and you can practice when it's raining.

Most people on here fly phoenix and there's a reason for that it works!

Don't waste your money on getting a heli first,get some practice on a sim and you will be set for getting your first(this time round)proper heli.

[graycbr]

get a sim lol

[paulski915]

ok thanks
i got sent home from work early becouse of power cut (power off for 10 hours)
so vist to model shop (bad thing to do)
iam now the have a dx6i and phoenix sim that i havent tryed yet as pc not working (no power)
look at some heli's while there liked the
t-rex 250 and the 450
hoping the power comes on soon to try the sim
paul

[paulski915]

ok tryed the sim
how do you keep the thing in the air????lol
i think its paid for itself already
paul

[DIJ]

how do you keep the thing in the air????lol
i think its paid for itself already

That’s exactly why everybody shouts 'get a sim' whenever someone like yourself is starting out

If you spend as much time on the sim as you can, you will soon get to grips with it, and while you're doing that there's plenty of info on here and other forums to help you decide what heli to get next.

look at some heli's while there liked the t-rex 250 and the 450

I think you would be best staying clear of the 250 for a while, as although its a pretty popular heli, it wont be the easiest one to learn on, and a 450 size machine would definitely be far more stable.

[spunkmyer]

I think you would be best staying clear of the 250 for a while, as although its a pretty popular heli, it wont be the easiest one to learn on, and a 450 size machine would definitely be far more stable.

I totally agree with DIJ. I fly a Blade 400 she can be a hand full at times, I find the Trex 600/700 easier to fly on the sim than the Blade 400

[paulski915]

ok thanks
i was looking at the 250 as most of flying i will be doing will be in a double garage so i thought a 250 whould be better to give me more room
how much harder are they to learn on with training gear?
i am also looking at getting lessons from rapid rotors which should help
paul