Am I looking at the right purchase ?

[Ade_Law]

just to push the knight point a little further:

the sport is 190ukp.
its the only model that will do this:


straight out the box and do it reliably. Other helis require upgrades to do that and fly accurately pushing up their price even further. its basically raptor 50se spec. but uses the same gear ratio as the titan and can take 620mm main blades like the titan.

as for the 9c the synth is useful if you fly at busy sites or fly at different clubs. PCM is digital transmittion, is more reliable and offers a failsafe which means that if you do loose radio control it will go to failsafe and kill the engine meaning you are less likely to kill somebody and do less damage to the heli.

servos, definitly 3152 all round other than the tail rotor.

Ade

[robgt]

FF9 - I'm still unsure about synthesised transmitters so I would go for the standard type personally.
There's a possible issue with mobile phones causing interference with Synth Tx's, although I presnoally have not seen the issue - that said, I only have experience of synth receivers.

Always go for PCM kit if you can - it's a better system - the pro's use it for a reason!

I use the 149DP myself on my Sceadu and soon on my Aurora. It's simply an excellent choice of receiver.

The 3305 servos offer more torque and marginally faster speed over the 3152 servos. You won;t need that extra torque - I fly moderate 3D and I have no problems with torque on my 3152 servos. I say save yourself £6 per servo and get the 3152s.

Cheers,
Rob

[flatspins]

Just a note on the synth transmitters.

All futaba and JR radios that have a removeable module, now come synthasised as standard.
Have done for about 4 months.

I guess you may be able to find a shop that has old stock, that has one without.
Synth recievers (especially JR) are as cheap or cheaper than normal ones(when you add the £6+) for the xtal.
So expect within the next year or so that you wont be able to buy a normal one, they will all be synth.

A couple of posts recommend the standard OS 50 sxh or the hyper.
The sxh has now been discontinued, the hyper is the only 50 available

[ChrisB]

The Knight Sport is a fine choice and is my current fave model but if you have decided on a Titan you wont go far wrong,its a good all round machine with plenty of backup and is well proven..

[philiphenderson]

Just a note on the synth transmitters.

All futaba and JR radios that have a removeable module, now come synthasised as standard.
Have done for about 4 months.

I guess you may be able to find a shop that has old stock, that has one without.
Synth recievers (especially JR) are as cheap or cheaper than normal ones(when you add the £6+) for the xtal.
So expect within the next year or so that you wont be able to buy a normal one, they will all be synth.

This is only being dictated to buyers by the UK importers and not the radio manufacturers. UK importers do not always import the full range available to them.

Phil.

[simowill]

just to push the knight point a little further:

the sport is 190ukp.
its the only model that will do this:


straight out the box and do it reliably. Other helis require upgrades to do that and fly accurately pushing up their price even further. its basically raptor 50se spec. but uses the same gear ratio as the titan and can take 620mm main blades like the titan.

as for the 9c the synth is useful if you fly at busy sites or fly at different clubs. PCM is digital transmittion, is more reliable and offers a failsafe which means that if you do loose radio control it will go to failsafe and kill the engine meaning you are less likely to kill somebody and do less damage to the heli.

servos, definitly 3152 all round other than the tail rotor.

Ade

Ade,

Can you use 620 blades straight out of the box with the Knight?

[Ade_Law]

Can you use 620 blades straight out of the box with the Knight?

had to pad this out to 10 characters........ yes

Ade

[simowill]

Excellent,

just need to convince the wife I need another heli. IC this time of course

Simon

[Gt450s]

Damn !!

Well there I was all sorted in my mind, it was going to be;

Raptor 50 v3 Titan Kit
OS 50 SX-H Hyper Engine
GY410 Gyro - with S9254 servo.
FF9C Radio
Futaba 149DP Receiver
S3152 Servos

SIMPLE ???

Nope, I was passing Rawtenstall today and made the mistake of stopping to look in the window of the Model Shop there and in the window was Raptor 60 and whilst I was there a guy came by with a 90.. Hells Teeth is that a big rascal, but very nice to look at.. Anyway, it set me thinking again..

First off; Where do these numbers come from, 30 class, 50 class 60 class and 90 class ? what does it relate too other than the fact a 90 is the big rascal ?

Secondly; Are the scale heli boys and the 3D heli boys split into 2 distinct camps ? I see much about 3D gear but little mantion of Scale kit ?

Mark.

[ChrisB]

It relates to engine size in points of cubic inches

ie a 50 class is designed for a .50 cubic inch engine

Scale and 3d are different camps but many enjoy watching or fly both

nearly all 3d flying is done with a standard pod n boom model which most that you see are

scale is where the heli looks like the fullsize counterpart and most of these are just fibreglass fuselages with a normal pod n boom heli inside more or less

[Ade_Law]

forget 60-90 size unless you are made of money and have poor eyesight.

parts cost is much higher, fuel consumption goes up. more finicky to tune need better servos, etc. etc. etc.

Ade