My Observations as a Beginner

[Alcanara]

Thanks Chemicalbro

welcome to the forums


i have a feeling we may have a new scale flyer in the ranks

I think you might be right there chemicalbro.... the bigger the better and if I could get the music to Apocolypse Now going I would also get Robert Duvals Hat.... Sad or What??

Thanks for the various piccies of the different types

Much appreciated

[trillian]

So far my plan is to buy the E-Flite Blade 400 with the DX6i together with Phoenix simulator.

WHY?

Because I want something that is big enough to be seen and feel like a real helicopter....i.e not a small toy like heli.... even though some of these small ones seem to get great reviews. But not so big that it is a burden to lug around.

I would imagine the Blade 400 should be able to be setup for stability similar to a Trex 450 (if they are roughly the same size / weight ).

I started with a 450, then kinda abandoned it in favour of nitro helis and now I really like the 450's again. I have both mine setup to be very stable. The portability is a big plus as well. I just got off on the wrong foot with my first 450 back in 2007 and it was probably due to my own lack of knowledge on the setup side. Either that or my thumbs got smarter. But basically, with a little flybar weight and correct mechanical / tx setup they can be very tame.

[squeaky pete]

All i know is if you go dwn the 3d route is that your gonna spend the 1st portion of your learning up high, avoiding the floor at all cost, once you click your be flying close to the ground as possible lol its just what happens lol