Beginner (trex 450 pro)

[wilo]

Hola i am a total beginner and have just purchased the below.
Align 450 Pro.
This is the full super combo so Align 325 carbon Blades 2 sets.
BL35X 35AMP ESC. 430SP BRUSHLESS MOTOR 3700KV
DS410M HEAD SERVO X3.DS520 DIGITAL TAIL SERVO
GP750 HEADLOCK GYRO.
DX6i
Align metal travel case.
Also 3x align lipos 3s 2250mah 30c and charger.
Trainning kit.

Now as i am a TOTAL beginner up to now i have not even turned it on :-(, i have been looking at some sims and think i would benifit from one, the best one seems to be the Phoenix one is this correct and is it worth the money?

Cheers

[Mart61]

Nice purchase! Is it pre-built?

If you've never flown a CP heli, yes, get Phoenix. It really will save you money in the long run.



Final piece of advice - get on down to your nearest club, get the guys there to give the heli a once-over inspection and perhaps even test fly it for you, then heed any advice they may give you.

Oh, and welcome aboard!

[EtheAv8r]

Welcome to the Forum.

As a total beginner, if your purchase is ready to fly, you need to do a lot of reading and learning before you attempt to fly it or it will revert to a kit very quickly.

If it is a kit, you probably need to double the reading and learning!

As Martin suggests joining a club, or getting experienced practical help and training will make things a lot easier (I know, I never did either).

Phoenix is very good, and there are others that are also good, but Pheonix seems to be the RCHA membership favorite. Youn need to use Pheonix before you try for real with your model!

Make haste slowly, and be prepared to get hooked, oh and be broke!

[coptermanic]

Yes, welcome to the forum. Slow and steady wins the race. ENJOY!!!!!!

[cupracing]

Welcome!

My bit of advice from me would be to disassemple and rebuild it with fresh loctite. I bought a second hand heli when I first started and I didnt do this and the heli fell to bits in the air. Im not saying yours will but it will give you piece of mind and will let you know how everything works and goes together. You can download the manual online easily if yours didnt come with it.

[jamesb72]

I'd also suggest you buy some cheaper blades for learning - the 325D are £26 a pair, you can get the align pro woodies for £9 a pair and they will fly fine for hovering, also to protect the torque tube tail drive gears, you should fit some taller landing gear - people have used Trex500 amongst others I think, and probably fit the shorter batwing tailblades as they give you more ground clearance - this will only cost you a few quid and will be well worth it to get you some practice without snagging the tail/stripping gears every 5 minutes.

Also, as others have said, you need to get someone to check/test fly the heli, find a local club and they will give you loads of help and get you off to a good start.

A well setup heli is a must for learning, if you try to go it alone you will find it very frustrating and expensive, so best to find a club and get some help up front, rather than after you've tried on your own, smashed the heli, and got fed up ;-)

The pro is a fantastic heli, and you have all the right gear, so with a bit of help and advice you will be away !

[tourerjim]

Welcome!

My bit of advice from me would be to disassemple and rebuild it with fresh loctite. I bought a second hand heli when I first started and I didnt do this and the heli fell to bits in the air. Im not saying yours will but it will give you piece of mind and will let you know how everything works and goes together. You can download the manual online easily if yours didnt come with it.

I'd also suggest you buy some cheaper blades for learning - the 325D are £26 a pair, you can get the align pro woodies for £9 a pair and they will fly fine for hovering, also to protect the torque tube tail drive gears, you should fit some taller landing gear - people have used Trex500 amongst others I think, and probably fit the shorter batwing tailblades as they give you more ground clearance - this will only cost you a few quid and will be well worth it to get you some practice without snagging the tail/stripping gears every 5 minutes.

Also, as others have said, you need to get someone to check/test fly the heli, find a local club and they will give you loads of help and get you off to a good start.

A well setup heli is a must for learning, if you try to go it alone you will find it very frustrating and expensive, so best to find a club and get some help up front, rather than after you've tried on your own, smashed the heli, and got fed up ;-)

The pro is a fantastic heli, and you have all the right gear, so with a bit of help and advice you will be away !

These two guys have pretty much said it all other than for me to say welcome to the forum.

[Ewan]

Welcome along, lots of helpfull people on this site.

[wilo]

HI All

What can i say some excellent advice thank you very much :-)
I bought the heli pre built but i like the idea of disassemple and rebuilding with loctite as i am a little concerned that when (notice when not if :-) i crash it i will not have any knowlage of what bits have broken etc.

I will bite the bullet and buy Phoenix now.

I want to at least start it up but i will wait until i have at least had a good go on Phoenix.

Thanks again for all the advice i will no doubt be asking for loads more advise very soon :-)