heli virgin needs help

[bluenose01]

im looking to buy my first heli soon but havent got a glue which one to buy.i have about 200 quid to spend a need to get a rtf kit.ive search the tinernet and i think about one of these 3.there all on ebay<anyone had problems buying off there??but i need advice are they anygood or any surgestions of helis in my price range
cheers
1)http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6Ch-ROBO-450-C...QQcmdZViewItem

2)http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Walkera-60-B-7...QQcmdZViewItem

3)http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-RTF-Esky-B...QQcmdZViewItem

p.s hope the links work

[Randall]

Ok the first one i have never seen but they look really nasty to me and i have seen those servo's about and people talking about how they fail !

second one i think every one will tell you to STAY AWAY from !! as they are really Naff

third one looks not to bad looks the best of the bunch but if you on a small budget of 200 look at the honey bee king 2 by esky as there good for the money

Just my Thoughts !

Welcome by the way

[bluenose01]

cheers randall ,just had a look at the honey bee and looks good found one for 120 squids.so got a few pennies left over.should i upgrade a few thinds or is that running before i can even walk

[Randall]

well the most important thing really at your stage is just get a few more batteries and a good quick charger if there lipo packs then you will charge them at 1C that means 1 X there capacity so if its a 1500mah pack you charge them at 1.5 amp and it will take about 1 hour to charge a pack +- 10 mins so just buy a couple more pack so when you go out flying you can have more than one flight

[Randall]

PS make sure its the Honey bee King 2 not the honey bee

[SteveH39]

what about the good ole blade cx2?

[Randall]

Tis only Fixed pitch and limited to what you can do with it the honey bee king 2 will belive it or not fly inverted and do some pretty cool stuff for the money.

[Sesame]

Whats the difference between honey bee and honey bee 2. ive a honey bee stuck at the back of the garage, its always been a reasonable flyer.

well until the lipos died LOL.

[Randall]

i belive the original honey bee is fixed pitch and the 2 is collective but im no expert on the honey bee

[bandicoot]

the esky belt cp is not bad fir a micro, spairs are not hard to get hold of and not that expensive either

[Sesame]

Then mine must be a 2 then as its got full collective its a ccpm setup. works fairly well, but it is what it is, which is a really budget garden heli

[Randall]

sounds like a 2 then they do fly well for the money by there nothing like a 450

[Sesame]

I agree as ive got both, but your paying alot more for a 450 worth it if your taking it that seriously but for someone to try it out these little helis can give them the way in.

[Toby Heli]

I bought a Twister CP and although I can hover it I relly struggled as a newcomer, the problem is that they get upset by their own turbulence etc and are very unstable.

When I went for a lesson on a TREX600nitro it was really stable and easy to hover.

Fine buy a cheap heli BUT it will be harder for a newbie AND i wished I had jut put the money towards the heli I SHOULD have bought.

Maybe a pheonix sim would be better use of money and then once ready buy something like a TREX which would be a lot more but also a lot better?

Rememeber - "buy cheap, buy twice"

[Randall]

Of course and im not saying it does not i was just warning them when they go down to the flying spot and say "why does mine not do that" lol the honey will be cheap but will cost you an arm and a leg in the end as your going to catch the BUG !