The guts of the beast..................

[gareth08]

Hi guys and girls.............

I've been away from R/C flying now for about 3 years thanks to work and other commitments. However thanks to a recently recieved present of a Raptor 30 from my better half, i'm starting back into it all again.

I used to fly a little Hirobo Shuttle Plus heli years ago, which i will shortly be heading home to Nortern Ireland to salvage parts from, along with some radio gear that i have stored away somewhere (which should save a small fortune!)

I have the Raptor 30 kit with the little Thunder Tiger 39 pro engine, which is slowly but steadily looking more and more like a chopper as time progresses.


Just asking some advice to which components to put into this kit. I already have a Sanwa 6000 Tx and some receivers lying around in old aircraft. Any advice on:

• What servos would be good to use in this kit and Tx combo to ease back into things, with a view to moving onto some basic 3D flying (if all goes well)
• I assume that the batteries that i have stored will be long past their best - any advice on good Tx and Rx batteries to use.
• Finally i think (if memory serves me) i have a CSM gyro - not sure what the exact model is - it was small and blue (i'm sure that helps loads!!!!ahem......), wasn't that expensive, so i'm sure it was a basic model. Is this still likely to be in a good condition to go flying with, or is the chopper likely to end up in a pile of expensive bent metal and ball bearings
• Can the Raptor be started using the remote battery clip on glow plug device; that you can pull off once started (like those used on aircraft), or will i need to buy one to fix onto the glow plug itself? - I know with the Shuttle plus the clip on starter wouldn't fit.

Any other advice is gratefully received, as to what else would be useful at this stage - cheap and cheerful is always good haha!!

[marktigere1]

Hi

If you have the CSM HLG200 gyro, then this should be fine to start with.

Basic but holds the tail well as long as its setup correctly. I use a Futaba 9404 with mine and the tail is held fine. This is a Shuttle plus.

I guess most people would say get some decent servo's such as 3152's. These are digital so you need to get a decent RX battery. 2400mAH minimum I would say.

As for the remote battery clip, this is always a good idea. I use one with the Shuttle and makes life at the field so much easier.

Cheers

Mark