1st helicopter

[jthomo]

really? wow. But i though some of the cheaper collective pitch helicopters were good outside?? like the Esky Belt and some of the walkera ones?

[mattydred]

helis dont last. i paid £480 for my raptor50. it now stands me at a total of £850. never crashed it or had a hard landing.

buy the esky belt cp and be done with it.

get it from the same seller i got mine from. it has the training gear and everthing included.

i fly my belt cp in up to 10mph winds. its the wind gust that will cause you trouble.
ive heard the belt cp doesnt like taking knocks but that goes with all helis.

im in process of teaching my uncle on a twister v2. he cant even hover and just wants to fly it around. already cost him£50 in spares.

i started and learned with a century hummingbird v3 fixed pitch heli about 3 years ago. that cost me £160 for the heli and i must of spent another £150 in spare parts.
[ame]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZLBp55ISiI[/ame]

what ever you get is going to cost you money.

get the belt cp. it only takes a week from hongkong and ive never been charged any tax. i always buy from hongkong - never had a problem

[Bubblefish777]

Cheaper ? Well your budget is £130....
Read the bit I posted for new people coming into the hobby.... you'll realise that £130 is merely the begining. It's unfortunate but you're not going to be able to fly much or for very long on £130. There is another option....approach a club and see if they have a trainer/instructor there who will let you have a supervised trial flight ?!

I won't comment on the Belt CP further.... My personal experience was bad.

[jthomo]

thankyou i think i will!!!!!!!!

[jthomo]

Anyone else think hes right? Also what do you get included that you dont get from that shop? Wouldn't it be best to buy from the cheaper seller?

[jthomo]

im going to go with the Esky i think and just take it slow.

THANK YOU everyone for all their advice!!!

[SteveH39]

probably be an ok heli, just need someone with a bit of tech knowledge to set it up as i doubt very much that it will fly true out of the box.

[c53204]

im all confused now! What makes you think they are from hong kong? It says 2-4 days shipping from the UK? What would you do if you had £130 and wanted an outdoor one?

I bought a Honeybee FP from RCscale (£18 postage) and it turned up with Hong Kong stickers all over it i.e. shipped direct from HK

It still worked out slightly cheaper than 'normal' UK prices

[c53204]

People buy many different brands of helicopters for different reasons. Price, quality, spares availability. Many people jump on certain 'trendy' helis and will have nothing bad said against them. Some fly better than others (IN THE RIGHTS HANDS), some may be cheap, some spares are easier to source, etc, etc.

You only really have one choice if you want to fly outside a CP heli, probably 450 size.

I saw a post on a forum once... buy the best you can afford to crash - Good advice - personally if you are a complete beginner I would go cheap (i.e. Belt-CP RTF), low spares cost and availability.

OK, so the stock radio is crap, but it will get you in the air outside and if setup correctly will fly 'ok'. And if you decide to stick with the hobby, then go for something like a mini titan

[jthomo]

OK, so the stock radio is crap

What does that mean?

Also is the Honeybee belt cp the same?? What are the differences?

Thanks
Jamie

[jthomo]

heres the honeybee cp2
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ELECTRIC-RADIO...QQcmdZViewItem

[Biggles]

ARGGGGGGGH....Newbs, Heli's......EBAY!!!!!!!!! GNASH, SNARL, GROWL!!!! Let


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[jthomo]

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Great advice biggles that really answered my questions. How else am i supposed to learn? At least im asking questions so i do buy the right helicopter and havent just bought the first thing ive seen.

[3dbasher]

ARGGGGGGGH....Newbs, Heli's......EBAY!!!!!!!!! GNASH, SNARL, GROWL!!!! Let


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oh your a bad boy biggles.... btw i agree

[Jamez]

Blade CX2, Twister Medivac, or the like seriously, i know thats already been said but its the best way, with your money, unless you go to about £600 and by a 30/50 size nitro and join a club. Honestly some of us on here know what we are talking about ( dunno if that includes me or not )