Advice Please

[ApachePilotUK]

No money this is a Friendly Rc Helicopter Community we help fellow flyers out young and old and especially those that have been given a raw deal by society's low life. I missed our AGM in december due to family stuff this year so I'm not sure what the fees are this year it should be less than £50 it better be lol that inc insurance to the bmfa. Get the sim and a good TX and start your virtual training you can fly online with it as well so you can see how others fly and learn from them.

Ill get the sim asap depending on money flow, i appreciate your help and ill gladly join the club , how often do you meet and fly? how often are you allowed to fly , do you mean get a TX on the simulator or get a TX in real life , also what is a TX , is that a raptor? i really dont have a clue when people say get a 30 or get a 50 or get a tx or get a 400 / 450? its all numbers and letters to me? can anyone explain this to me? ill definately start the virtual training as you all have suggested but i really need to know what helli i want so i can start my training with that helli virtually so i can learn its characteristics. i really do want one that i can learn to fly gently then once i have the hang of it learn more complicated manouvers , im not bothered wether its nitro or electric i just want a good helli so im open to all suggestions , what are the pro's and cons or nitro and electric

[ApachePilotUK]

hi apachie pilot,

sorry to hear about this, must of been scary mate!

the people on this forum are incredible! the help and support they give is just 1st class.

i know how hard it is to save up to buy these dam expensive things wen young,

but you will be in the air again and practising in no time, everyone here will help to sort u out!

cheers,
Tom

thank you for your support , i have only been here one evening and already i can see how helpfull and caring this community is.

[Stuart]

Going the nitro you'll need transport, public is no good if afraid, but I'm sure family and friends can help. We need to get your uncle hooked in lol then it in the bag.

[ApachePilotUK]

Going the nitro you'll need transport, public is no good if afraid, but I'm sure family and friends can help. We need to get your uncle hooked in lol then it in the bag.

i will have my own transport but not for about another 8-12 weeks , do you think i can go nitro and just practice on the sim untill then?

[fatmantom]

i will have my own transport but not for about another 8-12 weeks , do you think i can go nitro and just practice on the sim untill then?

i did that.... worked well for me. by the time i flew the nitro i was very confident on the sim and the maidon flight was a breeze!

i did have a little contra-rotating thing to play with aswell...you can pick them up for about £60....well worth it,,,,for the fun!

[ApachePilotUK]

i did that.... worked well for me. by the time i flew the nitro i was very confident on the sim and the maidon flight was a breeze!

i did have a little contra-rotating thing to play with aswell...you can pick them up for about £60....well worth it,,,,for the fun!

this is what im thinking to be honest , im not going to get another 4channel coaxial , i want to step up to something bigger faster and more challenging as in the short period i had my apache i picked it up very fast. so now im going to get a nice big helli that can do 3d , learn to fly it on the sim , then attempt a maiden flight with stuarts help now its just a case of finding the right helli for me

[Stuart]

Ill get the sim asap depending on money flow, i appreciate your help and ill gladly join the club , how often do you meet and fly? how often are you allowed to fly , do you mean get a TX on the simulator or get a TX in real life , also what is a TX , is that a raptor? i really dont have a clue when people say get a 30 or get a 50 or get a tx or get a 400 / 450? its all numbers and letters to me? can anyone explain this to me? ill definately start the virtual training as you all have suggested but i really need to know what helli i want so i can start my training with that helli virtually so i can learn its characteristics. i really do want one that i can learn to fly gently then once i have the hang of it learn more complicated manouvers , im not bothered wether its nitro or electric i just want a good helli so im open to all suggestions , what are the pro's and cons or nitro and electric

TX = Transmitter the sim uses a cable that plug's into the TX trainer port - now if you don't have the money for the TX don't worry I bought my oldest a century lama and he knacked it then his younger brother who's a professional dis-assembler took it to pieces (why do kids do that - see a toy see a screw driver and just take them to bits) so I have a TX 4 channel tx you can have its a bit battered but I'm sure they work with Phoenix. Maybe someone else can confirm they do for me.

[fatmantom]

this is what im thinking to be honest , im not going to get another 4channel coaxial , i want to step up to something bigger faster and more challenging as in the short period i had my apache i picked it up very fast. so now im going to get a nice big helli that can do 3d , learn to fly it on the sim , then attempt a maiden flight with stuarts help now its just a case of finding the right helli for me

i reckon that raptor will be spot on mate....

its a very well nown machine.... cheap parts.... can 3d....

you will probly want to upgrade it wen u get into hard 3d but what ever you buy now you will most likly want to upgrade as your abilitys get better and better

[ApachePilotUK]

TX = Transmitter the sim uses a cable that plug's into the TX trainer port - now if you don't have the money for the TX don't worry I bought my oldest a century lama and he knacked it then his younger brother who's a professional dis-assembler took it to pieces (why do kids do that - see a toy see a screw driver and just take them to bits) so I have a TX 4 channel tx you can have its a bit battered but I'm sure they work with Phoenix. Maybe someone else can confirm they do for me.

again your kindness is outstanding. ill definately start on a sim before attempting my maiden flight , is it hard to be self controlling and not rush out and fly it ?

[ApachePilotUK]

i reckon that raptor will be spot on mate....

its a very well nown machine.... cheap parts.... can 3d....

you will probly wont to upgrade it wen u get into hard 3d but what ever you buy now you will most likly want to upgrade as your abilitys get better and better

Thanks for the advice i think ill go nitro and a raptor , which is the best of the raptors for my money?

[fatmantom]

Thanks for the advice i think ill go nitro and a raptor , which is the best of the raptors for my money?

the one the model shop are giving you for a bargin price!

[ApachePilotUK]

the one the model shop are giving you for a bargin price!

the deal they have offered me is a Nitro Raptor 30V2 and a Futuba Transmitter with servo's , crystals , 1 set of spare blades , 2 US gallons of fuel and a head-lock gyro for £500 , =)

[Stuart]

http://www.skylinemodels.co.uk/acata...er_Tiger_.html

If 30 then its a done deal with 30 49bb, if 50 then a Titan or SE - I only ever flew the 30 or the 50 conversion before they even had a 50 kit.....don't buy ARTF (Almost Ready to Fly) - I don't care what anyone say's about ARTF I never trust a heli built by someone else its just far to much gamble on. Buy a kit a build it then you learn so much more then it needs its maintenance.

[Stuart]

the deal they have offered me is a Nitro Raptor 30V2 and a Futuba Transmitter with servo's , crystals , 1 set of spare blades , 2 US gallons of fuel and a head-lock gyro for £500 , =)

Which TX do you have a model if its anything less than a FF7 forget it.

[ApachePilotUK]

Which TX do you have a model if its anything less than a FF7 forget it.

all it says on the sheet is Futaba 2.4GHZ 6ch lol not sure if thats anygood