First Purchase

[CAP]

Hi

I am about to get my first RC heli. & thinking about a Twister CP to learn on before moving onto something bigger & better. This comes as a bundled kit with radio etc for about 225.

Am I wasting my money on this (I do want an electric one to start with) - should I buy a separate Heli & transmitter & therefore be able to use the transmitter on my second purchase or will I be able to use the one from the Twister.

All advice gratefully received!!

CAP

[bibs]

Hello CAP

I'm a n00b too however having seen that heli fly would say it's a good way to start out. Personally I have a Lama XRB cordless which allows me to concentrate on controlling the heli as opposed to trying too much to keep it in the air and I can progress to that side of flying when I move onto my Shuttle.

Hopefully this is a good plan.

Best of luck.

[kiwipilot]

Hi Cap

The general consensus is to buy the best tx your money can buy.

This was you can keep it as you progress onto glow powered models too.

Everyone has their own preference of tx/rx/gyro/servo etc

There are several great resources on here (in the download and links section) to be able to help.

But, by all means ask all of us questions, as there are flyers of all disciplines and skill levels.

[Jason]

XRB cordless is a nice indoor heli


Cap,

you may buy a flight sim ,such as XTR and G2 first , to get some feels, Flight sim would be a great help for learning how to control a heli.

For the heli kit, you may consider TT Raptor 30V2 , 50 V2 or Hirobo Secadu EVO ..... Radio such as Futaba 9C or JR 9X could be a good choice

[G-DAVE]

By all means start with electric heli's but I have to say if you are serious about getting to grips with this hobby ,in the long term an entry level 30 size heli nexus / raptor / caliber / shuttle etc is the way to go.
Find out what the local group are flying - there's a clue.
Spares availability is important in the early days - gets you back in the air quickly.
Check this site out
http://www.alansmodels.co.uk/helis/hstart_prices.htm
Dave :lol:

i personally would not recommend buying a twister cp as a beginners heli,i would recommend you get a hummingbird v3 or one of those new helis coming out soon (T-REX) i thing its called,the cp will be quite costly when you crash it,and ive done many a part on my ordinary twister, let alone my cp version,which stays on the ground for a while,i also have a hummingbird v3 and out of all of them im getting on better with the latter one,you could also go for the lama,which is a lovely little heli,but at the end of the day the choice has to be yours,whatever you ger welcome to the heli bug

[Raptorite]

I agree with G-Dave. If you really want to get into this hobby, you are far better off with a .30 size IC model such as those already mentioned.

The reasons for this are mainly that the classes of electric helis available all have their drawbacks for the beginner. The micro helis for instance, while they are small and can be flown indoors, they tend to be both more difficult to fly than the larger ones, mean that you will inevitably be spending most of your early flying days alone in the house or back garden when you would really benefit from assistance from more experienced members of your local flying club and they can sometimes be difficult to get spares for and can be awkward to setup properly.

The larger electric models such as the logo's, eco 8's, voyager E's and the other numerous electric models are all fine for the more experienced pilot but are not so good to learn with. The reason for this is that almost all electric models are designed specifically to be as efficient as they can be in terms of battery life etc. This is nearly always achieved by cutting down on weight, which in turn means that things are designed with weight and not necessarily strength in mind. This means that even the slightest encounter or hard landing can lead to parts breaking that you wouldn't expect to see break.

The benefits of learning with a .30 size IC model are they are built to be strong and reliable, as they weigh more they will be more stable in any wind condition and therefore easier to learn to hover. The spares are both readily available and in most cases they are very easy to work on and much easier to setup.

I hope this helps.


Cheers,

Pete.

i agree about the breakages bit,ive almost spent the price of a micro heli in breakages.....but now i have training gear perhaps things will improve.