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[stromanis]

I have read alot about the Ikarus Eco 8 what do you think about this? I have about 300-450 , i have a futaba 6EXA for aircraft can this be used? Thanks for all your help everyone so far.

Adam.

[Raptorite]

Hi Adam,

First of all, the 6EXA transmitter you have can be used for a heli, as it does have a heli mode. If you are unsure about how to set this, have a look in the instruction manual that came with it for clarification.

In terms of the model, I have built and flown an Eco 8 a while ago for one of my friends. Someone else asked a very similar question on this model some time ago, have a look at the following;

http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/module...ighlight=eco+8

I assume from your transmitter question that this will be your first heli. I would therefore recommend that instead of looking at electric models, you consider a .30 size IC one. There is an increasingly wide variety of models in this class available and perhaps more importantly in the early days of learning to fly helis plenty of spares available off the shelf in most places.

The reason I am guiding you more towards IC models is because they are of a much stronger construction, and therefore much more able to cope with the little bumps and bangs inevitable in the process of learning to fly. Electric models on the other hand tend to always be built to squeeze the last possible minutes of flying time out of the battery packs, which until recently have been limited mainly to not so efficient Nickel metal hydrides. The way many manufactuers have approached this challenge is to design a model that is as light as possible, in most cases this has been done at the cost of strength. Therefore the plastic frames are quite thin, the metal components like the tail boom, boom supports and rotor head components such as the main shaft and feathering spindle etc. are all manufactured from lightweight alloy, which as you can imagine will bend and distort very easily. This all adds up to a fairly costly learning process in both time and money in replacing damaged and broken parts.

The commonly recommended advice to many thinking about buying their first heli is to go along to your local flying club, see what other members are flying and have a chat with them about their models. From that you can easily identify the most popular model at the field and then treat yourself to one similar. Doing this will mean if you have any problems or just need someone to look over your model and test fly it for you, chances are there will always be a more experienced pilot around who knows the model well and will be able to help you.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Pete.

[G-DAVE]

First of all, the 6EXA transmitter you have can be used for a heli, as it does have a heli mode. If you are unsure about how to set this, have a look in the instruction manual that came with it for clarification.

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Hi Raptorite
I am interested in this -- I was not aware the 6EXA had a heli mode -- I knew it was possible, using the 1 programmable mixer to make it fly a heli fairly crudely but was not aware it was a built in Mode.
Have they upgraded this set as it would be a usefull buy to use on my indoor electric heli's and keep my Zap for the real flying.
Dave

[stromanis]

cant find

pete

I have checked the instruction manual and i cant see enywhere that the 6exa can be used for helicopter. :roll:

Adam

[antsis]

I've also looked in the manual and can't find a heli mode. Raptorite, are you not thinking of the 6xas?

Adam. I would go with an i.c. model to start with too. They are stronger and a lot more stable than most electric helis. The 6exa is Futaba's entry level 6 ch radio. Rather look at the 6 xhs.

[marktigere1]

Hi

The 6exa has no Heli mode.

The 6xas (used to be known as the field force 6) has the Heli and Acro modes.

If you use the images search on Google and type in '6exa' and '6xas' you will instantly see the difference.

Cheers

Mark

[Raptorite]

Hi Chaps,

Sorry about that ops: as has already been pointed out I was indeed thinking of the 6xas, not the 6exa.


Cheers,

Pete.