Money, Money, Money!

[Shay Kavanagh]

All I was doing is poiting out that this hobby is one hell of a money orientated one!.

I don't want anything from you, i wouldn't get it anyway.

Cheers Ahsley Davis and Mike W.

shay

[phockzie]

Anyone ever had one of them days when you could do with a job but can't get one??

Luckily not me (at the moment), but there are a lot of people in that situation.

Don't state the obvious. All hobbies cost a lot of money if you are serious about it. Some people are spoilt with free gear every now and then. Unfortunately i'm not one of them.

I recommend you put it back to 6S until you can afford to run it.

[raptorheli2]

you have 2 amazing helis for 50 quid a week there........thats for damn sure.

what you need to do is priorotise. your best bet if you really want an electric heli is sell that 600e and buy a logo 500 or outrage 550 and use the 6s packs. doing so will cost you less than changing to 8s for a similar power to weight ratio.

alternatively, this may sound harsh, get another job until your skillset allows you enough pocket money to have 1 job and fund yourself. you only get 50 quid a week but what about working overtime? saturday job? like everyone has to do that went to uni/college/school.

cheers

[fatmantom]

this hobby has got a lot easier since i got a saturday job... but you gotta be 16. this is verrryyyy annoying problem when your 15! lol

stuck with limited funds and nothing you can do about it, i had a paper round but that money went no where!

so shay your stuck untill you turn 16 mate... but even then its well hard to find a saturday job! .. sell some old stuff.. the money does start to add up

[Mart61]

this hobby has got a lot easier since i got a saturday job... but you gotta be 16. this is verrryyyy annoying problem when your 15! lol

stuck with limited funds and nothing you can do about it, i had a paper round but that money went no where!

so shay your stuck untill you turn 16 mate... but even then its well hard to find a saturday job! .. sell some old stuff.. the money does start to add up

Wise words Tom!

[David Drew]

How do we know Shay is 15??

If he is & has two helis like that & upgrading to 8S -

Horses for courses, cutting the cloth to suit, be sensible, 8S - why??? , shouldn't there be a sense of proportion here??

David

[Shay Kavanagh]

I am 15, tom knows cause we both sponsored together.

The t-rex 450 is in building stage! so i only really have 1, the 600e.

shay

[Tom Burgess]

Shay, I have had these times yes, it stinks! i don't think there is anything wrong with this thread at all, it serves to remind us all the price we pay for this hobby. good luck with the conversion and I hope you get it sorted soon.

[Shay Kavanagh]

thanks brgsstm,

least someone realises why i put this thread up .

cheers

shay

[David Drew]

Sorry Shay, I do not mean to belittle what you are doing. Best of luck to you. But to be building a 450 & upgrading a 600 to 8s at 15 is something a bit different. And then to be saying you only get £50 a month.

Those of us with jobs have to balance the cost of helis with other costs of life. That's why I am thinking hard about a leccy 500 or 550 as I have to justify the spending to myself, even though I can afford it.

If I had a leccy 600 6s I'd stick with it unless I was a really good pilot and needed 8s for competitions.

It really is a bit like saying I can't afford a new engine for my Ferrari as I only get £500 a week!

Anyway, the only way is to save by the sounds of it. What is more important? Building a 450 or 8s for the 600?

Cheers

David

[Holst]

All credit to Shay for managing to save the money to start out with such an expensive hobby in the first place

When I was racing RC cars I couldnt work at the weekends as I was racing, but I worked every holiday (for about £3p/h) and funded my racing that way.
Eventually I got some sponsorship when I was about 16 and that helped with the cost.

When I was racing at nationals I was using a new motor every weekend plus several sets of tires so a weekend might cost almost £100.

Although I could spend lots of money on helis im happy to stick to my 4#3B for the moment. That way no matter how much damage I do I wont lose very much money in a crash.

I dont really understand the advantage of upgrading to 8C, but I wouldnt spend all your money on upgrades. You should keep some money in reserve incase you crash or have a part fail. If you cant afford to repair your heli then you wont be able to fly at all!!

[Shay Kavanagh]

Hi David Drew,

6S is just not enough for a t-rex 600, you need more power to get through manouvers like big ben, london eye and wheel of fortune.

that is why i have gone 8S .

cheers

[David Drew]

Hi David Drew,

6S is just not enough for a t-rex 600, you need more power to get through manouvers like big ben, london eye and wheel of fortune.

that is why i have gone 8S .

cheers

No probs Shay. But you have picked a really expensive hobby.

I've just ordered a Cellpro 10s, a 4s pack & 2 x 3s packs. And that wasn't cheap! Can't imagine trying to fund an 8s conversion on £50 a month.

But hey, that's the route you've chosen & if you can fly those manouvers then you are serious about helis. I suppose what I mean is just don't complain about not having enough cash to do it all. Very few of us have enough to do anything we want when we want it.

David

[Ashley Davis]

6S is just not enough for a t-rex 600, you need more power to get through manouvers like big ben, london eye and wheel of fortune.

With the Scorpion 4025-1100 you can do those on 6S......but make sure you have STRONG packs.

[raptorheli2]

i.e not flightpower? lol

cheers