Questions about spares

[amh]

What spares would you class as essential:

This would be for a 450 sport

I am thinking about getting spares in the following:
Main Blades
Tail Blades
Main Shaft Set
Fly Bar + Spare Paddles

Is this enough for essential spares?

Or should also be thinking about any others:
Spare Canopy
Tail Boom + Boom Brace + Tail Linkage
etc...

Any others?

Or as most places hold stock is it best just to stick with what I have listed and get any others as and when?

I was thinking with the items I have listed would get me back flying again in a small'ish spill where if the spill was any larger requiring any of the other spares it would probably put me out for the day anyway in which case just order them as and when.

Thanks

[challis349]

probably main gear and a feathering shaft also

[sacko]

I would only buy thing you would replace at the field.

Gears, feathering spindle, mainshaft, maingear, boom...

..but everything else can be delivered next day if needed.

[Dave Rand]

Questions about spares

Sacko I thought you had a shops worth at home lol


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[amh]

That's how he can pass his knowledge on to us newbies - the none essesntials are the ones with dust on them

[scallybert]

[...] but everything else can be delivered next day if needed.

That very much depends when you order it...

[Nick B]

Just get a 500 too,that way your back in the air in a few mins

Belt and skids

Tail shaft perhaps

[moyesboy]

You want a set of the one piece links, some spare links and the metal rod set. sometimes they go missing.
Also get the L arms that go from the swash to the washout arms - whenever i go away on a trip I end up breaking one of those - they are in a cheap little packet of bits.

boom
boom stays
Main and tail blades
Main shaft bearings
Main shaft
flybars
Main gear definitely.
One way
Duct tape rather than a canopy unless you are a poser
feathering shafts seem to survive quite well now.
Paddles seem to survive and aren't often lost.
Tail shafts seem to last a while (queue me bending one soon).

Main gears and one way live a lot better once you are hot on the throttle hold!
However much you stock there will still be something broken that you don't have in a big crash.

[simon1]

Just order them when you need them ? Fastlads are my spares You could end up having £30 worth of spares sitting there for weeks, months even without needing them. Fastlads will usually deliver the next day so pretty quickish.

I never fancy repairing a heli at the field, would just rush it back in the air and miss something.

[amh]

Just get a 500 too,that way your back in the air in a few mins

It's inevitable, but I think if I got both she would kill me.

[Mart61]

I'm with Simon...

[challis349]

I'd never thought about it how Simon said it, got some spares for my 450, but how much will I use at the field? Like you say probably none, will save my money next time and just order the parts that I need!!
Good thinking guys!!!!!

[coptermanic]

With my experience of crashing 450s, I'd say the following are worthy, otherwise order from suppliers online.
main blades
boom
belt
main gear
cyclic servo
flybar
tail rotor shaft
skids and poles

[mark_w]

I also agree with simon.

Also are you going to lug all these spares down the field every time you go flying. Best bet is to keep your eye out for a second heli.