Walkera #83 .15 Nitro Heli

[maderdog_1024]

I have been looking at these today and im tempted to buy one as it will fit in the boot easily and its about the size of a 500.

There 2.4Ghz system also looks pretty good.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY3P6NyxhVo]YouTube - Full Review of the new Walkera 83 Nitro Gas Rc Helicopter[/ame]

What do you guys think ?

[coptermanic]

Might be a bit biased, but I would not touch a product from Walkera again. Trex 500 or Raptor 30 way superior.

[maderdog_1024]

Might be a bit biased, but I would not touch a product from Walkera again. Trex 500 or Raptor 30 way superior.

How come ?

[Downdraft]

If I remember rightly the spares for the heli in question are outragiously over priced so be sure to take a look at the crash cost before taking the plunge.
May well be better off saving a few more pennies and buying a 500.

[maderdog_1024]

found another video;
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Wtfq7SWvw]YouTube - walkera # 83 nitro mini heli[/ame]

[maderdog_1024]

Spares Prices
Boom - £5
Main Shaft - £3.99
Feathering Shaft - £1.94
Blades - £20
Main Gear - £7.60

Engine and exhaust with fan - £62

Dont seem too bad ??

[unwind-protect]

The Walkera 83 is sold over here rebranded as the Century Kestrel. Plenty of threads on here and elsewhere attest to the quality of it (or lack of it).

[GravityKills]

sooner or later you'll experience a flameout, and those little helis can be nasty to auto when it catches you by surprise.
The smallest nitro size I've ever seen in use is .30, and you wonder why.

[coptermanic]

How come ?

The 2 Walkera helis I had were both poorly made, incompatible with everything, especially radios, and flew terribly. And I thought Esky stuff was bad.......

[davew]

I don't know how much they are but they must be dirt cheap for anyone to want to buy one?

[Farmer Giles]

someone up at my club had one.

never flew right and nothing but trouble.. I don't think it's seen the light of day for several months..

our experienced heli pilots looked it over but could never get it to fly right..

I think the old addage 'buy once buy right' applies in this case...

2p

[mgjackson]

BURN IT WITH FIRE!

Although its a nice idea, its too small, the engine too fussy and the build quality not good enough quality to take the stresses of a nitro engine.

My Kestrel is in its final death throws of being stripped down - the gyro I've given to a friend and the radio gear I'm going to use on an FPV plank.

[Eckchaz]

My mate buy a Walkera.. my 2p.. waste of money...he had to spend the same money again to get right stuff to get it in the air and as already mentioned.. never flies right

[moyesboy]

a little heli that maybe you can fly in a smaller space - except its
!!!HORRIBLY NOISY!!!
You are going to have to take a nitro heli out into the ewide open to fly iyt no matter how small it is, so it may as well be a .30 or a .50.

Smaller helis work well as electric as you won't annoy the neighbours if you fly close to home.

A 500 size heli autos prefectly well, so that isn't really any problem.

[chipbutty]

I own a few Walkera micros and love the way they fly despite their issues but I wouldn't dare to fly one their bigger helis.