advice advanceing up trex 500

[Cleveland]

ok im confused i have posted this before and i have already got advice from 2 people they no who they are thank yall i have the blade 120sr im learning on i wont to move up in this hobby eventuly would a trex 500 be a smart move i herd it is stable or would i be over my head. it wil be anouther year but i wont to no wat im getting into if its to much. i hear alot of people say bigger is more stable but advice plz thank u

[Cleveland]

message me with advice plz

[trillian]

If your budget allows, the 500 is a great heli. It is just enough bigger than the 450 size helis to be a lot more stable and handle wind much better as well as having more presence in the air for visibility. But it's still small enough that crash costs are low, Lipos are not expensive etc. So in general it's a great choice.

[peteinman]

My path was...blade sr which I kept crashing, so went 120sr which didn't like much wind.. Then went 4503d which I was terrified of, so bought an mcpx. Kept crashing that so had a break for a couple of months!

Went back to mcpx...yay, I can hover it!

Bought some really decent training gear for 450 and gradually got it higher off the ground and hovering.

In the meantime, had the opportunity to get a trex 500...built it and love it to bits. Used decent training gear for quite a while, then once I could land softly, took it off.

I love it, just lifts straight off vertically. Beautiful.

Now I have more confidence with 450 and I'm even going to fix my SR and fly that.

500 is gorgeous....just only fly within your capability and take it easy.

I made the mistake of going out of my comfort zone and crashed the other week, but it too bad.

Pete


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[Sheldrake]

Bought some really decent training gear for 450 and gradually got it higher off the ground and hovering.

In the meantime, had the opportunity to get a trex 500...built it and love it to bits. Used decent training gear for quite a while, then once I could land softly, took it off.


Hi Pete, what training gear did you use I could do with some inspiration on this!!

Thanks

[Cleveland]

could i see a video of u flying the 500

[tourerjim]

500 fbl or fb are a nice size heli for starting out & can be easily setup for first time flyer through to the big 3D flyers so defo my thumbs up for choice.

[peteinman]

I used this on my 450

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roDYrq9NkhA

And the same but larger on the 500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNDT6ZKIB8w

You're welcome to borrow either. Heli clamps to the gear and the gear swivels. Legs are fibreglass and bouncy, so they absorb the shock of a hard landing.

Just gave me enough confidence to learn how to land softly - once I had that sorted, I chose a calm day and just practised landing as softly as I could.

I do want them back though as my son will use them some day and they were both about £50 from a guy in Utah .

Pete

Ps..one more without

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLNlF6Hwn6E

[peteinman]

Just noticed you're not in the uk, so have a look at this link

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TREX-500-T...-/260893764079


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