Who flies Helis? Have questions...

[Kx450]

Dude scale is way way cool but crashing it sucks
It like taking you best crawler and run it over with your pick up truck
You will cry when you crash a scale heli

 

[CrawlinMike]

At this point I'm selling for what I got it for and ready to just start smaller. I have no desire to lose that much $ in a simple crash.

 

[Habanero]

Probably look into getting a sim before flight from the sound of it. Works with the dx6i right? Anyone happen to be all advanced n expert and have one they have no use for?? Hehe.

The dern thing is still in transit. Bought the 15th, est delivery the 23rd. And tracking is updating days later [emoji30]. Ah well.

I just read this - but do have one I don't use. $20 plus shipping ? It's an older one maybe without the "I"

Edit: I will stop checking back here so pm me if interested.

 

[martin_b]

This sim is the best for learning heli's and is designed to work with your transmitter...Runtime Games Phoenix R C Pro Flight Simulator V4 0 w Adapter Spektrum DX7S | eBay One crash could cost more than this sim.

Oh it will, I've just retired from Flying heli's on financial grounds. A crash with a 450 size model can easily cost £50-£100

 

[Dwill]

Oh it will, I've just retired from Flying heli's on financial grounds. A crash with a 450 size model can easily cost £50-£100

You should try crashing a 700.

I haven't crashed any of my helis in a while,e. However in Heli dollars a 450 crash is relatively inexpensive. Even if a relit it's not that bad (in Heli dollars) unless you take out the electronics.

If it were me starting over again I'd probably get a CP micro and a "upscale" TX, lime a DX9. Then I'd use the TX to tame downed the micro's pitch and power curves. I'd never use normal mode for throttle. That way when you progress you don't crash because you forgot idle up.

Then I'd work on ail in hover and gradually start working my way to side on orientation, and then on around to nose in. When I was comfortable at nose on I'd transition to short forward flight back and for the in front of me. Forward flight shouldn't be a difficult transition one you get hover orientations down, just make sure you have nose in down pretty well.

Also, someone mentioned using gaining wheels. I would not suggest doing that, especially with a blade Heli. Those sticks and ping pong balls start to vibrate and that gets picked up by the fly barless and it will cause a crash. The FBL's used by horizon are very sensitive to vibration in general.

Blade helis in general aren't always the best quality, unfortunately they are almost a necessity when your a newb.

I've been flying RC helis for a few years now, if I were starting again I'd start on a blade micro until I had the ability to hover comfortably nose in, then I'd buy a TRex 450 DFC kit, build it using a Brain/iKon fly barless controller so thaT understood how It all goes together and how to set up the head and fly barless and program the TX and then move on from there.

The learning curve for building, setting up and maintaining RC he,is is steep. However you'll find one of the best RC communities on the web at Helifreak.com.

I urge you to go there read through the forums, introduce yourself and ask questions before you buy anything. You'll get straight answers to any question and all the help you need there. Helifreak will save of money and frustration.

One last thing I'll offer. TRex put out a TRex 150 DFC Heli a couple years ago. There's a lot of LHS's and many on the web that still try to sell it as a entry level Heli. It's a small Heli, its de i.e. Ing because a noob could easily believe it's a entry level Heli (some do). It's not at all a noob friendly entry level Heli.

It takes a good deal of effort, including modifying the ESC's by writing new code to them and basically rebuilding the entire frame as well as adding a new tail motor etc to get the thing to fly well. Once done though it flys like a much larger heli, very close to a 450 some say, I think more like a 250 myself. It doesn't crash well however, even a moderate crash will usually cause a full rebuild.