PLPFlyboy
06-18-2006, 01:19 PM
Hello everyone im new to the world of r/c helicopters and am going to be buying a X-Spec after i finish my deployment. Im not sure if this is the best bird to learn on but i know it will grow with me. I was wondering if there is anywhere I can download a manual to read before i get home? Also what are the best upgrades and where can you find them. Is there a crash kit avaliable? Any help would be appriciated. Thank you and good day and safe flying.
Phillip :cool:
GordoSH-3
06-19-2006, 02:19 PM
Phillip:
Try this site for a .pdf download of the X-spec manual: http://baltimoreboyz.us/modules/my downloads/
I can't speak for the upgrades as I don't own the X-spec. I have heard good things about the X-spec and IMHO you can't go wrong with a Hirobo heli. Your local hobby shop can or should be able to order parts for you if they don't keep Hirobo parts on hand (rare if they do, most LHS will have Raptor parts but may not carry a deep selection of other manufacturers). The major on-line catalog stores such as Heliproz or Ricks certainly carry the full Hirobo line.
Now for what you didn't ask. The X-spec is a full size 60/90 machine and will be more expensive when you crash than a good 30 or 50 sized heli. The Hirobo Sceadu 50 is a good compromise heli that is stable enough to learn hovering but is also beyond the capabilities of most pilot's skills with 3D flying right out of the box. I would strongly recommend you get a good computer simulator to practice with before you even buy the heli. By the time you buy the radio gear (transmitter, receiver, servos, gyro & appropriate T/R servo), engine, field equipment and the heli kit, you're looking at least $1200 - 1500 for a 30 size ship and the X-spec will drive that cost up even more. I'd hate to see you drive that x-spec in in the dirt your first time out flying (don't ask how I know about first day crashes :arggg: ). Opinions will vary, but I favor the Reflex and the RealFlight G2/G3 family. I also think that you need to look into what the local guys at your flying field are flying because they can be a lot of help if you're flying the same equipment. Again, I'll spare you the details but most of the guys at my field were flying Futaba radios and I showed up with a JR 8103DT and no one knew how to help me set up the radio or gyro except for the basics. It took a loooooong time to get the JR gyro tuned in (550T) because everyone else was using the Futaba 401.
I could add a thousand things but I don't want to hog up all the space. This is a good forum to hang out around to learn things. Good luck with your choices. Good luck with your deployment.