New to Heli. Witch Heli

[olpus]

I whant to start in Heli. I'm flying plane from 3 years. And now I'm flying heli with G2 sim.

I whant a small electric Heli. Witch one is the best to start?

[MicroMan]

Being new to helis & havent flown one yet I did lots of research and settled with the T-rex 450XL HDE. The parts support for the heli is awsome and lots of people on Helifreak have T-Rex's. I feel at home with a T-Rex I could strip that thing down and re-build it with my eyes closed. I only have one regret with the 450 T-Rex and that is that I hear bigger models fly better so I would have gotten the T-Rex 600. The 600 will be my second heli thats for sure unless something else catches my eye which is doubtful.

[ClayK]

There are tradeoffs to whatever model you choose.

Trex 450/MX400 is a decent model, no argument there. I have two TRexs. Learning on them can be somewhat difficult because of their "skittish" nature. They move quick and can be hard to pick up some fine tuning of orientation. Not saying that it can't be done, but it's harder than with a larger bird. You may not have so much issue with orientation because you've already been flying planes.

Raptor 50 (or similar 50 nitro model) is larger and more stable than a TRex 450. You wanted to start with a small electric, so I won't go into too much detail. Raptor costs more to fix, but identifying and correcting mistakes are easier with this size. I also have a Raptor 50. Which leads me to a TRex 600.

TRex 600 is the same size as a Raptor 50. The parts costs, from my understanding, are similar to the 450. Not sure I agree with this so much since blades are most likely to go in a crash and the price for blades for a TRex 600 should be the same as it is for the Raptor 50. Individual part prices may be lower though. As long as you don't pile in an electric, you shouldn't have to worry about losing a battery.

Blade CP/CX are also alternatives, however, I'm not too hip on recommending that particular route. Not saying they aren't good models, they just have limitations and tradeoffs, just like the others. I think a pilot quickly outgrows a Blade CP or CX, especially one that has already been flying a plane. However, you can fly them indoors. You can't fly a TRex indoors really (I have, but I'm not going to recommend it at all).

Just my $.02 though.

[Bayou Talker]

Not sure I agree with this so much since blades are most likely to go in a crash and the price for blades for a TRex 600 should be the same as it is for the Raptor 50.


Aside from the blades, the actual heli parts are more than reasonable for a 50 size machine. You are absolutely correct about the blades though.

As for a small electric, there is only one that I would recommend and that is the TREX 450. I know you will be tempted to buy one of the lower priced RTF models but ignore the temptation and go for the TREX. You will be much better off in the long run.

[WJackson]

All the RTF junk heli's out there get sooooooo many people. He's right Trex if thats the way you absolutely have to go. IMHO start with atleast a .30, .50's are even better and dont cost ANY more if you crash. Well atleast with woodies. Try this site .See if you like it. www.gohbee.com