redgiki
11-19-2007, 04:19 PM
A fellow I met at the flying field offered me his Hurricane 550 for $300. According to him, he prefers his 50-sized helicopters because they are slower to respond and easier to fly. He saw how I flew the pants off my T-Rex 450XL and thought his old heli might be a good match for my ability with smaller helis.
It's the standard kit, ESC, motor, 4 servos (standard Hitec), a pair of 2200mAh generic Chinese LiPos (Aplus brand, I think, condition is unknown, but they seemed to fly just fine, no swelling as far as I can tell). Flown 5 times, never crashed, only hovered, watched him fly it at the field. He will be removing the gyro and Rx to use in another heli. The canopy is a custom paint job, but very basic.
My suspicion is that I could probably push for a little better deal (and he might take it, he mentioned that he often sells his used aircraft for 50 cents on the dollar), but the lowest-end kit price I've found is $219 for a kit + motor combo.
Good deal for the heli, ESC, separate BEC, 4 servos, and 2 batteries? Or should I give it a pass?
It's the standard kit, ESC, motor, 4 servos (standard Hitec), a pair of 2200mAh generic Chinese LiPos (Aplus brand, I think, condition is unknown, but they seemed to fly just fine, no swelling as far as I can tell). Flown 5 times, never crashed, only hovered, watched him fly it at the field. He will be removing the gyro and Rx to use in another heli. The canopy is a custom paint job, but very basic.
My suspicion is that I could probably push for a little better deal (and he might take it, he mentioned that he often sells his used aircraft for 50 cents on the dollar), but the lowest-end kit price I've found is $219 for a kit + motor combo.
Good deal for the heli, ESC, separate BEC, 4 servos, and 2 batteries? Or should I give it a pass?