View Full Version : Advice to buying an RC heli
Vatrik
12-27-2007, 04:09 PM
Hya!
I am newbie in this hobby, but I want buy myself one RC helicopter, but I`m very limited with my budget, so I`m ready to give about USD $150 for heli, and I want to buy small wireless camera to mount on it. I don`t want heli for newbies, because I want one that I have later, when I learn how to fly...etc. Heli have to be packed with transmitter. I found two 6ch helicopter:
Honey Bee King 2 ($129)
and ESky Belt-CP ($199) - I think it's too expensive for me...I don't need it
What you think about them? Would be better for me to buy an 4ch heli? And can you give me some advices for some other helicopters?
Thanks in advance :)
btw. Sorry for my bad english
DebianDog
12-27-2007, 04:18 PM
I would suggest you save your money and wait on a helicopter. Just get a simulator and practice for a few months. Then in 6 months, or so, when you have some more money saved up you can get a better helicopter than the 2 choices you gave. :YeaBaby:
Vatrik
12-28-2007, 04:19 AM
bump
DebianDog
12-28-2007, 07:42 AM
Unless you already know how to fly you going to have AT LEAST $200 in replacement cost before you can even think about putting a camera up.
If you want "fun" and just want a wireless camera in the air get a co-axial Blade CX2 or something.
Vatrik
12-30-2007, 02:47 AM
anyone else?
frogbmth
12-30-2007, 04:59 AM
I'm with the dog. Blade CX2 and flycamone v2 is probably your best bet. To get better you need to spend 5 times as much as you have.
Andy
Pinecone
12-30-2007, 09:39 AM
And there are also crash costs, and you WILL crash.
Jermo
12-31-2007, 06:56 AM
<cut> I don`t want heli for newbies, because I want one that I have later, when I learn how to fly...etc. <cut>btw. Sorry for my bad english
What does that mean? if you want something that you will still fly later on then get the biggest chopper you can afford to repair. For most that will be a T-Rex450 or T-Rex600. Is there a club near you? Are there chopper pilots near you? Does the local hobby shop (LHS) have chopper parts/kits?
The choppers you are planning to buy are toys IMHO. If that's what you want then the CX2 is perfect. It's nice enough to not be a toy but enough to be fun.
you need to decide if you want to learn to fly or just play around. You need to make sure you have enough cash flow to be in the hobby. RC helicopter Hobby is expensive especially when you are starting out.
If you are serious about learning to fly and get into the hobby then do yourself and everyone else a favor, get a decent sim (real flight or phoenix) and save your money as you learn on the sim.
istandalone
12-31-2007, 09:51 AM
for $150 your not really going to get a heli. you can get a hb k2, but i (and nobody else here) can recomend that for a beginner. for a heli that's "not for newbies"- a decent set up your going to spend at bare minimum $900. then you've got to either train yourself on it (no sim) and that is going to take a while and cost alot more due to the inevitable crashes. my advise, get a sim, get a good sim. practice on that as much as you possibly can, until you can hover in all orientations and do ff, figure eights and generally get comfortable with the heli. then once you get a decent bird your going to have to get used to flying high above your head and far away-something the sim does't help with too much. bottom line, a decent heli and the skills needed to fly it cost 15 times as much as you wanted to spend. the coaxial suggestion is a good one, to learn orientation but i don't think a coaxial can lift enough weight to carry a camera.
I'd agree 100%. My flatmate tried to do what you suggested, and bought a Walkera #4. He couldn't fly it; I couldn't fly it, and it wouldn't have lifted the camera even if it had been controllable.
If you got a CX2 would you be able to use the TX with a simulator? If so, www.clearviewrc.com (http://www.clearviewrc.com) is good value for money, if you're on a budget.
K
JasonJ
01-01-2008, 07:50 PM
It is not possible to meet your goals within the budget constraints you have set. I suggest you start selling stuff you don't need or use, start working some overtime or cut back on needless expenses and save some money. The cheapest ready to fly helicopter I can think of that might suit your needs is that Belt CP, and it will still be a handful to learn on. The Blade 400 is more likely to be usable, but then you are talking just under $500. The coaxes could work, but even the little camera could burn the motors out more quickly. Good luck though...
dcg9381
01-03-2008, 01:46 PM
Hya!
I am newbie in this hobby, but I want buy myself one RC helicopter, but I`m very limited with my budget, so I`m ready to give about USD $150 for heli, and I want to buy small wireless camera to mount on it. I don`t want heli for newbies, because I want one that I have later, when I learn how to fly...etc. Heli have to be packed with transmitter. I found two 6ch helicopter:
Honey Bee King 2 ($129)
and ESky Belt-CP ($199) - I think it's too expensive for me...I don't need it
What you think about them? Would be better for me to buy an 4ch heli? And can you give me some advices for some other helicopters?
Thanks in advance :)
btw. Sorry for my bad english
Vatrik,
I've never flown the King 2, but it was one of the helis that I considered.
I bought a Falcoln 3d instead.
I had flown a Blade CP, a Blade CX2, and had a lot of plane time.
Outside of a Trex, the Falcon 3D was a great heli - it's super stable compared to the Blade CP, performed well, and was a great intro to a larger TREX.
Down sides are that it's controls were a bit more sloppy and headspeed lower.
If you do go with a Blade CP and master flying it, you'll have no problems with the TREX. The Blade CP is a lot harder to keep stable than a TREX.
Advantage of the Blade CP: It's cheap to repair. However, it's hard to see, sloppy, and control quality is marginal.