what 50's best

[Lordsman]

looking to buy used or new depending on deal raptor 50 in very near future ,not sure which 50 is best for begginer.don't want to have to upgrade everything after purchase any advice

[ghtracey]

I bought the Titan, and I'm very happy with it. I even like the Thunder Tiger engine I got with it, although some people hate them.

[DebianDog]

Well I would suggest you buy a basic kit if you are a newbie. You will have PLENTY of "upgrade opportunities". As a matter of fact I have upgraded helicopter to the point where I was scared to fly them because of the crash cost. That is never a good thing either.

Most any basic 50 kit will put you in to mild 3D... NO PROBLEM.

[enahs]

My first heli was the Raptor Titan and I was pleased with it. Parts are cheap and can be found without much problems. A Raptor can take you from the beginning stages and beyond.

[Lordsman]

i was looking at either the 50 titan or 50v2se from a-main not really sure of all the diff. between the two

[strick276]

Go with the Titan it is a very good heli. The bigest difference between it and the SE is the metal head block on the SE. You can always upgrade the head later and have a choice of after market upgrades

[BarracudaHockey]

I agree. Here's a review of the Titan with some build tips http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/article_display.cfm?article_id=836
and of course
http://www.raptortechnique.com

[ghtracey]

I agree. Here's a review of the Titan with some build tips http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/article_display.cfm?article_id=836
and of course
http://www.raptortechnique.com

I should have linked that when I posted earlier. Best article I've seen on the Titan anywhere.

[Lordsman]

Thanks for all the advice going to start looking at ads and see what kind of deal i can get on titan, really thinking about buying new then i get the experience of building heli.

[ghtracey]

I highly doubt you'll ever regret the decision to buy a kit and not go ARF. You learn how everything goes together, so when it comes time to take it apart to fix things, you can. I quite enjoyed building mine, finished it over a weekend.

[DebianDog]

Yep I bought a used one RTF and the first time it crashed I was LOST!

[OHIOBOWHUNTER]

I highly doubt you'll ever regret the decision to buy a kit and not go ARF. You learn how everything goes together, so when it comes time to take it apart to fix things, you can. I quite enjoyed building mine, finished it over a weekend.
+ 1 :thumbup: you need to know what goes where and how and why so when you wreck you can get back in the air without all the head scratching ;)