Help to buy the right gear for my first mikado

[mfbs17]

I have been heli fan for a long time but somehow I didnot have time to enjoy this hobby and now i have found the time to fullfil my childhood dream .right now I am trying simulator flyning and planning to enter the real world soon. In the past several weeks I have read your PM and learned a lot from them.I`d lik som help to find the right gear for this wonderful mikado 500 3D even though it might take sometime to put it toghther in the mean time i improve my flying simulator.I would like some gear where i can enjoy both flying and some 3d action.I would apperciate your help.:)

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

What motor are you going to use?

[mfbs17]

I Havenot bought anything yet, but I might go for the hacker A40 or z power:)

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

If you go with a Hacker A40-10L 8Pole and a 6s Lipo you will need a 14 tooth pinion for learning if you use the mod .7 main gear.

Run 500mm main blades too. This will give you lots of practice time.

[mfbs17]

How about servos,gyro,esc og etc:clappp

[mfbs17]

Jeremy:noteworthy

If you put a list I would be very greatfull.

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

I don't know what your budget is but this is what I would buy for learning basic flight.

Logo 500 3D
Hacker A40-10L 8pole
500mm blades
Stock tail blades
BLS451 - cyclic
Curtis Younblood SolidG Gyro / BLS251 tail servo
Jazz 80-6-18
EVOlite 6S 5350

If your on a budget.....

Go with Futaba 9252 cyclic servos, Logictech 2100T gyro, 9254 tail servo, look for a used Lipo, charger & balancer.

[Big Fil]

Jeremy's suggestions are pretty spot on. If you do go for the budget setup you may want to consider the Futaba 401 gyro. The Logitech is a fine gyro but can be less intuitive to setup. Either one will work fine and i used a 401 on my Trex 600 up until just recently. If your going high end gyro that you won't grow out of the Solid G is a good suggestion as well as the Spartan DS760. There a little tough to find right now cuz it's a hot item, but for good reason. It works well and is extremely small and light.

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

Yes I agree with Big Fil, the 401 is a nice gyro and another good choice. You can buy them used for about $95. I own 2 of them and never had a problem with how they work.

Big Fil.. Doesn't Spartan make a sport gyro? I think it's called a 650???

[Mercuriell]

I'd agree with all the above - also good alternative servos are the Hitec 6965 on cyclic - they're lightening fast and gears are a bit tougher than the 9252. For the ESC I'd think of the 55-10-32 Jazz as this will work fine for the 6S but also cover your for 10S if you ever want to go up to the Logo 600 - it doesn't have a regulator so you could use the Align 6A reg. I think the Hacker motor great and maybe would think of generic carbon 550 blades as they dampen it down a little - at the expense of some flight time as Jeremy says.

The Logo 500 is a great introduction to the hobby as you can tame it down or liven it up and the 6S lipos are certainly easier on the pocket than 8s and 10s

[flymustangs]

You guys have touched on the last question for my build. I finally decided on all the electronics. The last question is on the blades. The range for the Logo 5003D seems to be 500 to 560. I got a set of 500mm carbons with the package that I bought. Should I just start with them? Would woodies be better? I'm still a newb on the flying and still running woodies on my TREX 450.

EDIT: Another question. John, what do you consider generic 550mm blades? It looks like Heli-Max has some 530 and 550 carbons for a reasonble price. Has anyone tried them?

Thanks.
Ken

[Mercuriell]

EDIT: Another question. John, what do you consider generic 550mm blades? It looks like Heli-Max has some 530 and 550 carbons for a reasonble price. Has anyone tried them?
Ken

I just plain don't like woodies on helis bigger than 325s - too much potential problem with balance, roots coming off, film coming off - by generic I meant anything cheap and not Brand labelled eg SAB / MAH / Rotortech. I get far and away the most zip from Rotortech 516s. The MAH 516s are a bit heavier and probably my favourite. The generic 550s are heavier still and tone down the heli. I would gibe the Heli-Max ones a go - maybe try each size !

[mfbs17]

To jeremey

I have put a budget around $2500 but I am going to buy them in different priod of time ,I have heard you guys talking about different kind of pinion and other el stof such bec. do I have to invest in them or what?:)

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

To jeremey

I have put a budget around $2500 but I am going to buy them in different priod of time ,I have heard you guys talking about different kind of pinion and other el stof such bec. do I have to invest in them or what?:)

If you run a Jazz 80-6-18 ESC it has a built in BEC that works great so I'm told by owners. If you do need a separate BEC that will be way down the road when your really "Banging the Sticks", you should be fine with the Jazz built in BEC for a very long time.

As for another pinion.... it's up to you but sometimes it's nice having a second or third pinion laying around to play with your headspeed. You may want to pick up a 15 tooth pinion to have on hand but I think the 14 will do you right until you start really flying hard.

[mfbs17]

Thanks man:thumbup:

[mfbs17]

Any particular brand (pinion)

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

Mikado

[mfbs17]

What do you think of complet set.
http://www.technoflight.no/shop/product_info.php?currency=USD&cPath=1_96&products_id=1267

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

:shock:Looks way over-priced to me!!

[mfbs17]

Or this set

http://www.technoflight.no/shop/product_info.php?cPath=1_96&products_id=1285

[mfbs17]

With english

http://www.technoflight.no/shop/product_info.php?cPath=1_96&products_id=1285&language=en

[mfbs17]

The same price $2281

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

There is no way I'd pay those kinds of prices for that stuff!!! Damn that's high!

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

http://www.ronlund.com
http://www.espritmodel.com

[mfbs17]

The prices in northen europe are higher than other palces in europe so by considering the living standard and having cheked other places like germany , denmark og sweden so the prices are nearly each other:).