Typical Newbie Question about realism of G4

[neavissa]

i just bought the G4. after playing with it for a week, i realized that i am not that bad in flying helicopters. i can hover, fly around and land safely...
i drive R/C cars for 25 years now and have been flying gliders at the slope for years...my question now is: how realistic is the sim? could i go ahead and get the real thing and start messing with it? is a bigger helicopter better than a smaller one? electric or nitro?

thanks a lot,
georgios

p.s. i did a lot of research on google and the forum, but didn't find the answers i am looking for.

[scolex]

Well depends on your skills and confidence. Remember there is no red button and its only parts and money. I have had G-4 for about 2months before I bought my first heli a Blade 400. I made about five hovers, and one real flight wihout crashing. On my second real flight I had a servo strip and there she went! Bigger is better, but for a newbie don't go buy a 600. In my opion start with electric.

[neavissa]

Hey scolex, thanks for the reply...
i guess there is a red button in real life; your wallet. ha ha. however: i guess i will practice a bit longer on the sim till i have the confidence and cash to go and get something nice. what does the 600 refer to? 600mm per blade or so? why not a 600 and why electric?

thanks again,
georgios

[Aussie_G]

Im a newbie myself, but the information I get is this...

No to a 600, although they are more stable, if u hit yourself with a 600, you will likely loose a limb - lol - or at least hurt you or someone else really badly. plus its harder to find somewhere to fly.. I can fly my 450 in the living room whenever i want.

As for electric, I race touring cars and have always done electric, and with the brushless & lipo setups of today, why bother with tuning, oily stinky gas?

[Bone]

Why would you hit yourself???? The only reason I see to not buy a bigger heli is cost, both initial and parts. Crashes are inevitable, so don't expect to keep your first heli flawless for long. I too am a newbie, who bought the blade 400 to start out and have had three crashes. Two of those were real small, costing around $20, the other was bad. I basically totalled it, which forced me to learn how everything went together and worked. I actually broke the frame and nearly everything surrounding it and was out about $120. Just a set of blades for a 600 size are over $50.

[USNAviationjay]

Im a newbie myself, but the information I get is this...

No to a 600, although they are more stable, if u hit yourself with a 600, you will likely loose a limb - lol - or at least hurt you or someone else really badly. plus its harder to find somewhere to fly.. I can fly my 450 in the living room whenever i want.

As for electric, I race touring cars and have always done electric, and with the brushless & lipo setups of today, why bother with tuning, oily stinky gas?

you fly a 450 in the house! yikes! and I thought I was brave with a Compy300 in the house.

[dssrocks]

I have a raptor 30 and after 3 motors in 2 years I finally got the motor it needs to 3D(OS hyper 50). Now it goes on 10% better than the 39 did on 30%. The upgrade cost was big though so I would jump right to a Titan(now got one too) or SE 50. More stable, good power on 10% (cheaper)fuel. Small electrics I find are limited to calmer days or evenings to fly and fly squirrely. The 50 can cut through 20Km wind no problem. Bigger electrics seem to cost more in battery power and after killing several small packs don't seem cheap either. My Xcell gasser was really stable too, and was the cheapest to operate but unless you get a hopped up engine wont have enough power to 3D. The 50 with carbon(later on) will get you through a couple good years and a lot of fun.
Mark

[paultech6]

Bigger is more stable but can get costly when crashed.The smaller a craft is the squirely it is too handle :thumbup: