Help, I am confused!!

[benjlamont]

Hi guys I was wondering if I could get some help.

I am looking for a RC helicopter. I want a reasonable cheap one that is easy to muck around with my mates with but I have no idea.

EBay has a few for around 100 -200 Aus dollars with different specs I don’t understand. Could someone give me some advice on what to get.

What is the difference between 4chn and 6chn and are some more fragile then others.

Thank you so much for any advice

Cheers

Benno

[WayneBrown]

First, stay away from EBay..
Second, find a reputable hobby shop, and some people that already fly helis close to where you live.
Third, base your purchase on popularity of a brand/model in your area, using the above as a gauge.
Finally, if the locals do not have a quality machine for sale, purchase new using the previous mentioned criteria to assure the following; that parts are available. ;
Someone can help check and test fly the machine. ; and that you have someone to help you out while learning.

The plastic cheapies that you see on EBay are hard to fly, and near impossible to repair as parts are not going to be local. The 4 and 6ch micros will cost you a great deal in frustration, and You will learn less than nothing.

You are better suited to get a .30 nitro heli and begin there.

[kovedawg]

The best thing to do is get yourself as educated at possible before you spend any money. I made the mistake of being 100% self heli taught and it has been a rocky and expensive road. My personal recommendation would be a Century Hawk Sport (http://www.ronlund.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=heli&Product_Code=HAWKSPORT). You can pick this kit up for around $159 bucks + electronics and such. This is an easy to build heli and is pretty user friendly in its flight characteristics. Also, before you even start the engine you should get some simulator practice. Realflight G4 is one of the best ones going and www.towerhobbies.com is having a sale on it. And lastly, and perhaps the most important piece of equipment is a good set of training gear. This will save you more money than you can imagine.

Good luck

[bono1]

The avaliability of parts is a big deal, like lamebird said. Try to find someone in your area that can give you some help with which heli to choose. A 30 nitro such as the raptor, or something like it , will be easlier to learn on and maintain than some of the electrics IMHO. Welcome to the club, and be careful if the bug bites you hard it will take more than one heli to calm it down. I know I have two fury extremes, a fury expert, two 99SEs, a raptor 60, 50, and 30.
Sam

[OzarkCopterBum]

What they said above is SO true. I started off wanting an e-heli but read alot of the forum talk and ended up with a .30 nitro. That was last spring and I still have and fly the .30 but I managed to somehow aquire 2 .50's to go with it. Part of the reason I have more than one is that there are no local parts supplys so everything is mail order and I got tired of being grounded for a week in between incidents. If you aint blowing smoke you aint getting any better.
If you can get parts, reasonably priced, in your area then thats a great heli to start with.