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08-25-2009, 12:50 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Blades for a beginner?
I was wondering what blades people were using.
I don't need the highest cost stuff, as I am just a beginner and will probably be buying several set over this summer (along with other parts). This is my first nitro and 50 size heli also.
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08-25-2009, 01:52 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Humm.
Well to hover woodies would be ok and some forward flight. Then later move to Carbon Fiber as there is worlds of difference in the two blades, the latter being the best of the two when it comes to performance.
Ken
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08-25-2009, 05:03 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Good advice but there's an intermediate step in a quality blade. Call me and we can discuss it, but to begin, you've been given good advice and woodies are the way to go.
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08-25-2009, 05:31 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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woodies are ok ,but the way i have been flying lately i switched to carbon just for safety i was afraid they would explode with all the blade farts lol
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08-25-2009, 11:02 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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Come on John!!
Ed, call John like he says and tell him you want the SWE composite blades. If you weren't already flying a 450 I would suggest the woodies, but since you are, go for the composites. The woodies work fine, but for all the hoops you have to jump through to get them flight ready you will be farther ahead to get the composites. Plus the composites are usually pretty close in weight so balancing will be less of an issue than with the woodies. You will also get more POP and stability from the composites. I also like the fact that I don't have worry about how much loading I am going to place on the blade and wonder if it will hold up to it(not that I am that great a flyer) but it's cheap mental insurance if you ask me.
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08-25-2009, 11:28 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Well, I will go out on a limb and share my whole month's worth of RC experience.
My blades don't last long, so wood is THE way to go. They need more work (had a set of SWE composites that were perfectly balanced and tracked out of the box!) but for me, adjusting weight and CG is part of the learning curve. Currently working on completely re-finishing a set with fiberglass; will paint, adjust CG, and balance perfectly for use one or two more sets down the road, when I ain't crashing so often. But I am a Test Pilot on helis now, so this sort of thing is fun for me, I enjoy the challenge. Working on the heli is almost as much fun as flying it. I am sure once I get to where a set of blades can last, I will jump up into the $60 blades again. |
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