6 channel dragonfly 35a

hi guys, hope someone can help me, i dont know anything about the hobby but i have been interested for a while, just bought my first heli today (awaiting delivery) it is a dragonfly 35a , 6 channel one (thats all i know for now ) is this an ok heli ? and is it ok for a beginner ? ,regards ,paul.

Hi,

I've also got a Walkera 35 6 ch heli, the heli itself is a clone of the zoom 400 which means you can interchange the spares, I advise you get yourself some spare tail rotor input gear drives as these strip their teeth a past time in my experience. I also found that the batteries mine shipped with weren't providing enough power to lift the heli off the ground but after upgrading to 1400mah LiPo's theres been no problem and this seems to help the CofG as with the std batteries the heli was very tail heavy. Also ensure that you check the servo's as mine weren't that special and I have replaced all four with HS-55's and saw a vast improvement in stability and controlability. This may seem an expense but once you have done this you will have an awesome and very capable heli and it will still have been much cheaper than you could have bought a proper zoom or equivalent for.

My next project is to convert mine to a belt driven tail rotor to stop having to replace the gears all the time!

If you do need spares or parts I highly recomend Midland helicopters,

www.modelhelicopters.co.uk

and look at the zoom spares for the relevant parts, happy hovering!!

just realised the one i have bought is a zoom 400 ! (no, i really dont know what i am doing) this is all new to me so was not sure what i had bought, just bought a heli without checking which to buy , it is definately a zoom 400 though , that a decent heli ?

yeah thats good! It should have some better electronics on it if you bought it rtf, just read through this site and take your time, ensure its set up correctly, take your time and have patience!

Hi,
Do you think $198.99 is a good buy for new version Walkera z400 N0.#36
6ch ccpm 3D?---Not tail motor! with tail gear driving system.
Information was found at url:

http://www.rcplaneguide.com/Walkera_RC_Helicopter.html

regards

I've no experience with the #45 but as to hobby japan i have heard nothing good about them from anywhere, all the posts that I have seen from people who bought from them said it was a nightmare getting them or there were a whole load of issues and nobody from HJ was contactable or helpful

[turco]

Dont waste your $ on Hobby Japan
get something tried and True
go look here and see if its listed
http://www.rchelispot.com/index.php
had a friend from NZ that got one threw it in the bin
dont spend $169 on a GWS radio that costs $35
I just got a trex
http://www.modefosheli.com/products




Keep it in the air
Turco

Originally Posted by paul w

hi guys, hope someone can help me, i dont know anything about the hobby but i have been interested for a while, just bought my first heli today (awaiting delivery) it is a dragonfly 35a , 6 channel one (thats all i know for now ) is this an ok heli ? and is it ok for a beginner ? ,regards ,paul.

Refer to tips here http://www.helighost.com