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what electric heli is best to buy?

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Old 07-19-2005, 10:50 PM
helipilotwannab
 
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Lightbulb please vote on what heli to buy

hi vote on this please wich you think will be the best helicopter buy
if you slected other and you have an electric you tihnk i should buy
please state
(1)name
(2)where i can get it
(3)is it electric

thanks guys

PLEASE NOTE:the prices i said when the helicopter can be anywhere from $200-$360(i ment to say the prices where AU
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Old 07-20-2005, 09:55 AM
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Re: please vote on what heli to buy

First off you need to decide where you want to fly and what you want to learn.Those heli's are both fixed pitch one of the harder types to learn and better suited for indoor flight but if you have never flew a heli before I would not try flying in the house unless you have unbreakable and inexpensive things in the house other wise you might be in trouble.Larger more heavy heli's are easier to learn with but can get expensive to repair after crashes and you will crash.The best way to start is get a simulator program like Great Planes G3 and learn with it,no repair bills when you crash and nothing broken in the house,after that get a good heli not some cheap stuff like the one's you have listed and a good radio and go from there that way you will have maxamized your learning power and your cash flow and not wasted either as you would if you start with what you have listed here.Also two motor heli's are famous for going through tail motors very fast because they cannot withstand the high rpm needed to run the tail rotors for long periods of flight.You can count on changing burn't out motors after every two hours of flight time a real cash drainer and spirit breaker.
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Old 07-30-2005, 09:42 PM
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Re: please vote on what heli to buy

yeah thanks
when i get the money to buy a rc helicopter(1-2 months)im going to look at buying rechargables for the transmitter
approx how many flights does the average transmitter use??
all help will be great
Jason
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Old 07-31-2005, 01:36 PM
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Re: please vote on what heli to buy

Depends on the radio my 9c I can get around two hours flying time but since I do not know what radio you are speaking of I cannot tell you also my 9c comes with NiCads and a charger.
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Old 08-11-2005, 12:47 PM
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Re: please vote on what heli to buy

well my mate has a dragonfly. he thinks it really good even tho he cnt get it off the ground tho i dont know how it compares to the others, but it was 65 pounds off ebay
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Old 08-19-2005, 12:55 PM
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Cool Re: please vote on what heli to buy

I have heard that the Esky Honeybee has better electronics than the Chinese Dragonfly and is easier to hover. The GWS Dragonfly is better quality than the Walkera(Chinese) Dragonfly. A lot of people mistake the Walkera for the GWS as they are almost identical-the difference is in the electronics. I have a Walkera because I can buy 2 for the price of a GWS.I like my Dragonfly because it is the least expensive way for me to get into helicopters until I can move up to a more advanced machine. The Dragonfly is also less expensive to repair after the inevitable crash!
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Old 08-19-2005, 03:55 PM
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Re: please vote on what heli to buy

I have 4 helis i starded with kyosho caliber fp, on the shelf I have also twister it is exactly the same as honeybee a very good heli and stable as long as you do not fly it outdoors i'm not an expert but when i fly indoors everything goes smooth every time i fly outdoors a disaster the hevier the heli more stable and easier to fly I also have a trex the best of my electrics as wind resistant I do not sugest to buy a nitro i understand it's a lot of money but cheaper on the long run think with the money i spend for 3 gears one twisted axele 4 sets of blades 3 tale motors the first one broke in 3 pices 2 broken skids I got a hirobo sst-eaglefreya no crash due to lite breeze any more to be exact no craches at all so far
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Old 10-02-2005, 05:34 AM
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Re: please vote on what heli to buy

hi
if anyone has any good movies/pictures of there twister/honeybee please let me know PM or email(highschool_fool@hotmail.com

Thanks
Jason
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