What helicopter

squidgy · Fully Charged Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 6

as you know from my last post i am looking to buy a rc heli.I have been looking at the honey bee v2 or the walkera 4g1b from rcmods.co.uk but i have just rang heliguy and they said i be better off going streight for the honeybee king3 the belt cp or the honeybee belt cps.what do you guys think i thought them 3 would be to much for a newbe

chopper54 · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:24 pm Post subject: post subject

hi squidgy
i can not say for sure which heli is your best bet. but dont believe everything a salesman tells you he may not have your best interests at heart. check out some posts on those individual forums to gain more info.
you can learn a surprising amount just by reading various posts.

tombo242 · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:23 am Post subject:

Hi squidgy,

Go for the Blade 400, great heli it was my first single rotor heli. Put the trainers on and run through Radds Course. You won't go wrong!

Tom.

chopper54 · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:47 am Post subject: post subject

hard to disagree with tombo on the blade 400.
i have three collective pitch helicopters and the blade 400 is the easiest to hover maybe because its the largest. they do say bigger = more stability.

T-R-E-V · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:38 am Post subject:

Hi Squidgy,

If you thought the Volitation 9053 was a mistake, the HoneyBee King or Blade 400, would be a total disaster,

As a self confessed newbie to helicopters, you are contemplating a six channel helicopter,

Without sounding rude are you mad. Slow up and learn the basics first, this will save you a small fortune in the long run.

Trev.

Scott · Extreme 3D Joined: 11 Nov 2010 Posts: 340

I am mixed on opinions here. I am also a noob (fairly so). I have
a new 400, & it was scary to Me at 1`st, but ai went into the radio
& toned down the pitch curve & added about 10% expo to allmbut
the rudder. Now it`s alot like My bigger nitro,& alot easier to
hover around.
However, I agree w/Trev on gaining some sticktime first.
If Your heart is pounding it`s prolly gonna cost You. Take
It slow.

pjdog · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:30 am Post subject:

B400 gets my vote. With the DX6I radio.

Jack

tombo242 · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject:

Hi squidgy,

Well there you have it, people with a Blade 400 say "Go for it", those without say otherwise.

The final choice has to be yours. I would not reverse my decision to go straight to a Blade 400, but then I have never flown a 3 channel heli and have no wish to.

Tom.

FLYINGDEUTSCHMAN · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:01 am Post subject: Re: What helicopter

solentlife · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:39 am Post subject:

I had a Fixed Pitch back in 8o's ........ didn't want to repeat that exercise.

Bought a co-ax beginning 2010 ... thoroughly enjoyed it ... but wanted to fly outside ....

Bought a Trex 450 clone and tamed it down on curves / head speed and added flybar weights ....

It's a handful - but to be honest - is way better and more controllable than that fixed pitch job ever was.

Would I do it differently now that I've had the CP 450 ? No I don't think I would. The other Heli flyer in my town has the Belt Esky job and he learnt on that. He reckons my tamed down 450 is better.

So it depends on YOU ....

Can you take the amount of crashing and rebuild it will need ?

Do you have deep pockets to buy all the steping stone machines up to that 450 or similar most want ?

Do you have someone who can help ?

And of course plenty of sim time ... HeliSimRC has a 450 Trex as default and it flies just like mine !

chopper54 · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 2:41 am Post subject: post subject

im starting to believe the higher up the heli ladder you go the choice of transmitter becomes of equal importance as the helicopter. surely a good tx can make any heli a good training model that can grow along with you as you learn.

FLYINGDEUTSCHMAN · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:26 am Post subject:

[quote="solentlife"]
It's a handful - but to be honest - is way better and more controllable than that fixed pitch job ever was.

I have this fixed pitch helicopter and its as controllable as my cp (except it doesnt fly inverted).
Brushless,flybar less,cp type tail rotor.
http://www.xheli.com/walkeraheli-v200d01-metal-111-rtf-lcd.html

squidgy · Fully Charged Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 6

well i ordered my honeybee v2 today it should be here tomorrow.
i cant wait till it gets here Very Happy

FLYINGDEUTSCHMAN · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:12 am Post subject:

Whould that be the fixed pitch version?

squidgy · Fully Charged Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 6

yeap