heli help

[patchwork]

  Hey guys!
I was just wondering if any of you guys know how to fly 3d helicopters
and if you could perhaps give me some pointers on building/setting up/
flying rc helis'.
So far I have experience with the blade msr (most advanced one i got)
and I figured i should go higher...

  Thanks.
      MAX

[Michael]

Hey guys, anybody willing to do a bit of heli training?

I have seen Max fly RC. He is a capable plane and heli flyer.

Michael

[Michael]

Max, why don't you and your father come to our next EMFSO meeting on December 9 (see our front page) at 8:30.

Its' free, and you already know some of the guys.

Michael

[patchwork]

well, my parts are getting shipped so i should have them within 2 weeks
[][]

[patchwork]

YAY!!!! i got my helicopter up and running. thanks to arden at A&J hobbies :-D who set it up for me... flies great...

 so far... im just at hovering... hoping to get to foreward flight by april or so... im gonna make a new thread with my flight logs. etc.etc.etc...
"wonder how i can delete this thread LOL"



   MAX[8D]

[Michael]

Don't delete this thread.

What kind of helicopter are you flying now?


Michael

[patchwork]

im flying an EXI 450 (trex 450 clone)... the whole kit cost me about 650$ WITH the setup from arden... i think... it was between 600-700$... but hearing from what other people said making the brand trex 450... i saved about 350$ so im happy with it... if you want, i can give you al the parts i used... but installing the servos was a PAIN!!!!!!! i used nuts and bolts because screwes wouldnt hold well enough... if you get the helicopter i highly reccommend getting a dremel or you in for a tough ride :-/

  so yeah

   MAX

[pmackenzie]

I hope $650 included the radio,a couple of batteries and a battery charger. Otherwise it seems kind of steep for a clone. You can get a base HK450 kit for $30, metal one for $50.

Of course there is something to be said for the value added by getting Arden to set it up for you.

Pat MacKenzie

[patchwork]

well. it didnt include the TX... but that included the reciever and 4 3cell 2200mah AND a 1-6 cell lipo 1-?? cell- nimh-nicd and A123 battery charger... the helicopter kit was 39.99 i think... also i got a 40$ tail servo i think... so the parts were very high quality (even though from HK). didnt get hk450 cuz it was trex450 v1 not v2 clone...
there is a bunch of versions going from 39.99-200.99 200.99 is a little too mich though... i've read the reviews for it and from what people said... it flies better than real trex 450

[pmackenzie]

Probably a good gyro in there as well? The tail is one place where spending a bit more will help.
I have had good results with the $16 HK401 gyro and the $25 Inolabs 201 digital tail servo.
FWIW, HK just released a new HK450 that is V2 compatible and has more metal parts, still $30.

Pat MacKenzie

[patchwork]

i used a telebee (HK) and it works fine... the tail servo is huge though... i think its like 3x the size of an hs-55