needforspeed
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:10 AM |
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remote control helicopters
is anyone into them after some suggestions of what to buy preferably electric for 150-250
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big_l
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:16 AM |
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Have you ever flown one before ???
Because learning is very expensive otherwise 
Check out my blog mnrvortxhayabusa@blogspot.com
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carlknight1982
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:17 AM |
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Start off with a e flute mcx2 or mcpx small enough to fly inside and great fun
Logic will get you from a A to B
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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needforspeed
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_l
Have you ever flown one before ???
Because learning is very expensive otherwise
so everyone keeps telling me haha always wanted one so going to give it a bash
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big_l
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:24 AM |
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Ditto e flite are a good make for beginners and the supper small ones are mega responsive ..
Also because there so light when you crash they usually don't break
Check out my blog mnrvortxhayabusa@blogspot.com
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needforspeed
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:24 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by carlknight1982
Start off with a e flute mcx2 or mcpx small enough to fly inside and great fun
thats great thanks any decent simulators?
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big_l
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:27 AM |
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I'm sponserd by a model shop in Leeds and could probably sort one at cost +10%
He's probbebly got some in stock . Mb models check it out MSG me if you want me to get ya some discount
Check out my blog mnrvortxhayabusa@blogspot.com
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big_l
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:30 AM |
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Simulators are gay get a £100 chopper to learn with once you can wiz that about then look at a single rotor chopper with collective pitch and a
simulator is recommended with the big ones I've done £200 damage in one crash before 
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tegwin
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:48 AM |
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I have an E-flight Blade CX2 sat here in its box with transmitter and a load of alloy upgrades fitted. Has two Lipo batteries and a few spare blades
etc.
Bought it over a year ago but never actually used it as I buggered off to uni and didn't have time for toys :-)
Make me a festive offer for it and I will post it when the postoffice opens.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:55 AM |
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E-Flite MSR X
or
E-Flite 120SR
The latter is a little easier to fly as it's larger, but you obviously need a little more room.
If you're really brave, get an MCPX but be prepared for a *very* frustrating and steep learning curve...
http://www.rc-choppers.com/
[Edited on 25/12/11 by stevebubs]
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stevebubs
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 10:16 AM |
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If you think you will take it up as a hobby then get something with a DX6 transmitter...
Clicky
The DX6 transmitter can then be bound and used for other models (planes, helis), also...and plugged into the PC for training via simulator
[Edited on 25/12/11 by stevebubs]
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Hector.Brocklebank
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 10:41 AM |
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What about a Quad !!!
after 25 years flying R/C choppers starting with a MFA sport 500 fixed pitch, and many many different air frames in between ending up with an Align
T-Rex 600, i have gone to quadcopters.
I think they are quite a bit easier to fly than a standard R/C Heli.
multirotor
Im flying on a home made setup with a multiwii control board with autolevel.
or you can go for an all singing and all dancing DJI wookong setup that will fly to anywhere and return home on it own too
[Edited on 25/12/2011 by Hector.Brocklebank]
Some people can never handle the truth and always try to shoot the messenger instead of taking an honest look in the mirror (its always easier to
blame another than to face reality), but secretly they wish they could grow a pair and be the messenger !!!
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mad4x4
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 12:27 PM |
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Honeybee v2
Got one last chrimbo and YES very hard to fly. at least it comes with a flight sim and cables etc to help you learn....
Bloddy hell it is hard.
Also got a
a mini heli linky it is well easy and fly round
the living room. 
[Edited on 25/1212/11 by mad4x4]
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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deltron63
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 02:39 PM |
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Yep, gets expensive. I still dont know why this happend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqpyuTNVOsc&feature=plcp&context=C3f5a14fUDOEgsToPDskKjCo5ZOA4U7f_YVReryx9C
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 03:21 PM |
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Blade CX2 - is absolutely, exactly what you need
Blade 400 will follow.... but you'll quickly realise how easy (and expensive) a tail rotor heli can be to crash. You'll crash.
When you're happy with the 400, you'll get the bug for something serious (the Blade 400 is actually serious enough though).
You'll build a Raptor (or somesuch). I built a Raptor 25... the crashing becomes a frightening expense.
So, yep, get a CX2.
[Edited on 25/12/11 by motorcycle_mayhem]
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SPYDER
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 06:31 PM |
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CLICK HERE
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JoelP
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 08:07 PM |
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id love to get another, with my old one the legs eventually got smashed beyond repair, and i couldnt be bothered ordering new parts. It was only a
cheap one. They are hard to fly but certainly not impossible, within a few hours you will see improvements (though i never had a stable hover after
maybe 5 hours, which is about as long as it lasted all in). I damaged my monitor and took some artex off the roof
Id say, what ever you get, order new blades and legs for it now, so that if you do break it, you can fix it immediately and not get put off by a week
delay.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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hicost blade
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:18 PM |
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I got a Blade MXC 2 http://www.sloughrc.com/default.asp?WPG=SRCM_HomePage1&itemid=EFLH2480 for Christmas and it's really easy to fly, I have
just finished doing a few circuits of my bedroom. It's a great first helicopter to learn on because it hovers on its own and you can learn to
fly with the helicopter pointing towards you (all the controls are reversed
I also go a Blade MSR X http://www.sloughrc.com/default.asp?WPG=SRCM_HomePage1&itemid=BLH3200 and its twitchy and I wouldn’t recommend it for a
first heli although it is still relatively easy to fly
I got these both as Bind N Fly and got a Spectrum DX6I http://www.sloughrc.com/default.asp?WPG=SRCM_HomePage1&itemid=SPM6610E allowing me to buy
many other models, which I would recommend
It's great my misses knows about RC models and bought me all the right kit!!
BTW Tris on here knows a little about RC helicopters!!!
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Xtreme Kermit
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 10:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SPYDER
CLICK HERE
WTF how is that possible??? 
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SPYDER
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 10:53 PM |
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AND CLICK HERE
Same pilot. Lousy cameraman though.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 26/12/11 at 12:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_l
Have you ever flown one before ???
Because learning is very expensive otherwise
Indeed, stepson got one for christmas, it's been crashed to oblivion now
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/12/11 at 12:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hector.Brocklebank
What about a Quad !!!
Absolutely! Much cheaper to make/buy, and cheaper to repair when you crash (and you WILL crash!)
I have a quad and a tricopter - although I've only flown the quad so far. Weighs about 1.2Kg, capable of 50mph in a straight line, and climbs
like a rocket... all I've got to do now is learn how to fly it!
Leaf blowing
I'm now making a mini-quad that will fit in my hand - mostly for garden and indoor use.
Mini-quad thread on rcgroups
I do use a simulator, as it does make a huge difference.
[Edited on 26/12/11 by David Jenkins]
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welderman
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| posted on 26/12/11 at 04:01 PM |
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I'm liking the quad copters alot 
Where can you get these from and are they expensive
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/12/11 at 04:34 PM |
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You can probably build one yourself for around £100, including motors, props, speed controllers, battery, but apart from the radio gear. That can be
bought from HongKong for around £60. You will also need a flight control board with gyros & a microprocessor, otherwise your first and last
flight will last about 1 second - these can be bought for about £25 for the simplest one (called a kkmultiboard). You can get more advanced ones (at
a price) but that one will get you in the air safely.
Anyone who can build a Locost will have no difficulty with a multicopter!
This is a good thread to get you started...
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welderman
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| posted on 26/12/11 at 08:10 PM |
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Hmmmm Locostbuilder quad copter
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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