My new toy

sneeks · Mar 31, 2008

I'm buying one of these on Sunday, not this exact one but identical to it. Just a matter of time before I crash it.

*Danny* · Mar 31, 2008

have you ever flown one before... if not good luck lol

sneeks · Mar 31, 2008

No never but I'm sure I'll learn and I've been told I will crash. Some experienced rc pilots are teaching me how to fly it.

KDF · Mar 31, 2008

If someone can hook in with a buddy box then great.. otherwise make sure you have 2 things..

#1 The number to the local model shop (or even better.. speed dial to the spares section)
#2 A credit card with a huge limit.

jamesp24 · Mar 31, 2008

Awesome, watch your head.

clio__chris · Mar 31, 2008

yeah just dont try and stop it from crashing by grabbing it lol
could be messy

good luck

Final Maxim · Mar 31, 2008

tbh mate id pick yourself up a cheap one first, just one of the indoor ones, just to get used to flying one.

if you go outside with that, 1 small crash and you'll bend/snap the main blades which will be about £30 a time

even if you dont land it properly and it falls over = bent/snapped blades

sneeks · Mar 31, 2008

I've researched spare part prices for that model and worst case scenario where I break all that can break it's only £50 to get it fixed. New blades are £7 a set, I'll use wooden blades until I can fly it without worrying about crashing.

I've been offered it secondhand with everything I need ready to fly for only £150, to buy new would cost £500. I couldn't refuse at that price, an indoor version was going to cost me £120 for something worth learning on. It is in perfect condition.

I'll get training at a local club where you are not allowed to fly solo until you have passed a bronze licence test. It also comes with a PC simulator so that I can learn without the fear of crashing

Final Maxim · Mar 31, 2008

sounds good!

and £7 for the blades, pissin hell, what isit, fisher price?

Revels · Mar 31, 2008

Just keep flying it away from you until you get the hang of it.

sneeks · Mar 31, 2008

Carbon blades can wait till a later date and cost close to £50 a set

The wooden blades are £15 a set but a model shop owner is a member at the club so they are sold cheaper.

dk · Mar 31, 2008

always wanted one of these and for £150 i would have gone for it too.

Vish · Mar 31, 2008

That looks awesome, esp for £150. Is it made by Mclaren or something?

SimonV6 · Mar 31, 2008

Sneeks I would also buy yourself a good R/C sim like this one,
http://www.phoenix-sim.com/welcome.htm
and join a model club

oh and welcome to the expensive world of R/C Heli's

my last raptor crash cost me £125 lol

but then again I do have Carbon blades (£60)

What model are you getting?

here is my Raptor titan and trex 450 Hughes 500E

zack40 · Mar 31, 2008

nice good luck with the flying .your gona need it if it's your first time..

Tom1 · Mar 31, 2008

I'm just in the process of buying a Trex 500. I image I will have a few crashes once built.

SimonV6 · Mar 31, 2008

Tom1 said:
I'm just in the process of buying a Trex 500. I image I will have a few crashes once built.

All Heli's crash at some point

depends how much experience you have, great heli the 500

Simon

john182rs · Mar 31, 2008

It might sound daft but when your flying alone or at home on the back yard attach one of them small hoop things that kids swing around the bods, a friend of mine used one to land until he was alot better.

Tom1 · Mar 31, 2008

SimonV6 said:
Tom1 said:

I'm just in the process of buying a Trex 500. I image I will have a few crashes once built.

Click to expand...

All Heli's crash at some point

depends how much experience you have, great heli the 500

Simon

Not much. Flown a Honeybee FP and can fly all orientations except the hardest nose in.

Have just built a 450 V2 and bug has bitten me.

Ste 185 · Mar 31, 2008

haha your going to have so much fun.ive got a 6ch electric one,only a cheapo £200 beast but its a start.very hard to fly for sure.be patiant and you will master it.good look

sneeks · Apr 1, 2008

SimonV6 said:
Sneeks I would also buy yourself a good R/C sim like this one,
http://www.phoenix-sim.com/welcome.htm
and join a model club

oh and welcome to the expensive world of R/C Heli's
my last raptor crash cost me £125 lol but then again I do have Carbon blades (£60)

What model are you getting?

here is my Raptor titan and trex 450 Hughes 500E

Nice collection of helicopters there

I have the RealFlight G3.5 sim for use at home, I'm told it's very good and accurate to the real thing.

My RC club membership will be paid this weekend when I buy the helicopter. The model i'm buying is a Raptor 30, many people have told me this is an ideal beginners helicopter as it flys well and the spare parts are cheap. I can always upgrade it to a 50 at a later date.

Thanks for the welcome to the rc world, I'm sure I'll have pics of my crashes soon

sneeks · Apr 1, 2008

onevish said:
That looks awesome, esp for £150. Is it made by Mclaren or something?

No that one has simply had new decals fitted to it, there are plenty of sticker options available for order online.

While learning the club has hoops that I can bolt onto the underside of the heli to try avoid and nasty learning incidents. I've been told to only fly it at knee height while learning so the worst I'll lose is a leg!

sneeks · Apr 2, 2008

Oh crap! I installed and tried the heli simulator tonight and struggled to even do a basic hover

The feckin thing was spinning about everywhere, moving backwards, forwards and side to side. I can see this will be a challenge.

Chris_Cliomk1 · Apr 2, 2008

it is a very big challenge mate, i got one on christmas day an crashed it boxing day lol just kept spinning an spinning and i couldnt control it then wen i let it come down to land it decided to hit a tree bounce off my drive and into a ditch lol just sat on me shelf now

JoelDee · Apr 2, 2008

Cooool

SimonV6 · Apr 2, 2008

sneeks said:
Oh crap! I installed and tried the heli simulator tonight and struggled to even do a basic hover The feckin thing was spinning about everywhere, moving backwards, forwards and side to side. I can see this will be a challenge.

Yeah heli's are the hardest R/C you can do, but great fun once your hands start to "get the feeling"

Practice makes perfect

Simon

sneeks · Apr 2, 2008

I reckon I'll be spending lots more time on the simulator before I venture onto the real thing.

sneeks · Apr 2, 2008

Any advice on how to keep the helicopter at static hover rather than it trying to dart about everywhere? On several occasions I'd take off and the body of the helicopter would start spinning around with the main rotor almost instantly. I have no idea what I'm meant to do in order to stop that

This is while using the sim.

Craggy · Apr 3, 2008

i bought myself a honey bee cp2 last year, along with some training legs, 3 sets of blades and realflight G3. after about 2 weeks of realflight i decided to fly the heli in the garden, what an absolute joke, the thing will just not stabilize for any kind of hover, i can get it up in the air, but a crash is guaranteed. i never got to use the idle up for some 3d action and got insanely frustated so in an act of compassion i sold it to my neighbour for 30 quid. i loved the idea of it but just dont have the time to master it as im away 5 days a week, so instead i bought myself a tamiya king blackfoot to tear around the garden

SimonV6 · Apr 3, 2008

sneeks said:
Any advice on how to keep the helicopter at static hover rather than it trying to dart about everywhere? On several occasions I'd take off and the body of the helicopter would start spinning around with the main rotor almost instantly. I have no idea what I'm meant to do in order to stop that

This is while using the sim.

Have got your Transmitter set up correct? sounds like you may have the rudder reversed?

On the sim if set up correct the tail shouldn't spin wildly unless yuo give it lots of right/left input on the left stick?

Simon

sneeks · Apr 3, 2008

It doesn't do it all the time, just every so often it will and then constantly after this until I reset.

planetx · Apr 4, 2008

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q6F-0rIpLJE

watch this millions of times before getting mine.....got me hooked .

then maxxed my £3k credit card on spares and gave up...........

just when you get excited about getting it off the ground.........remember these 2 words....NOSE IN!!!!!!!!!

SimonV6 · Apr 4, 2008

What swashplate setting is your tx set up to?
What Tx you have?
Which heli you flying in the sim?

Simon

SimonV6 · Apr 4, 2008

planetx said:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q6F-0rIpLJE

watch this millions of times before getting mine.....got me hooked .

then maxxed my £3k credit card on spares and gave up...........

years of practice

impressive stuff

Simon

planetx · Apr 4, 2008

it is hard on material to be that good.

sneeks · Apr 4, 2008

SimonV6 said:
What swashplate setting is your tx set up to?
What Tx you have?
Which heli you flying in the sim?

Simon

Ok that got me lost

I'm using a sim tx that came with RC Heli Master, not a real one. Using it in RealFlight G3.5

I was using a Bell 222 but swapped that to a basic starter heli instead. I think it will be a while till I venture outside with the real thing. Thankfully at the club I'm on a buddy system until I get my bronze qualification.

sneeks · Apr 4, 2008

planetx said:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q6F-0rIpLJE

watch this millions of times before getting mine.....got me hooked .

Now I thought I'd be doing that within a week

SimonV6 · Apr 4, 2008

sneeks said:
SimonV6 said:

What swashplate setting is your tx set up to?
What Tx you have?
Which heli you flying in the sim?

Simon

Click to expand...

Ok that got me lost

I'm using a sim tx that came with RC Heli Master, not a real one. Using it in RealFlight G3.5

I was using a Bell 222 but swapped that to a basic starter heli instead. I think it will be a while till I venture outside with the real thing. Thankfully at the club I'm on a buddy system until I get my bronze qualification.

Ok well at least if you're on a buddy nothing should come to harm

I would ditch that sim and get http://www.phoenix-sim.com/welcome.htm far better, with that you can plug your own Tx in.
Most people I know have that one.

It has the Raptor 30 and 50 in there and they do feel quite good to me

Simon

sneeks · Apr 4, 2008

I keep meaning to download the Raptor 30 model for G3.5, most people at the club I attend swear by RealFlight over Phoenix

From reading online it does appear that opinion between the two really does differ. I'll probably buy Phoenix too.

SimonV6 · Apr 4, 2008

sneeks said:
I keep meaning to download the Raptor 30 model for G3.5, most people at the club I attend swear by RealFlight over Phoenix From reading online it does appear that opinion between the two really does differ. I'll probably buy Phoenix too.

Yeah try em both and try using your own Tx in the sim, what Tx you got btw?
you on 2.4Ghz or 35Mhz?

Simon

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