drivercrazy23

I have enough money to get a little ebay electric heli, but not enough for a big eco 8 or something. Would the little heli be good to start out on, never flown helicopters before. I have a huge barn so I dont ahve to worry about flying in wind or anything else. Also whats a good rtf micro heli under 300 dollars?


ThAnKs

kansasjayhawk

I did a lot of research my self for this same question. I ended up gettting a Hummingbird from centuryheli.com They are offering a great rtf package with a good TX which from what I've learned, is the most important piece. They also offer free shipping on web orders. I got mine with a JR radio kit and heatsinks for the main and tail motor for $291. It's a US company, I felt a little uncomfortable buying from ebay or Hong Kong. Too sketchy for me. centuryheli.com was very professional and very promt. I reccommend. Although I haven't got my chopper yet the service was pretty good. I ordered Friday and I should get it today according to UPS tracking. Good luck.

Paul

Gazoo

The main problem with the e-bay helis is that they don't always say what mode the transmitter is configured for, or the frequency it is on. I got my HB from century as well and love it. There are plenty of parts and upgrades for it and century is supposed to release a CP upcrade later next month.

The smaller the heli, the less stable it will be. So if you can fly a micro like the HB you will find that flying a larger heli will be much easier. So far I can only hover, but I hover well for 16.5 minutes. After that my LiPo begins to get weak.

DougT

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I bought my first micro, a FP ECO Picolo, and love it. I put small dowel/styrofoam ball training gear on it and it will hover hands off for 4-5 seconds. Have only broke one thing on it but was an easy fix. Would recommend it.

Make sure you get/have a good Tx. If you have access to a simulator(GP Realflight), put some time in on it.

My micro doesn't like ANY wind. I'm good enough now to overcome a slight breeze but is not as fun. Your barn should be perfect. I have been hovering mine in the garage between my MX bike and benches. With the correct balance/setup(expo) and training gear, you should have no problems.

Good luck.

Doug

drivercrazy23

How about the eco 8? would it be good to start on. bigger more stable right? THanks