plese help.. model helis!!

leigh87

can any1 reccomend a petrol remote control helicoptor?

i dont no much about wat i am lookin for just that it has to be petrol and the person is a beginner, but loves power and speed

thanks

Plug

It ends with a big F most of the time. Get started with an electric kit first. Its impossible just to pick up a nitro helicopter and fly it. They set you back about a grand.

CantThinkOfANam

What electric heli would you recommend for a beginner?

Plug

Ask coolwings, he knows about the flying shtuff.

g5hn710m4xpdwy

Or Loopingfred and sometimes The Dokter has input on Helis;)

coolwings

CantThinkOfANam wrote: »

What electric heli would you recommend for a beginner?

Glowfuel nitro or large size electric helis are not for beginners. They are much more complicated than you would expect, and are only doable after you have already done it with simpler models like eg nitro planes first.
If you want to read up about it .. take a look here Helis at GreenHobbyModel in Dublin or call there and just ask whatever questions you have.

But the smaller electric and lightest helis are doable.
Stay with fixed pitch if you have not already learned to fly yet , eg flying planes, etc.
The Twister V2 and Carson Apache and Carson Air (which is the same as Apache underneath the fuselage) are all suitable helis for learner flyers.

Carson Air
The thing about fixed pitch helis is beginners can fly them. They do however not have much ability to sideslip into a wind from the side, and therefore they need shelter ... they're perfect to fly in indoors halls, schoolrooms, gymnasiums, parish halls, garages, walled gardens, etc. You can fly when it is too dark outside, or raining.

In the event you can already fly the smaller helis with collective pitch rotor head are more desirable. Collective pitch helis are too difficult for a raw beginner, but as second flying model they are ideal.
An example of those would be Twister 3D, and Carson Bluster 400 3D.

Bluster 400 3D .. Twister 3d is similar

Aerobatic possible with collective pitch .. the Bluster 400 again
A 3D heli can do it all. But for a beginner it must be tuned down to tame it a lot. The reserve power of a 3D does give it the ability to fly outdoors - say in a field where there is a drift due to wind.
(Mind you ... the learner should not attempt to fly in a wind unless it is a plane.)
Do not attempt to fly a 3D heli on advanced or aerobatic settings (like according to the manual) .. you will have a 3 second flight (at most!) and then need a black bag for the pieces when you re-kit your model. :-) When I say we tone them down for beginners I mean it!
The collective Bluster 400 3D heli can also fly indoors, when you have the hang of it. But up until that point you (not it) need more space while the hovering is a bit wild.
Hope you have a good time .. it is an amazingly enjoyable hobby.

charlesanto

Coolwings,
Thanks for the post above, loads of good info...

I've tasked with buying a Crimbo pressie for my bro-in-law.
Apparently he's dropped hints that he'd like a model plane !!!

So, what would you recommend ??? ...
He's 40 odd, works with planes (engines), but has never flown a model before.

So idea of what i should look for and what it would roughly cost would be appreciated, thanks in advance,

Charles

coolwings

Take a look at my webpages.
The top link in my signature below ....
There are suggestions for getting started with electric and also for doing it with glowfuel engines. The comment is my personal views based on what I have learned ... others may have different views, but check they actually fly first !