Comments for Radio Controlled Helicopters

Comment on At what price can I get a decent remote controlled helicopter? by civil_av8r

civil_av8r — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:08:59 +0000

A decent electric heli - about $150/$250 - 3D for about $400

A decent gas heli - about $1500

Stay away from the birds without tail rotors, the coaxial helis, they fly like crap. I would recommend this for a newbie

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFLH3000

If this is your first bird, the first thing you need to learn is hovering. Learn to hover with the tail pointed at you. Don’t get it higher than your belt while learning to hover in place. If you start to lose control, land it, take off, and try again. Once you’ve spent about a week non-stop learning hovering, then learn forward, backward, stopping, side to side, and spinning with the rudder. Spend about a week doing that. Once you get that down, then start doing figure 8’s. This time fly if well above your head so you can correct the mistakes. Spend about another week straight learning this. Then, once you’ve mastered the basics, keep on practicing. Later, look into buying a 3-D helicopter so you can learn inverted tricks. Don’t buy a 3-D bird at first because you wont be able to control it for 3-D flight so you don’t want to waste your money if you crash it beyond repairs. Make sure you learn the parts of the helicopter too, because you will have to replace parts eventually. Buy 2 extra battery packs too if you’re going to go electrics. This way you can fly non-stop. One battery is charging, one battery is charged, and one battery is the one you’re playing with at all times. I cant stress it enough, learn to fly a cheaper heli before crashing an expensive one.

Good luck
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Building Blackhawks and flying r/c for fun.

Comment on RC transmitters Futaba Fasst Airplane,helicopter radio systems. Remote controlled.? by civil_av8r

civil_av8r — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:46:59 +0000

Yes, you can program the radio for 2 channels slaved to 1 function. As far as setting one servo to activate at a certain position on the throw is another question I would have to look at a manual to see. The switches on the radio do let you set a servo to a certain position. For example, on heli’s you flip a switch for throttle lock which sets the throttle servo at a certain position and then the throttle controls the pitch of the blades. Here’s a link to the manual for that paticular radio. Check out their mixing section to see if the radio will perform the functions you want it to do.

http://manuals.hobbico.com/fut/10cg-2_4ghz-manual.pdf
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Comment on where can i buy a remote controlled helicopter? by John

John — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:39:59 +0000

Check here
http://www.saveandcheap.com/index.php?k=RC+helicopter&c=Toys
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Comment on where can i buy a remote controlled helicopter? by MTX

MTX — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:31:59 +0000

You can find them here.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26field-keywords%3Drc%2520helicopter%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Dtoys-and-games&tag=toys-game-cheap-online-boy-girl-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
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Comment on where can i buy a remote controlled helicopter? by sea_bean13

sea_bean13 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:23:59 +0000

Believe it or not, WalMart sells them. I don’t know how big you are wanting, but the ones I’ve seen there are pretty small… and pricey. Expect to pay around $30 for a decent one. Hope this helps…
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I secretly love to fly remote control helicopters too…..

Comment on how good are ESKY rc helicopters? by Karmazys

Karmazys — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:54:59 +0000

They make a helicopter called the Belt-CP, and it is the biggest ready to fly helicopter they make. If you are a complete beginner I would recommend starting with the Esky Lama V4;
http://www.xheli.com/2-4ghz-lama-v4-silver-version-.html

Very easy and great learning helicopter.

4 channel helicopters go up and down by changing the speed of the main blades.
6 channel helicopters change the pitch/angle of attack of the blades.
http://www.rcdiscuss.com/index.php?topic=68.0

Good luck!
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Comment on Remote controlled helicopter? by Dave B

Dave B — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:20:59 +0000

This web site offers kits which are part constructed and then finished by the owner. If your partner has no experience remember this equation ‘no experience + flying model helicopter = expensive bin bag contents’. I talk from experience, many many years ago, I seemed to spend half my time rebuilding bits, and in those days it was balsa wood, which meant you could make most of it and not plastic which means you have to buy it.
Anyway here’s the web address http://www.rcheaven.co.uk/shop/index.php

Good luck
Dave B
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Comment on Remote controlled helicopter? by sharky

sharky — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:43:59 +0000

your partner maybe keen to build and fly one but have you explained aremote anything means you don’t have to fly it
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sharky

Comment on Remote controlled helicopter? by cedley1969

cedley1969 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:03:59 +0000

I’d buy an electric one from maplins first, they are a sod to fly!
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Comment on Remote controlled helicopter? by mouse

mouse — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:33:59 +0000

you can try either http://www.e-rc.co.uk or
http://www.skylinemdels.co.uk
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