any one fly RC helicopters ?

[apache]

I've had a few. Got one of those 'airhogs' twin rotor things with the same layout as the V-22 Osprey at the mo. Great fun and near indestructible.

I fly proper RC fixed wing though, and have either had, or still have a large scale Sopwith Camel, a Concorde, an A-10, the ubiquitous Spitfire Mk9, a scratchbuilt Islander, and a 140mph electric racer. That's amongst many gliders / soarers, and a scratchbuilt air launched rocket powered X-15!

 

[poweredbypies]

Is the A-10 one of those ducted fan jobbies. Fancied having a go with one of those.

I like to think Im a pro a certain stuff, but then my mrs informs me Im far from world class

 

[apache]

Yeah. Quite cheap, by GWS. I painted mine jungle camo Vietnam stylee. Quite easy to fly on calm days, and looks great and quite scale against the hills here.

 

[maverick]

I saw this thread and went straight to evilbay and typed in 'RC helicopter' as i thought that sounded cool, i was agast with the first ad i clicked on....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DOUBLE-HORSE- ... 3a66bb27aa

Was there any need for that!! I think not.

 

[poweredbypies]

I saw this thread and went straight to evilbay and typed in 'RC helicopter' as i thought that sounded cool, i was agast with the first ad i clicked on....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DOUBLE-HORSE- ... 3a66bb27aa

Was there any need for that!! I think not.

Mmmmm a real GILF not.

 

[Fudd]

I've been flying for about five years now. Started of with a £15 2ch Picco Z then promptly went out and bought a 6ch collective pitch Walkera 52. It took me about three months before I was able to hover tail-in, mostly due to the crazy head speed of a CP heli and the fact that each blade strike meant new blades and a head rebuild.

Nowadays I'm flying a 450 size (325mm blades) Beam E4, a Gaui EP200 and a Blade MSR for living room practice . I should also mention I use Phoenix flight simulator too as thats where most of my flying hours are spent. If you are serious about learning to fly and taking the next step after a twin rotor heli then its well worth investing in a good sim. It will save you a fortune in repair costs too

 

[magicmistertea]

I've been flying for about five years now. Started of with a £15 2ch Picco Z then promptly went out and bought a 6ch collective pitch Walkera 52. It took me about three months before I was able to hover tail-in, mostly due to the crazy head speed of a CP heli and the fact that each blade strike meant new blades and a head rebuild.

Nowadays I'm flying a 450 size (325mm blades) Beam E4, a Gaui EP200 and a Blade MSR for living room practice . I should also mention I use Phoenix flight simulator too as thats where most of my flying hours are spent. If you are serious about learning to fly and taking the next step after a twin rotor heli then its well worth investing in a good sim. It will save you a fortune in repair costs too

yer i was wondering about the phoenix flight sim... is that the one to get then ?

 

[cyfa2809]

I dont fit in them and i cant afford lessons anyway so that worked out ok!

 

[Fudd]

yer i was wondering about the phoenix flight sim... is that the one to get then ?

It depends really. I started with Clearview which costs only $40 and used a Esky sim tx (£20) or you can just buy a usb cable to use the transmitter you have now, maybe another £10 on top. Phoenix costs £90 and the tx cable is included. The difference between the two is like comparing Shimano LX vs XT. You'll have as much fun playing with Clearview and its probably 90% as good as Phoenix but when you get the hang of flying you'll appreciate the extra spent on Phoenix a lot more. Fwiw, Clearview was good enough for me for my first 2 years flying and if I had Phoenix from the start I doubt it would have made a difference to my learning curve, but it does look a lot nicer and has many more models for you to play with...