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Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/10/2004 8:25:30 PM   
joshiestevens


 

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Status: offline 		Hi. I asked this question before, but someone mentioned the LHM corona, which changed the style of the post, so I am asking again. Please can you tell me which heli is best from the list below. I am a begginer - only done nitro cars. I am looking for a durable one, that has a good flight time, and is good build quality and flys well etc:

Smartech Aerohawk
Smartech Skylark
JABO
Feda D5 Dragonfly
Honeybee E-Sky
XR8 Mini dragon
CLC Concept Type II Thunder Bird

Thanks. Also, is there things you can do to these heli which will let them fly outside no problem if gentle wind, and lso have a longer flight time.

Also, what is the flight time stock, around 15mins.

Josh
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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/11/2004 5:24:25 AM   
rcxm


 

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Status: offline 		Jabo is the best one i tried, you may try to search ebay seller ------- rcbeginner
to see some great deal , i bought one from this seller.

i bought eshy, but parts support is not good.

smartech is so dangerous for beginner.

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/11/2004 12:29:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		I recommend the feda dragonfly because it's very durable. Good for begginer. You can upgrade it since it's a clone of the hummingbird, with hummingbird's upgrades from this website www.like90.com . There you can get special blades and head stiffeners which will keep the heli a lot more stable outside than regular parts. It's got around 15-20 minutes flight time but if you want to double that flight time get a lipo battery and charger. You can get this heli on ebay from this guy named rc-expert. Just go there and type infeda helicopter and his auctions should show up. He gives you a futaba transmitter, extra battery, training gear, training simulator with cable for your radio, crash kit, and sometimes a tail motor for around $150-$165 dollars plus $35 shipping. Good luck!!



P.S.- carefull with lipo batteries, people have burned out their motors and mixing boards so put extra heatsinks on your motors and protect your mixing board (not sure how to do that). Also every 15 minutes, take 5 minute breaks to let the motors cool down.

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/11/2004 9:29:21 PM   
joshiestevens


 

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Status: offline 		Thanks for the replies. What do you thing of the Aerohawk. Its the most expensive? Does it fly well etc...

Josh

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/11/2004 11:32:06 PM   
casipak


 

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Status: offline 		The aerohawk IS the most expensive. It flies ok but I had an aerohawk and it was completely messed up and so I had to fix the radio, motors and the main axle as well as tail blades. It's not very durable but ok for hard landings. I don't know if all the problems I had with my aerohawk was my bad luck or bad quality of the heli. I wouldn't recommend the aerohawk because it broke so much, but it could've been just a model with many defects. I mean every heli will have some problems but mine had way to much. Others maybe had beter luck with their aerohawks but I didn't. That's why I'm getting a feda so I recommend that instead of the aerohawk.
It your choice!
Ask if you need help

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/12/2004 6:27:30 PM   
joshiestevens


 

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Status: offline 		Do they all fly pretty much the same, and all pretty muhc build quality. What could I do to it so it would fly outside in wind fine, like a corona, and do 3D, and have a long flight time.

josh

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/13/2004 2:20:30 AM   
dalai


 

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Status: offline 		If its 3d you want forget all that you have mensionded and go for the hornet 2, its the mutts nuts.
But be aware when you crashi it ( and you will), it could cost you 25% of what it did to get the machine,
with the aerohawk, of which i have 2 plus a hornet 2, the aroeohawks probably are the cheapest to repare,
i built my second CUSTOM from parts that i had built up.

Rgds, Dalai

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/13/2004 2:58:30 PM   
casipak


 

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Status: offline 		Well, all these helis have similar constructions but as I said some are more durable than others and some cannot be turned into 3d helis. I don't think the aerohawk can go 3d but the hummingbird heli can. The feda is a clone of the hummingbird so I think it can go 3d too. Feda is cheaper so it will be easier to tune it up to 3d. If you still want the aerohawk you won't be able to go 3d, i'm pretty sure, but to make it more stable in the wind get head stiffeners, alluminum swashplate and head, and carbonfiber main and tail blades. Wood blades are made from blase wood so I don't think they are very strong. I suggest going to www.helihobby.com and you can get the blades, the aluminum swashplate, and the aluminum head there. Then you can go www.like90.com to get the head stiffeners, but if you want, you can get wood blades there too instead of the carbonfiber blades. To get a good flight time get a li-poly battery and special charger. Again go to helihobby and get the charger and battery there. Be carefull! Protect your motors with extra heatsinks and take breaks during flight every 15 minutes to let the motors cool-off. Also ask around on ways to protect your mixing board because the li-poly battery can fry that up too. Good luck with your first heli! Tell me when you get one. I would like to hear how you will be doing with it!

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/13/2004 3:19:30 PM   
joshiestevens


 

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Status: offline 		Does anyone know whether the aerohawk comes standard with a control that will plug into the pc so i can practise on a sim. Also, do you think using a FMS before I fly will help, and where can I download the aerohawk for FMS.

Also, where is the hummingbird made?

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/13/2004 3:38:44 PM   
joshiestevens


 

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Status: offline 		You guys do nit understand how annoyed I am getting, in the way I just cannot decide.. hehe. Everyone is talking about the GWS Feda Dragonfly etc,,, and I just cannot decide. I think in RC you get what you pay for, and the Aerohawk is more expemsive, so I do not know what to do.

Ahhhhh, please help. When you say the feda will do 3d, is that loops and stuff?

Josh

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/14/2004 12:23:41 AM   
coltech



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Status: offline 		Hi,

Listen very carefully, I will tell you this only once!

If you want a helicopter that is easy to upgrade, with easy access to spares and upgrades and you live in UK, THERE IS ONLY ONE CHOICE!!!!

FORGET FAR EAST, BUY A CENTURY HUMMINGBIRD FROM UK DEALER OR EBAY SELLER.

I own a Hummingbird, an Aerohawk and a Dragonfly. Don't skimp buy Hummingbird.

You pays your money and takes your chance.

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If at first you don't succeed, buy more upgrades. They won't help, but you'll end up with the coolest helicopter on the bloc

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/14/2004 8:46:07 AM   
joshiestevens


 

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Status: offline 		Hi.

The thing is that I am going to Hong Kong soon, and I can get an Aerohawk for around £100.
I think they also stock parts in England.

i just need to know if its good.

I am sure you can upgrade it to do 3D, etc.

Josh

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/14/2004 8:58:36 AM   
coltech



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Status: offline 		Hi,
It sounds as if you've pretty much made your mind up. I guess at that price the Aerohawk is a good deal. If you go for it, then make sure you get it with a mode 2 transmitter and to conform to UK r/c it'll need to be operating in 35Mhz. Mine is 40Mhz which is set aside for those wierd people with r/c cars

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RE: Best cheap chinese Heli. - 6/16/2004 5:07:44 PM   
jt_aus


 

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Status: offline 		Josh,

I also think you have made your mind up on the Aerohawke. I see good advice here, but you keep coming back to the Aerohawke !!!

The HBird is probably one of the best, the others are all a Chinese knock off. BUT... as knock off's go, they are all pretty good.

I supply the E-Sky here in Australia, and spend about 15 minutes per helicopter setting them up before I ship out. The Quality is quite good (and I suspect I speak for all the mini heli's here), just the rush job on assembly is a problem (ie... inverted motor cables, servo arms not centred, etc...). The biggest problem I get is unlevel swashplates. The heli's just want to go left/right/back or forward depending on which servo arm is out. Its a real simple fix, but someone who has never flown one will be quite frustrated.

My advice.... buy one with lots of local spares support. My biggest problem now is keeping up with the spares request (for every heli I sell, I end up with so many spares requests its silly). While you are learning, be prepared to go through heaps of tail rotors, plenty of skids, the occasional main blade, eventually the tail motor, and if you are really unlucky, may fry a 3-in-1.

I get people knocking on my door (I sell from home) all weekend after tail blades. They buy two... go home, and that afternoon are back for more !!!

Now... imagine your Aerohawke has come from HK. You break a part and there is no local support. Kiss flying goodby for a week or two.