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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/6/2008 5:02:01 AM   
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Is it just me or did we all take a left back there instead of a right??

Lets face it, if you dip a rotor in the water spray is going to be the last of your worries, finding the heli is going to come pretty high on the list though.

what in the lake or to start with, lol, does anyone have a ROUGH idea of what it costs to get a heli flyin, I am thinking 30 size, I dont plan on doing Stick banging 3d, maybe a few rolls, loops.... (SIMPLE STUFF), so, no "hyper fast servos".... and I don't plan on running 2.4 (at the moment), so, anyone got a ROUGH idea , ok, I take back my comments about landing on a lake, noob questions

About $1200 calv

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/6/2008 5:17:48 AM   
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Is it just me or did we all take a left back there instead of a right??

Lets face it, if you dip a rotor in the water spray is going to be the last of your worries, finding the heli is going to come pretty high on the list though.

what in the lake or to start with, lol, does anyone have a ROUGH idea of what it costs to get a heli flyin, I am thinking 30 size, I dont plan on doing Stick banging 3d, maybe a few rolls, loops.... (SIMPLE STUFF), so, no "hyper fast servos".... and I don't plan on running 2.4 (at the moment), so, anyone got a ROUGH idea , ok, I take back my comments about landing on a lake, noob questions

About $1200 calv

yikes, ok, um, that is a bit , um, is that for just the heli, electronics, and NO aftermarket.... I guess I may go back to planes, or cars

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/6/2008 5:16:12 PM   
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$300 for heli
$200 for Tx/Rx
$300-400 for servos
$140 gyro
$200 for motor


You also need field gear as well.

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 4:42:12 AM   
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That is the low end to get flying with no mods

$300 for heli
$200 for Tx/Rx
$300-400 for servos
$140 gyro
$200 for motor


You also need field gear as well.

ok, I got a hitec 7 ch reciever, but the antenna got kindof chewed up by a vacume cleaner, so, I will have to work on that, ok, $200 for a motor??? do you have to use the "heli motor" or can you use an aircraft motor?????? since it looks like everyone is running aircraft stuff???? radio I can prob get for cheap on the net, yikes on the servos, guess you need high torque mg servos , ok, yeah, yikes, but if I do get a n. ........ yeah

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 5:12:11 AM   
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That is the low end to get flying with no mods

$300 for heli
$200 for Tx/Rx
$300-400 for servos
$140 gyro
$200 for motor


You also need field gear as well.

ok, I got a hitec 7 ch reciever, but the antenna got kindof chewed up by a vacume cleaner, so, I will have to work on that, ok, $200 for a motor??? do you have to use the "heli motor" or can you use an aircraft motor?????? since it looks like everyone is running aircraft stuff???? radio I can prob get for cheap on the net, yikes on the servos, guess you need high torque mg servos , ok, yeah, yikes, but if I do get a n. ........ yeah


Approx prices for lowend feild gear.
Starter- $29.00
Starter shaft-$15.00
Fuel Pump- $15.00
Fueling plumbing-$15.00
Expanded scale volt meter-$25.00?
Glow starter-$15.00

Yes you need a Heli specific engine
OS 50 Hyper $185.00
If you are serious buy a quality radio (will grow with you) and use the servos that come with it. I would skip on buying used, unless it is a good buy.
You can spend $2000 very easily if you are staring with no RC equipment. I am a firm beliver in buy quality buy once!

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 5:18:50 AM   
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That is the low end to get flying with no mods

$300 for heli
$200 for Tx/Rx
$300-400 for servos
$140 gyro
$200 for motor


You also need field gear as well.

ok, I got a hitec 7 ch reciever, but the antenna got kindof chewed up by a vacume cleaner, so, I will have to work on that, ok, $200 for a motor??? do you have to use the "heli motor" or can you use an aircraft motor?????? since it looks like everyone is running aircraft stuff???? radio I can prob get for cheap on the net, yikes on the servos, guess you need high torque mg servos , ok, yeah, yikes, but if I do get a n. ........ yeah


Approx prices for lowend feild gear.
Starter- $29.00
Starter shaft-$15.00
Fuel Pump- $15.00
Fueling plumbing-$15.00
Expanded scale volt meter-$25.00?
Glow starter-$15.00

Yes you need a Heli specific engine
OS 50 Hyper $185.00
If you are serious buy a quality radio (will grow with you) and use the servos that come with it. I would skip on buying used, unless it is a good buy.
You can spend $2000 very easily if you are staring with no RC equipment. I am a firm beliver in buy quality buy once!

yeah, like my mom allways tells me "throwing a little $$$$$ at the suititation never hurts" yeah, so far in my RC pile of stuff, i got a 4 ch transmitter and reciever, and the one mentioned, and a 2 micro servos, um ,would it be any cheaper for a 30 size, or, about the same?????
prob nothing "spectacular" but I did get to do some forwards flight and landing a heli (safely) in a sim

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 5:31:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		You can leave the 4 channel radio and micro servos on the pile, or try to sell them for $$$ for usable helicopter gear. There is always an ongoing debate when it comes to the 30vs50. I had a 30 for my 1st if I had known any better I would have gotten a 50. My OPINION is just buy the 50. The intitial cost is not that much more anyway and crash replacement excluding blades are the same. There are some very good combo deals at Heliproz.com.

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 5:43:50 AM   
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You can leave the 4 channel radio and micro servos on the pile, or try to sell them for $$$ for usable helicopter gear. There is always an ongoing debate when it comes to the 30vs50. I had a 30 for my 1st if I had known any better I would have gotten a 50. My OPINION is just buy the 50. The intitial cost is not that much more anyway and crash replacement excluding blades are the same. There are some very good combo deals at Heliproz.com.

ok, yeah, plus I hear it is a little easier to fly and view????? yeah, I will prob use the 4 ch for a car....... yeah, I do have a few high torque servos (the boards are kindof fried as well as the motors ), any way to get them fixed????????????????????

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 5:47:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		A 50 is a bit easier to fly, they are more stable in a hover less twitchy. They are the same basic size though (30 has a shorter boom) so "veiwing" will be the same.
What brand and # servo are you looking to get repaired?

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 5:59:53 AM   
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A 50 is a bit easier to fly, they are more stable in a hover less twitchy. They are the same basic size though (30 has a shorter boom) so "veiwing" will be the same.
What brand and # servo are you looking to get repaired?

um, Hitec HSC-5996TG (2), i was going to give them to a friend for his truck, but, they turned out not to work, I have another servo (lying around here somewhere) with a dirt pot, I believe and i think it could be used as a throttle servo??????

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 6:10:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		You can buy a standard JR or Futaba servo (good for throttle) For less than $20.00 new. So why mess with a used (questionable) servo that may cause an expensive, and or dangerous crash? You are basically equipping an inverted flying lawn mower, so make sure to use all quality gear.

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 6:16:40 AM   
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You can buy a standard JR or Futaba servo (good for throttle) For less than $20.00 new. So why mess with a used (questionable) servo that may cause an expensive, and or dangerous crash? You are basically equipping an inverted flying lawn mower, so make sure to use all quality gear.

yeah, it is cheaper than a lawsuit, or a hospital stay.... yeah, good point, I also am consiering a sim, maybe, any good pointers, tips.... you can offer??????????

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 6:27:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		You need to join club a with a designated flying feild. See if you can find one with heli pilots. You are going to need help with proper setup and you first flights. I am the only heli guy at my club, but in you area I would guess it should be easy to find other heli guys.

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RE: Raptor 50 Titan Discussion - 1/7/2008 6:51:35 AM