GreenRacer
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ORIGINAL: ThaJeffSki
No, I'm not some newbie who just jumps into things.
Basically I've wanted an RC Copter for a longgg time, however, I'm a computer teacher at a smallllll private school so I really do not make much $$ at all (I don't have the dollars to invest in a blade cp at my local hobby shop, he wanted like 210!?)
So I just picked up a 22E on ebay with 2 sets of extra main blades, an extra tail blade, the training package and some batteries (for 119.00 us shipped) [ http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280173151456&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=018 ]
I then bought this for 24.99 shipped
Things I know:
The manual sucks.
The tail motor will fail sooner rather than later unless i get a heatsink.
Carbon Fiber blades are good.
Brushless if for when I'm not a newbie.
I cannot just take it out turn it on and fly it.
Thing I want to know and I'm hoping you might help me out with:
I have not found a video of it flying inverted, does one exist? (I'm about 10 pages in on that huge thread about it)
What are the major things I need to "customize" on xmas morning before I fly it?
Are heat sinks worth it, or should I just let the motors melt and then go brushless?
Is 650 MAH battery ok or does that suck ass?
It says 6CH transmitter and 4 in one receiver - does that mean it's really just a 4 ch helicopter but the transmitter can do more?
Where do i buy the parts to make it go inverted?
I think that's all for now.....thank you for any and all help and thoughts.
I am very new here, but I learn fast. Thanks!
Hello there and welcome to the hobby!
Before you attempt to fly it you should know a few things. The 22E is a collective pitch helicopter, meaning the blade angle changes to create greater or lesser lift, or to do 3d flying. This is NOT a beginner helicopter, it is for the experienced pilot. You really need to buy a simulator and use it for at LEAST a few weeks until you learn orientation really well. Or (and this i think is the best way) you could buy a coaxial heli to learn your orientation with before trying your 22E. Anybody can fly a coaxial because they are super stable in the air. Look at the walkera 5G4's on ebay.
No doubt the ad on ebay and the graphics on the box will lead you to believe it is ready to fly right out of the box. This is very much untrue. You must learn how to set it up properly; balance al-la center of gravity, balance the blades, set the pitch correctly, blade tracking, reposition the servo horns so the controls have a little trim adjustment needed as possible. If you don't do this, it will be VERY unstable to fly and you just can't learn that way.
The 22E out of the box is way underpowered to do 3d flying. Stock, it has just enough power to hover properly and do very limited forward flight. You wont find videos of people doing 3d with one of these because its just not a good helicopter for acrobatics. The other poster was right in telling you not to put your upgrades on yet. You are going to crash learning how to fly, EVERYONE crashes. If you have an aluminum head it will bend after multiple hits and that will completely ruin it. Use the stock parts when learning, buy plenty of spares. Really, what you should get in spares are full head replacements, at least one tail motor (they burn out pretty quickly), skids, a few tail booms, and a lot more PE blades. You'll be better off using PE blades at first instead of the carbon fiber because you want the cheap blades to take the hit instead of your expensive head. But overal you should expect to replace the entire helicopter in parts at least once before you are a decent enough pilot.
If you are serious about learning to fly, then keep in mind that you must be patient with yourself and the helicopter. Don't get discouraged, anyone can fly with enough practice (and money!  ). And yeah it's VERY exciting to fly! It's worth all the work!
Here are some links for you to look over;
Blade balancing: http://www.trextuning.com/bladebalancing.php
Blade tracking: http://www.littlerotors.com/setup/tracking.aspx
Finding CG: http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/walkera-dragonfly-4-rc-helicopter.html#CG
Free flight simulator (use ONLY for orientation!!): http://n-old.ethz.ch/student/mmoeller/fms/index_e.html
Good luck!
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Hi guys, I'm new to RC Heli's, specifically the 22E - 
