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Corona or Picollo - 7/1/2003 6:44:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am new in heli, has never own one or fly one. I have been thinking about getting an electric heli for a while now and basically I can't decide if I should get Corona or Picollo.
I need a strong heli that is cheap to fix since I am sure it will go through many crashes during initial learning stage.
I like Corona because it look more solid than Picollo but it doesn't have CP upgrade and Picollo can be flown indoor.
Actually my favourite is CP hornet but I think it's something for later stage.
So should I get Corona or Picollo? Which one will be cheaper to build and fly with all the necessary modifications? Since I can decide I might as well get the cheaper one. Also I only have a simple radio JR F500 5 channel (the upgrade of X421)
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Corona or Picollo - 7/1/2003 8:16:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		Get the Corona! It's way more stable and will be a lot easier to learn on and it's very very durable and cheap to fix.

I had roughly about a $3.50-$5/per crash average with my Corona! and half of the tip overs and crashes resulted in no damage at all, just pick up straighten out and fly.

The Corona is also a nice outdoor flyer, although, you should stay out of the wind while you're learning, it can be tricky with a fp heli in the wind.

Assuming you don't have a radio, the Corona, if you went with the "ideal" set up:

-basic Corona kit
-futaba gy240 gyro
-hs-81mg cyclic servos, hs-81 for tail
-Hitec Laser Radio and 555 rx
-cc pegasus 35 esc
-atomic force motor
-dean's 2 piece antenna
-7 cell battery pack

Of course you'll also need a charger

You'll probably looking at ballpark $500+ range.

The Piccolo wouldn't be that much cheaper if you started new.

You could also find a used Corona or picollo and save $ but it's always really nice to build the kit yourself, that way you get to know the heli really well and troubleshooting if needed or parts replacing will be a lot easier, plus you get a better understanding for the heli, especially if it's your first. Not to mention the satisfaction

Try a search on Corona, you'll find a whole lot of Corona lovers and a huge load of info on it. Also, check out Ezone, [url]www.rcgroups.com,[/url] loads of Corona flyers there.

Hurry and get yourself a heli and have fun and get ready to be addicted!


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Corona - 7/1/2003 12:08:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you for a detailed information.
Corona does look nicer and more solid than Picollo. I will start looking for one. I have to find an online shop that can ship to Australia. It costs a lot more than US$500 where I live, more like US$800 for the spec.

Do you know if they are coming up with a CP in the near future?

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Corona or Picollo - 7/1/2003 12:25:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wow. Could you order from a US. shop and have them ship it to you? I don't see why that would be a problem. Try out [url]www.roffeetvhobby.com[/url] they usually have the best prices for the kit and usually carry the atomic force motor and pegasus esc in stock. [url]www.servocity.com[/url] has a great deal on the laser 4 radio with 555 receiver and hs-81mg servos for somewhere around $150, see if they ship to Australia. Won't hurt to check.

Lite Machines say they will eventually come up with a cp mod but I don't think it'll be in the near future, there were a couple of people who converted their corona to ccpm but to me, you'd just be better off getting another cp heli when you want to do the change.

The Hummingbird is another option if you want a micro, I heard it flies well and it's very well priced, you can check it out at [url]www.centuryheli.com[/url] and you can later convert it to cp.

I still would suggest the Corona though, I know it's fixed pitch but I'm pretty confident that you'll be very happy with it.

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corona - 7/1/2003 12:43:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks again for the info. I will check the sites, I am sure some shops do international mail.
The first website is it correct?
Hummingbird is cheaper but I hear too many complains with things not working properly. Still I will check it out.

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Corona or Picollo - 7/1/2003 12:54:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok. I accidentally put a comma on the link, you can click on it now, there's not too much info on their site but you should get their number and give them a call and talk to em personally, they're pretty helpful.

I've personally never tried the hummingbird but I hear a lot of good things about it.


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Hummingbird - 7/1/2003 1:54:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		I found out on the CenturyHelli site that the Australian Dealer is 40 minutes away from where I live. They sell the heli with eletronic mixer control board for US$202 and micro gyro US$80 and I can use my JR micro receiver and servos.
They don't sell Corona. I'll let you know how much they are selling here.

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Corona or Picollo - 7/1/2003 2:07:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		That's good news for you, cool. A good hh gyro will help a lot during the learning process, if you could squeeze a gy240, that would be great, it'll be a few more dollars but will be well worth it and you can use it in bigger heli's later if and when you do get them. It's a little large for the micro heli but I had one on my Piccolo and a lot of others are running them on Piccolos and Hornets. You won't be sorry.

Well, hope you get a heli soon and join the Heliaholics anonymous club, haha. You'll either throw the heli in the trash or you'll be hooked! Usually not in between, hehe Have Fun!


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gyro - 7/1/2003 2:11:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am still very new with heli so I have to ask you what gy240 is. Who make this gyro and is it much better then piezo gyro?

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Corona or Picollo - 7/1/2003 2:33:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		the gy240 is made by Futaba. It has what they call an AVCS (angular vector control system) I'm no gyro expert so I couldn't tell you the difference between Piezo and Futaba's AVCS, but basically the Piezo is a chip that "feels" direction in order to compensate as opposed to the old mechanical gyros. I don't know how different AVCS is to Piezo though but the end result is teh same, eliminating the "mechanical stuff", all I know is Futaba's gyros are super effective and holds the tail solid. I owned gy240's and gy401's and love them, the main difference between the two among a couple of other things is that you can adjust the gy401 gain from your radio, of course assuming you have a radio with enough channels. But these gyros are so good, you'll almost never have to touch the gain anyway.

If you dont want to spend the extra money for a HH (head hold) gyro (with this feature on, can lock tail in place). Then I'd say go with the CSM 180, I had that on my Piccolo to and it is a good gyro.


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gyro - 7/2/2003 6:09:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks I will check on the price of the gyro.

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feda dragonfly - 7/2/2003 8:52:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		While reading at one of the heli forum a guy mentioned about [url]www.singahobby.com.[/url] The shop sells Feda dragonfly which is almost identical to hummingbird for SG$145 that is like US$100!!!
Boy I am excited going to email the order now.

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Corona or Picollo - 7/2/2003 9:09:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yea but is that just the heli itself? You can get the basic hummingbird kit for $79 usd...


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feda - 7/2/2003 9:46:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		The kit include 2 motor, digital mixed and esc and nimh pack.
It's preassembled. Isn't this very very cheap?

The details:
Heli US$83
Futaba micro Servos 2x$17
Piezo gyro $46 or gy240 $98