Raptor 50 or 60?
04-24-2003, 03:12 PM
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Raptor 50 or 60?
I'm shopping for my first Chopper. I have made up my mind to get a Raptor. Can't decide between the 50 or 60. I don't want one that i will out grow. As far as i can tell the 50 is prefered for the high power to weight ratio, and lower cost, but the 60 might be better for larger size and easier learning. What do you guys think?
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Raptor 50 or 60?
I went with the 30. The 50 is an awesome bird for the money, it shares MOST of its parts with the 30. Im going to upgrade to a 50 after a few crashes. Its only 70 bucks plus motor for the upgrade from Heli proz. I'd go 50...
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Raptor 50 or 60?
go with the 50 and a nice tt50 motor...
reliable, economical and wont break the bank if you bin it...
flies real nice on stock woodies too...
reliable, economical and wont break the bank if you bin it...
flies real nice on stock woodies too...
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Raptor 50 or 60?
It is a tough decision!
Between helpfull folks here, and a couple local pilots i met at the LHS. i decided to go with the 39 powered ARF. The main points being:
Only 380$
Already asembled. (the 50's are not)
Cheaper parts.
Takes standard servos. (OK to start with)
Easy to put a 50 on it when i want to. ( the 39 powered one is the same size as the 50)
Most importantly, they expect either with a 60 or 30 i will beat the crap out of it while learning and will be much happier to have learned and ended up with a beat up 380$ chopper than a beat up 730$ chopper.
I ordered a gyro and tail servo this morning, hopefully i'll get my first flights in a couple weeks or so. Iv'e been working on the simulator every eve. Still crashing a lot, but having a blast. Not sure, but my airplanes may just end up gathering dust.
Between helpfull folks here, and a couple local pilots i met at the LHS. i decided to go with the 39 powered ARF. The main points being:
Only 380$
Already asembled. (the 50's are not)
Cheaper parts.
Takes standard servos. (OK to start with)
Easy to put a 50 on it when i want to. ( the 39 powered one is the same size as the 50)
Most importantly, they expect either with a 60 or 30 i will beat the crap out of it while learning and will be much happier to have learned and ended up with a beat up 380$ chopper than a beat up 730$ chopper.
I ordered a gyro and tail servo this morning, hopefully i'll get my first flights in a couple weeks or so. Iv'e been working on the simulator every eve. Still crashing a lot, but having a blast. Not sure, but my airplanes may just end up gathering dust.
