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Old 01-13-2004 | 06:28 PM
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Default RE: Piccolo question

Well, there are combos that come with most everything, but rather than the combos, I think that this list makes for a pretty compete package;

Piccolo Fun Kit
Bearings upgrade
Aluminum Hub
CNC ARL
Seperates
- CSM HLG200
- GWS ICS100 + GWS ICS50 (or 2 Pixie7P)
2 cell LiPo battery pack 1000-1200mAh
LiPo Charger
Training gear (buy or make)
Transmitter of choice
Small receiver on same frequency and shift
2 Hitec HS50 or similar servos

Depending on what your intents and budget are, this could be tweaked to be even better.
Smaller budgets may want to go with the piccoboard rather than the seperates. I hate the idea of having to replace the entire board when something goes wrong. I also prefer the full featured head hold gyros.
Smaller budgets may also benefit from going with NiMH batteries rather than LiPo. There is no doubt that LiPo are better, but NiMH are useable. Especially if you already have peak detect chargers that can handle NiMH.
More agressive plans might include 3 cell LiPo and the Futaba gy240 gyro. This would make the path to collective more direct.
Transmitter choice is also a consideration. What transmitter(s) do you have? Any Heli ones? The FP is completely flyable with a simple 4 channel transitter. but adian, if you are agressively pursuing collective models, a full featured heli transmitter would be a good idea.