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Old 01-29-2006 | 10:25 PM
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Doc_D
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Default Help the noob decide!


I've never flown an RC heli. I fly RC planes, and can hover heli's nose out in Realflight G2. I decided to go ahead and buy an electric Heli. I live in Michigan, and it'll be cold here for at least a few more months. So I'd like to get an electric micro that I can practice hovering in my basement. budget isn't a huge concern as long as it isn't outrageous. If anyone could give me a little help I'd really appreciate it. My biggest dilema is whether I should go with a coaxial, fixed pitch, or variable pitch heli. Will I get bored too quickly with a coaxial? Will it not teach me the skills I'll need for a variable pitch heli? Here are my requirements and the heli's I'm considering in each category.

1) Must be an electric micro heli (something that I can fly indoors)
2) Must be RTF. I'll build one eventually, but would rather not deal with the building issues just yet.


Coaxial
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Blade CX $189


Fixed Pitch
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Sabre $149
RotoFly Mini $219
DragonFly II $250
Night Ranger II $159


Variable Pitch
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Blade CP $219
Night Ranger 3D $219