starting electric?
 

i got one question... can i start electric w/ $100? i like those small EPP foam 3d plane. the smaller the better because less complicated stuff and $$$. anyways i was just wondering if i can start electric w/ $100. i would like LIPO, brushless setup. is there anyways out there i can start w/ this amount of money? i'm not too worried about the plane, just want to see if i can get all the stuff i need for electric for less than $100.

RE: starting electric?
 

Hacker A20 and ESC combo is about $120 or so....

do you mean $100 Total???

what do you already have and what do you need??


a ground up foamy with everything.... servos, esc, motor, et al... (brushless of course) is going to be in the $275 to $300 range.....

RE: starting electric?
 

i need servos, reciever, esc, BL motor, LIPO, charger, and a plane. $150? is that possible?

i want to start electric b/c w/ an electric plane i can fly in front of my house if my dad wouldn't take me to the field, and i like the idea of hovering an actual plane in my house.

RE: starting electric?
 

Like he said, $275-$300 is more what you should be expecting to pay.

Also, just because the plane can hover, doesn't mean you can ;) Ok well hovering may not be hard, but doing it good is hard, and doing it in the confines of a house is really hard.

RE: starting electric?
 

What transmiter do you have?

RE: starting electric?
 

i got a VG6000 Airtronics... but this week i will be moving on to a JR XP8103

isn't like cheap and stuff i can buy?

RE: starting electric?
 

1 BP 21 Outrunner + BP 18A ESC
2 Art-Tech 7.4V 1800mAh Li-Poly Battery JST
1 Blue Bird BMR-04 Horizontal Pin JR/Air
1 Generic UM5 Receiver Crystal Channel 55
3 GWS Naro Std Sub Micro Servo

total... $167.05

plus $19 Great Plane LIPO charger

would that work for a small plane? this plane in particular... http://slofly.com/cart/product_info....roducts_id=758 $10 shipped

would this whole combination work?

total weight... without the plane.. 6.52oz

RE: starting electric?
 

hey man i say go for it go with a smaller battery though it will be like a rock if you dont and see if you can get a 10 amp speed control instead of a 18 nice job and keep flying

RE: starting electric?
 

would it be able to hover at haft thottle? how long of a light can i expect out of this combination, yeah, w/ the 1800mah lipo? has anyone here ever used the BALSA PRODUCT brushless motor and ESC how does it perform?