RE: New heli pilot looking for great bird
Raptor 30 V2 with OS .37, GY401 Revolution pipe from Horizon (31.99) and DX7. Use DX7 servos and buy a cheap servo for throttle. I have less than a grand in this set up. My buddy has the same thing as well as a Excel 70 and a Raptor 90. He flies heavy 3D and says his learning curve has escalated since the purchase of his 30 this spring. Crashing is a whole lot cheaper fuel consumption is way less and he is able to do every thing he can with his 90. I was previously flying a Blade CP and let me tell you flying the 30 is like fling a CX compared to that Blade CP. Just because money is no object does not mean you have to blow it. I can see this hobby is addictive and you will probably want to build a 90 before long any way, build and fly the 30 and bling out a 90 and you will be much happier.