ORIGINAL: robotronski

Skip the Eagle 50 and get something else.

Eagle 50 = Walkera 22E with different color scheme, that's it.

You can go to the Electric Helis - Walkera 22E thread and read up a bit there. All those guys have modified the heck out of their helis to make them fly decent. They'll end up spending the same or more than a new guy who buys a Trex 450 to start with.

Keep in mind that most of these ready-to-fly pre-built helis are nowhere near the performance/durability/quality of a heli you build from a set of components.

Buy the heli kit, then buy the servos, buy the motor, gyro etc... And buy the most expensive transmitter You Can Afford, as a good transmitter can do wonders for a pilot/heli. That transmitter will be programable and you can set up the sensitivity of the sticks to your tastes. Also one transmitter can be setup to fly 7 to 12 helis/planes etc... so you can buy a system that can grow with your hobby needs.

And in a crash, that transmitter will be fine so that money spent is safe as long as you dont get mad at the time of the crash and toss the transmitter in the air. [:@]

Sure it costs a lot more but in a crash if you doi total the heli, chances are your radio/gyro/ motor ESC etc... will be OK, then you only need to replace the heli kit. Many crashes can be fixed for under $50 and you'll have a better flying experience with a decent heli.

Trust me, as a newbie pilot who tried a 22E to start out on (my bad choice) and now flys a Trex, its night and day between the two.

Do you have a $ limit you're trying to stay under???

Trex 450SA ARF = $199 (heli only no electronics)

Just want to enlighten you and spare you the dispappointment of buying the Eagle 50.

This is only my opinion of course as it is your money after all.

Good luck to ya'

Robo