RE: beginner looking for RC helo
Would you be opposed to building a kit if someone could list off the entire set-up (EVERYTHING you need) besides the Transmitter/Receiver for just over $150? It's the T-Rex clone from HobbyCity mentioned above. I'm going to buy a 450-sized helo for myself as my first real heli...and I'm a college kid myself (Freshman Aerospace Engineering major at V-Tech!!). The only difference in the set-up I'm recommending to you and the one I'm buying is that the kit I'm buying is a bit more expensive. Everything else is the same.
3x HXT 900 servos
1x TP 2415-06T Motor
1x Assan GA-410 Tail Lock Gyro
1x Rhino 2150mAh 3s1p 20c pack
1x D-MG16 digital metal gear tail servo
1x Supersimple 50A ESC
1x Turnigy 3A UBEC
1x HK-450 Heli Kit
That adds up to: $150.46 plus shipping