ORIGINAL: gee bee ace

I started with smaller helis such as honey bee king and blade 400 and always wished i hadnt wasted my time and money all the electrics broke in these eventualy. so with all the parts i had from these two a bought a copter x 450 frame and stuck all the electrics in it (Trex 450 V2 rip off exactly) this heli was amuch better flyer but nothing compaired to the Trex 500 my wife got me for my Bday later on.<div>The 500 flies better all round and a damn site easyer to fix than a fiddly little 450 after a crash, there is not realy much diference in the cost of parts apart from the blades and Battery packs, but you end up with somthing that is so much nicer to fly. you can see it and orientate it so much easyer especialy up high where it good for practicing those new 3D moves. it isnt anywhere nearly as wind effected. i can actualy put mine in a hover half a meter off the ground and let go of the sticks when its set up well. I cant do that with my 450.</div><div>
</div><div>If i was going to do it from the start these days id do it like this</div><div>CopterX 500 (trex 500 rip off everything fits and it already has all the alloy upgrades) I would however change all the screws to hex head</div><div>scorpion motor (better than the align)</div><div>speed controler anything that will do i still have the alighn stock controler and it is great</div><div>futaba 401 gyro with the package servo 9257 ( you will need spare gear sets for these they quite often break in a good crash)</div><div>Spektrum DX6i radio ihave used the AR6100 rx and never had any problems but the AR6200 is a safer option if you have the cash</div><div>Cyclic servos i started with Hitec HS82MG cheep but bit sloppy good for learning, check the forum for other options</div><div>Then its just battery packs Up to you how much money you want to spend i have outrage packs and love em some guys use 2 3s packs to save money.</div><div>So thats what i reckon for a beginner after looking back at what i went through</div><div>The trex 500 will take you as far as you skills will alow.</div>