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i have been into elec. planes a couple of years and i want to get the corona 120 heli. it seems like it is great and everything, but i am now thinking i can get a pretty good plane for that money. any feedback-just what you think you would do. maybe more experience, maybe i need to go for it and get a heli? thanks
BTW if i get a plane, should i go ahead and get glow, or will that end up being more expensive than elec.? im 14 and on a budget

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I recently got my first heli and would recommend a .30 size glow powered heli. A hirobo shuttle or raptor with an os .32 would be ideal. If you are on a budget I would probably avoid the helicopter. Just getting started will cost about 500-600 not including the radio. A couple of crashes(and you will crash) will cost 100-200 depending on how bad they are. R/C heli are anything but cheap.
Look at www.spadtothebone.com here is an inexpensive and fun alternative to try. The planes are cheap to build, cheap to repair and lots of fun. I'd get a flight simulator in the meantime
and practice flying the planes and helicopters.

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Helos are their own bit of fun. They are harder to fly and more expensive than airplanes, but flying one will make you a better airplane pilot.

I'm not at all familiar with the chopper you mention, or any of the current helos for that matter. A guy at my field has an electric chopper that flys very well. I know he replaced the stock motor with a brushless. His crash costs aren't very high, since less tends to break when something goes wrong with it.

However, in helos as well as planes, bigger flys better in many ways.

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If you take a look around the LMH subforum in the helicopters forum, you will see that the lite machines products have a pretty good following. I think it's all a matter of personal preference depending on what you really want. I have been pondering a helicopter purchase myself for about a year, and was led by the two or three heli pilots I know toward the lite machines, for the simple fact that they are relatively cheap, durable, and replacement parts are inexpensive. Also, I've been told that the collective pitch vs fixed pitch is a non-issue for learning on these machines. The guys I've talked to started out on .30 size helis and later flew the LMH, and wished for the sake of time and money that they had started out with this. Keep in mind that this is not gospel, just what I have learned from talking to the local eggbeater jockeys. As for myself, I have decided not to purchase any helis (for now) because I will be house-hunting soon, and this hobby is already eating far enough into my budget :eek:
PS, from what I've seen so far I would recommend you stay far far away from the piccolo, hornet, etc for your first whirlybird. They're not bad, but definitely squirellier and more delicate than something larger.

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electricfan,
What have you flown for planes? If it's been Park Flyer types, I'd suggest getting used to bigger faster planes before trying Helis. Or spend a LOT of sim time first.

If you have some fast plane experience, and have good thumbs, i second the LMH suggestion.
Dennis-

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yeah its been parkflyers. ill probably wait a couple years before i get a heli. thanks for the advice