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hello i want to get a helli cause they look fun i was lookin at geting [link=http://www.rc-expert.com/product-package.php?pid=103]this[/link] it has the traner kit and i know how the 4 balls help it i want to know is that a decent helli for a gym or just to go out side with no wind and practice learning on. the blades are cheap but maby i could get difrint ones from my LHS and im not going to get into it too much just want to learn how to fly it well and just putt around with it and have fun
thank you for helping

brownstone:D:D

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its been 4 hrs and no response i need help like now please help me[:o]

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Personally, I would not recommend a fixed pitch micro electric to a newb to learn on... you're better off getting a simulator for that kind of money.

The .30 to .50 sized collective pitch nitro helis would be the easiest to learn on. Right now the cheapest RTF micro electric heli I've seen that a newb would have half a chance at learning on is the Eflite Blade CP... and that is still quite a handful! The Shogun 400 and T-REX would be even better, but will cost you much more to get flying, and they aren't RTF...

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Just my take on the question.

first it is a very very good idea to use a computer simulator to help you learn to fly your helicopter. Many of us on the forum have purchased the walkera #4 and have found it to be a very fun first helicopter. It is fixed pitch and it can take a lot of abuse before you spend much money on repairs. the nitro 30 and 50 helicopters are easier to fly but the risk is much higher. A lot more money spent if you make a mistake. Also a lot more money involved in getting into and maintaining the nitro heli's. plus there is much more support equipment and work involved for just a simple flight. with the electric heli you charge the batteries and plug them in. when your done, if all went well, you just unplug and recharge. not much in the way of cleaning etc. the walkera #4 usually comes with a free simulator that will help you learn to fly. there are much better ones on the market that will be more realistic when you are using them. but as usual they cost from $80 up to $200. One of the things you need to know if your going to purchase the walkera #4 is that you should replace the servos before you attempt to fly it. the Hitec HS55's are a good choice for a direct replacement. I use the GWS naro servos and have had good luck with them also. the GWS servos require a little bit of trimming to get them to fit right. if you have the time you should try a search for the walkera #4 on this forum to see what others have been doing with them. good luck. :)

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I learned on a nitro heli, and used RealFlight G2. After 180 flights or so, I've only spent $120 for one bad crash repair. I've since tried a Kyosho M24 FP heli and an Eflite Blade CP heli... based on those experiences, I wouldn't waste my money on a micro electric FP heli, they just don't fly well at all, IMO. The Blade CP is a handful and would be very tough for a beginner to start with, but definitely much more predictable and fun to fly than the FP M24 was.

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links to a helli around 100$ give or take 20 or 30 but somethign in that and i like how humming birds look so keep that body pleas:D

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This is the least expensive seller I have seen thus far. the sim CD and cable along with a crash kit and training gear are included.

[link=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2563&item=59857027 68]4CH Dragonfly RTF Helicopter-Ver 4 ship from US, Free Main/tail blade & Simulator CD/cable/Training Kit[/link]

If you get into flying these little buggers you gotta watch out, they are addicting! :D

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hay well would those hellies like are the blades universal like i can go to my LHS and get blades? cause if so i will check ebay out for the software one and is the software worth it or should i get the one i wanted cause there all the same thing lol humming birds just whant to know those things :D

hay [link=http://www.rc-expert.com/product-package.php?pid=103]this[/link] one comes with the sim cable and software anyways and has the trane kit too so now i just need to know if i could get blades from my LHS or do i need to order them cause i dont want to order them i want to see if i can get the localy

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guys can u use difrint blades for that helli

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Most fixed pitch birds use very very similar blades, and so most are intercompatible (GWS, century, Ikarus, Walkera, etc.)
Some of them are identical in shape and angle and look like they're made from the same moulds.

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so if i got what i was looking at from RC expert i would beable to get blades from my LHS sweet im geting it:D then ill use the software practice then go out side and lift her of the ground get use to it then go in and practice:D
practice makes perfect:D