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Old 11-24-2005 | 06:44 PM
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I am thinking of getting a heli. Not Gas!!!! I have been flying planes for 2 or 3 years and i taught my self how to fly. What helicopters are there out there that i can learn how to fly without a trainer. I really don't have the time to get a trainer. I was looking at the micro helicopters and they looked cool. Off course i have no idea what i am talking about. I don't care if it is 4 or 6 channels because i have radios of that size.
So what should i get?
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I am thinking of getting a heli. Not Gas!!!! I have been flying planes for 2 or 3 years and i taught my self how to fly. What helicopters are there out there that i can learn how to fly without a trainer. I really don't have the time to get a trainer. I was looking at the micro helicopters and they looked cool. Off course i have no idea what i am talking about. I don't care if it is 4 or 6 channels because i have radios of that size.
So what should i get?


Try the new Blade CX counterrotating heli from Horizon, I hear they are very stable indoors but don't handle much wind outside they come with radio charger etc. I have the Blade CP, very good for out of the box taste of heli flying.
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The Blade CX is a good indoor heli. Easy to learn and easy to fly. If you want more of an outdoor heli, I would go with the Blade CP. It's a collective pitch with tail rotor and is extremely rugged. It's not very easy to learn on but it leaves a lot of room for upgrades.

I just had my first major crash today with my BCP showing off in front of the family at Thanksgiving. Forward flight nose dive into the ground. Broke a blade in half and bent the flybar just a little. That's the only damage I had. Straightened the flybar and threw on a new set of blades and I was back in business.
Old 11-25-2005 | 01:51 PM
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If i get the blade cp. Does it come with 1 or 2 bateries and does it come with the trainer gears. I also have a gws peak charger can i use this for shorter charge times. Man, 2 1/2 hours iis a lot of time. I am used to waiting 10-15 minutes. I want to set one of these things up so it as minimal downtime.
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Also, would a bigger electric like a shogun be more stable in the air. I noticed you can attach a training gear to that ARF heli
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Usually the rule of thumb is, the biggest the heli the more stable it is. If you get a shogun or swift they have more mass and are heavier so they tend to be more stable. If you have a Blade CP or Trex then they are much lighter and very squirrely.
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Usually the rule of thumb is, the biggest the heli the more stable it is. If you get a shogun or swift they have more mass and are heavier so they tend to be more stable. If you have a Blade CP or Trex then they are much lighter and very squirrely.
Er, bad comparison. The century swift is closer to a .30 size nitro and is much bigger than the shogun. Shogun and t-rex are about the same size, blade cp is smaller than both.
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So, what should i get. Remember i am teaching myself.

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