Help picking a trainer which is better???
01-01-2006 | 12:19 PM
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Help picking a trainer which is better???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
im leaning towards the first because of all the extras, is there any differences in this and the Walkera? any info on these would be greatly appreciated.
or
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
im leaning towards the first because of all the extras, is there any differences in this and the Walkera? any info on these would be greatly appreciated.
01-01-2006 | 02:59 PM
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RE: Help picking a trainer which is better???
i have that heli and it was hard at first but after a few batteries and lots of sim practice Im getting it down pretty fast.
oh yea for me the controller has a port to stick into computer, but it's serial port and my laptop doesn't have one. I went to buy a converter to usb but that didn't work. I somewhat doubt that stupid cable they give you/controller even works on computers.
but problem was easily solved for $25. I went and bought a analog controller usb and works great. Trust me it's worth every cent. It really helped my fly my fp heli.
here is a true story:
before when i first started flying this heli it was super hard. I was ready to give up after breaking my rotor head twice! Well thanks to a mix up and a awesome xmas gift I didn't get a new rotor head for 2 weeks which gave me tons of time to practice with my sim and when I got the correct rotor head back I installed it and within minutes I was actually in 95% control of the heli for the first time in life. Was awesome!
oh yea for me the controller has a port to stick into computer, but it's serial port and my laptop doesn't have one. I went to buy a converter to usb but that didn't work. I somewhat doubt that stupid cable they give you/controller even works on computers.
but problem was easily solved for $25. I went and bought a analog controller usb and works great. Trust me it's worth every cent. It really helped my fly my fp heli.
here is a true story:
before when i first started flying this heli it was super hard. I was ready to give up after breaking my rotor head twice! Well thanks to a mix up and a awesome xmas gift I didn't get a new rotor head for 2 weeks which gave me tons of time to practice with my sim and when I got the correct rotor head back I installed it and within minutes I was actually in 95% control of the heli for the first time in life. Was awesome!
01-01-2006 | 03:04 PM
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RE: Help picking a trainer which is better???
oh yea sorry forgot to say this...
people are always saying training gear is a MUST and so on, but truthfully for me it didn't even help. It was actually the biggest waste of $15.
im always indoors over carpet so it doesn't really matter if I land hard.
if you're outside a lot over hard pavement, than yea im sure it will help. But then again this helicopter can't be flown outside for jack... A little wind and it's a goner. Stick with indoor flight if you want to save money.
people are always saying training gear is a MUST and so on, but truthfully for me it didn't even help. It was actually the biggest waste of $15.
im always indoors over carpet so it doesn't really matter if I land hard.
if you're outside a lot over hard pavement, than yea im sure it will help. But then again this helicopter can't be flown outside for jack... A little wind and it's a goner. Stick with indoor flight if you want to save money.
01-01-2006 | 03:15 PM
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RE: Help picking a trainer which is better???
You know I've bought one of these hong kong fueys and the problem is with battery life and motor power. Without spending the hundreds to upgrade you really don't have anything that will fly for any time. I bought the walkera 036. Any contact with anything will certaintly do damage and then you need repair parts. Might as well be a gasser. You'll spend about the same without the power loss and limited flight times.
