hi

iam looking into getting a new helicoptor and just wanted some advise
i used to fly a concept 30 some years back and was flying it ok then gave it in and stuck to planes i want to have another go and dont know which to get iam looking at the raptor 50 or sceudo 50 i already have a pcm10x and jr digital servos its just which helicopter to go for?
any advice would be much appreciated

thanks in advance

Just like everybody else will tell you, go with what everbody else is flying. That way you will have a ready supply of "Experts" around to help you. Go with what you LHS carries so you will have a ready supply of parts and dont have to wait for mail order.
I went with what I liked and bought a Quick 30 Pro. I havent flown it yet, or even seen it because I'm in the Desert. I saw it on the web and loved what I saw.

50/50 both are great helis. I have both so I have a pretty good idea about them. Each has it's plusses and minuses. I prefer the Raptor myself as it takes less tuning out of the box to fly very well. The Evo may have a slight edge on performance after you get it tuned in perfect. With that said, my style of flying may affect that attitude. Someone elses flying style may feel the opposite.
One note, you say you have a PCM 10X. Unless it is the heli version it won't do you much good. The 10Xs are either heli or airplane. They don't have the programming for both. They are great radios no doubt but for that kind of money, they should have had programming for both!
Matt

If you have a LHS that stocks heli parts that is a big deciding factor. I don't automatically go along with "buy what everyone else flies". First of all, what they're flying may not be the best choice for you, e.g. if they all fly Fury Extremes. Not a good choice for a beginner. Second, if they ARE experts, they'll be able to help you out no matter what you're flying and if they can't they're not much of an expert. If your LHS handles Raptors then by all means get a Raptor. From everything I've heard, they're good machines. I personally fly the Evo 50 and believe it is one of the best machines out there. The control system is extremely good, virtually slop free. I found it to be very easy to build and set up and very durable. It's also a better choice than the Raptor if you plan to move into scale later on as the Raptors don't lend themselves well to scale fuselages, mainly due to the CP linkage. That's the main reason I choose the Evo.

In my case it didn't matter what I got, my LHS doesn't stock anything in the way of parts so I have to order what I need anyway. Bottom line is, all of the popular heli's fly well and anything current will have good parts support.


Mike


P.S. My second heli was a C30

thanks for your advice
i have been and bought the evo50 with a os50sx-h hyper and sl 420 gyro
just started building and it all looks good
thanks again craig