I've heard that the Trex 450 SE version is not a good choice for beginners, why not?

I was thinking that it would be cheaper to get the se version rather than upgrading piece by piece later on.

Does anyone have any opinion?

Well there are a few issues withe the SE for a beginner. Mostly parts are more expensive and you are much more likely to strip the servo gears if the rotor blades touch the ground. Metal gear servos reduce this risk great though, such as the Hitec HS-65MG.

Otherwise it's a good choice. I had to upgrade my XL HDE to erverything metal from the swash up due to breaking parts in flight, not resutling in crashes thankfully. I would suggest that you get plastic main rotor blade grips rather than the metal ones the SE comes with. These will often break and save carbon fiber rotor blades. There is no performance difference between the metal grips and the plastic grips.

Probably not a good idea for a newbie to be using carbon blades at all to start with, a better idea would be 315 woodies to learn on.
About 12 bucks or so for them as compared to 20 to 40 bucks for carbons. (depending on the brand name.
Carbons can cause lots of damage to the heli itself, or anything they may hit due to their stiffness. Not to mention that the carbons are stiff enough to take out the plastic grips.
Just remember with the woodies, if they hit anything and scrape up the plastic coating, throw them out. (there are tiny metal rods in them for weight).
I found that out first hand when I spooled up and one of the rods whizzed past me, bouncing off the side of my house.
For what its worth......."I wish I had gone SE"

Don_87:

I am a first season heli flier, and I have an SE. I try to be careful with it as I expand my pilot skills, but stuff can still happen. I spent a few months with a Blade CP, and while the SE is easier to fly, I did have some much less expensive mishaps with the CP while I mastered the basics. It's a hobby, do what feels right!

Agreed, I did not intend to suggest CF mains to start with. Sorry that was poorly worded.

However, once you get proficient at hovering and basic forward flight I do suggest going to CF main blades. IMO, they fly better. Course opinions vary and the Pro wood blades have a good rep, I just didn't care for them.

Hi- I'm interested in getting the SE v2 in the future but ran across one still in the box for $403 delivered. Is that a good deal? I'm not ready to fly one anytime soon until I become more proficient but I can't pass up on a bird that I know I will buy in the near future if the price is right and I can save some money now!

Someone please respond before this deal ends. Thanks.

Sounds like a good deal, just make sure it's a reputable seller and that All parts are included.
I found some places removing parts to sell with other kits or to honor warranty claims.

SE is the cheaper route to go. Once you fly any Trex you are going to want an SE. Also you break fewer parts.

On the bargain SE, if it comes with motor & speed control it's a good deal.

upon reading this post i have bought an SE , as well ,
parts are avail , so why not ??,

im sure the fact that all through the chopper is dotted with plastic fittings here and there , i like the fact that they are "fuses" for the aluminium ,
the plastic bits would be easy to carry a few spare parts and blades ..

i think the worst you could do is bend the main and top shafts , but you can stuff these just as easy on a HDE any way ...


GO ahead , i have been silly enough , why not a few more ...

the SE may be more sensative to needing better cyclic servos , just for the added accuracy on the Direct CCPM head to servo link.

a HDE will fly with any junk servos you have lying around , its a good non direct setup , much better for budget minded flying

i can keep my HDE in one piece now , so im ready to step up ,


LOL's
Jason

can someone point me to a place that details the set up of a futaba 6EXA for a T-Rex 450SE?


or if anyone here can help me my setup is:

Align T-rex 450SE
Futaba 6EXA tx
Futaba FP-R127PF FM dual conversion 7C rx
Hitec HS-65MG servos x3
Futaba S9650 digi tail servo
Futaba GY401 gyro
Align 430L brushless motor
Align 35G ESC

thanks in advance.

Isn't the 6EXA and airplane radio, or does it have heli programming as well?

Anyway, read the manual it came with from Futaba, read the T-Rex manual and read over the radio setups from Raptortechnique.com. That should get you what you really need which is to fully understand the setup since no 2 helis will have the exact same setup and you'll need to tweak yours at the very least. I don't know of a T-Rex site for radio setup.