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wilton0
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I am new to helis,my question is " Which heli?" I would like to find a 30 size heli that would tame for a beginner or go wild for a pro. I have been using a sim,and I do plan on having someone to help me if possible! Also, any suggestions on a radio? I do have experience on airplanes. Thank,any recogmendations will be gladly excepted!!!

04-14-2002 Over year old.

Hughes500Pilot
Key Veteran
Location: Anaheim, CA

My Suggestion

Here is what I would suggest you get:

Raptor 30 kit
20 ball bearing upgrade
OS 32SX-H
Upgrade Muffler (Thunder Tiger, Hatori or the Kalt)
Futaba 9CH
Futaba GY-401 (with the 9253 servo)

The above will be an outstanding set-up. If you want to save some money, you can get the Futaba 8UHF-S. It is still an excellent radio, you can find them cheap (since everyone is upgrading to the 9C). Instead of the GY-401, you can get the GY-240. It is still a heading hold gyro but is much cheaper. If you want to save even more, you can get a use Futaba G-154 or G-153. I see them all the time on Ebay for $20. Sure they are old, but they work fine.

-Steve

04-15-2002 Over year old.

HelicopterJohn
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Location: Seffner, Florida (Just East of Tampa, Florida)

Suggestion for first helicopter

I would agree with Hughes500pilot.

I would purchase he PCM version of the Futaba 9 channel or the 9ZWC2 if you can afford it. The 9001 servos are good for learning but would recommend going to digitals (if you can afford it) after you progress with your flying and get into advanced aerobactics. Believe me, there is a difference in the feel and performance of the machine.

Also, the Raptor upgrade muffler is fine.

I had the setup he described with a 8 channel Futaba PCM with 3001 servos and flew it for over a year with over 90 hours of flying time and only used one clutch. I recently upgraded to the Raptor 50 with the OS50 engine. Boy what a powerhouse. Back to the Raptor 30.

For dollars spent and enjoyment had you can't beat the combination described above. It is important to have the proper mechanical and radio/electronic setup for proper operation. If it is not setup properly it will fly like a real dog. Go online and check out this site http://p-locate.rc-helipad.com/ and try to find someone in your area that is knowledgable with helicopters.

Best of luck on a great adventure. P.S. the simulator will help you a great deal.

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04-15-2002 Over year old.

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wilton0
Heliman
Location:

Thanks, whats the difference between 20bb or 49bb?

04-15-2002 Over year old.

Hughes500Pilot
Key Veteran
Location: Anaheim, CA

Bearings

The standard Raptor kit includes 29 ball bearings. For $20 more, you can buy the extra 20 ball bearings. Then, you will have a Raptor with a complete set of 49 ball bearings.

The extra cost is pretty low and it is much easier to install the bearings as you build the heli then going back later.

-Steve

04-15-2002 Over year old.

Syclic
Senior Heliman
Location: Northern Hemisphere

best first heli

H500P gives good advice, the only difference I would make is in the heli suggestion.

The Century Hawk IV comes with 31 bearings and a $40.00 muffler (the type he is suggesting that you buy for the Raptor) for only $220 from Ron Lund at Rick's www.ronlund.com.

For an additional $22 you can add a bearing upgrade kit that replaces the all the bushings from the rotor head control system with bearings. So for a total of $242.00 you have a heli that has a great manual that makes it easy to build, set up and repair and parts that are inexpensive making it inexpensive to repair after a crash. It is a heli that is easy to set up for either stable training flights and later for high-G & 3D aerobatics. It has a clutch system and rotor head that is easy to assemble and problem free making it a veryu reliable and dependable heli.

later if you want to upgrade to a more powerful 50 size, it is very easy to upgrade it to the 50 size Falcon.

Also if you are on a budget and can't afford theGY-401/9253 combination, as suggested by John Benario in the latest RCM magazine, the Century PG2000 piezo multi gain rate gyro is a great little inexpensive unit ($85.00) that works very well. It will work very well for your training, even with the more basic inexpensive servos.

Whatever you get, welcome to this great hobby. You will have a lot of fun and meet a lot of great people.

You can check out what owners have to say a about the various models by checking out the reports on them in the showdown area of www.rchelicopters.org and by reviewing the dedicated brand forums listed in the lower left hand corner of the mainpage here on Runryder.

04-15-2002 Over year old.

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