Any RC Heli addicts on here?

Michael Myers · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:39

i have over the last year got into flying RC helicopters as a small but wallet damaging hobby, i have a blade cx2 and a blade 400 3d and im currently thinking about getting a bigger heli, does anyone on here fly them and what have you got? i have been looking at getting a Trex 500 as my next bit of kit. only issue im going to have is joining a local club to fly something bigger.

fendi · 26 Dec 2008 at 12:40

No... You won't find a single thread on them here (yes sarcasm)

SideWinder · 26 Dec 2008 at 12:41

I got a Pico-Z for Xmas...

I felt sorry for you that no-one had replied.

molinari · 26 Dec 2008 at 13:41

SideWinder said:
I got a Pico-Z for Xmas

I got one last Christmas. This year, I got the slighly more advanced twin rotor chinook type heli

AHarvey · 26 Dec 2008 at 14:18

I got a PicoZ micro helicopter this year. Great fun, been flying it around the office all day today

VFR_KID · 26 Dec 2008 at 14:21

Are these the Nitro ones you are on about? the big beasts not little toys?

Whats the insurance like on them bad boys now. i read a few years back you had to have 1million public liability. to be that just suggests dangerous.

PiKe · 26 Dec 2008 at 14:22

DavieCramb01 said:
Are these the Nitro ones you are on about? the big beasts not little toys?

Whats the insurance like on them bad boys now. i read a few years back you had to have 1million public liability. to be that just suggests dangerous.

Electric can be just as bad.

VFR_KID · 26 Dec 2008 at 14:37

Anything with power and a motor is dangerous around me.

psalliss · 26 Dec 2008 at 14:43

my girlfriend bought me a esky honey bee king 2 for christmas, pity i havent got a clue how to fly the thing. plugged the battery in and the rotors just started spinning and almost chopped my leg off. ha

http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/RC-Helicopters/Honey-Bee-King-2/p-70-528/

Hunders · 26 Dec 2008 at 14:50

I've been thinking about getting a radio control heli for a little while now. What's this about needing insurance for them?

Dashik · 26 Dec 2008 at 14:52

Lets be clear, Proper Model Heli's like the T-Rex 500 ARE Dangerous in the wrong hands.

Join a club and get insurance.

Better still come visit here

http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk

Plenty of answers from people that actualy know what their talking about

PiKe · 26 Dec 2008 at 15:34

www.heliguy.co.uk is a good starting block too with lots of friendly people to help you out.

cyclopopcicle · 26 Dec 2008 at 16:29

PiKe said:
www.heliguy.co.uk is a good starting block too with lots of friendly people to help you out.

i use this place also, lots of very good advise, and no flaming at all.
i have a honey bee king 2, but looking to go 450 size in the new year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7eooiMP1uY

thepharcyde · 26 Dec 2008 at 17:38

psalliss said:
my girlfriend bought me a esky honey bee king 2 for christmas, pity i havent got a clue how to fly the thing. plugged the battery in and the rotors just started spinning and almost chopped my leg off. ha

http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/RC-Helicopters/Honey-Bee-King-2/p-70-528/

LOL

psalliss · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:17

it wasnt funny at the time it flippin hurt, then little bits flew off that ive just worked out how to get back on. tried flying it outside and got it off the ground and then promptly flew sideways and into the ground resulting in cracked roters. ha not going well so far.

cyclopopcicle · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:31

psalliss said:
it wasnt funny at the time it flippin hurt, then little bits flew off that ive just worked out how to get back on. tried flying it outside and got it off the ground and then promptly flew sideways and into the ground resulting in cracked roters. ha not going well so far.

goto a site called radds, its basically a flight school for RC helis, iw should get you in the air if you follow it.
also get onto one of the sites mentioned above.

gareth.e · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:33

Ohh maaan... You guys are like sooo last year.

Strife212 · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:34

I'm really gutted

I broke the heli I got for christmas

It crashed and now the rotors are out of sync so it just shoots backwards instantly and no longer flys

psalliss · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:41

cyclopopcicle said:
goto a site called radds, its basically a flight school for RC helis, iw should get you in the air if you follow it.
also get onto one of the sites mentioned above.

cheers mate looks good.

Hunders · 27 Dec 2008 at 00:08

I'm seriously considering buying a Blade 400... It will be my first heli and from what I'm reading it isn't recommended for beginners at all but I don't really like buying things that would limit me in what I could do.

I am very patient, though, so would take things very slowly.

Damn my impulse buy cravings!