RC Helicopters
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It's not, I can tell you that - I've seen several videos of the same guy flying and they're all of a similar quality - as well as seeing similar helios flying at local RC shows in a considerably less skilled but none the less impressive manner 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2m451SbvhE
Here's another in similar vein
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkrfFdxYJG0
Or more Alan Sazbo with an electric one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DudOKTpqRY
Or another nitro one (much like the OP's vid)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2m451SbvhE
Here's another in similar vein
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkrfFdxYJG0
Or more Alan Sazbo with an electric one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DudOKTpqRY
Or another nitro one (much like the OP's vid)
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me and a work mate wanted a small indoor electric one. after looking about trying to see whats about we decided to stay away from a co axial one as they were more like kids toys than 'real' helis. When i say real i mean harder to fly veriable pitch helis. These type act more like a real heli in the sence that to create lift the blad 'twist' to increase it angle and therefore move upwards. These are much harder to fly and are the same as the petrol type u have seen here.
A viriable pitch/collective pitch (CP) is also known as a 3D heli, so u can fly upside down as u can reverse the angle of the blades to create lift when upside down. its all jargon to hurt your head.
In the end we bought the Walkera 52 cp (3D) heli at about £100. but found it very hard to learn on and costing the same again for spare blades. unfortunatly the biggest problem was the main electric motor kept blowing up and an upgrade wasnt available. i bought the next size a model up the esky cp or twister cp v2, which is about half the size of a petrol model but still twice the size of the walkera 52. it was so much easier to fly, as the larger the heli the more stable it is. So far it hasnt broke but i can only fly in the garden and hover. its the most hardest thing i have ever done and ive build/building a rear engined renault 5 car (im 28).
its also a pain as u cant learn to fly in even the slightest a breezy condition, not good for winter uk weather. but as its electric i can fly where i want and its so much quiter so the neighbours arent anoyed with me.
To top it off, if u want a hard task of learning to fly the 'real' type of helis, want it as cheap as poss, want to learn in your garden and maybe in 6 months time fly it upside down then i suggest an esky cp or the twister cp v2 as its about £200 and more stable to fly then the 'indoor small' helis.
cant lik as i think its a competitor so google them.
ps, ive been flying for 3 months not and i still cant fly the hili nose in (so its facing me) its that hard to learn!!!!
A viriable pitch/collective pitch (CP) is also known as a 3D heli, so u can fly upside down as u can reverse the angle of the blades to create lift when upside down. its all jargon to hurt your head.
In the end we bought the Walkera 52 cp (3D) heli at about £100. but found it very hard to learn on and costing the same again for spare blades. unfortunatly the biggest problem was the main electric motor kept blowing up and an upgrade wasnt available. i bought the next size a model up the esky cp or twister cp v2, which is about half the size of a petrol model but still twice the size of the walkera 52. it was so much easier to fly, as the larger the heli the more stable it is. So far it hasnt broke but i can only fly in the garden and hover. its the most hardest thing i have ever done and ive build/building a rear engined renault 5 car (im 28).
its also a pain as u cant learn to fly in even the slightest a breezy condition, not good for winter uk weather. but as its electric i can fly where i want and its so much quiter so the neighbours arent anoyed with me.
To top it off, if u want a hard task of learning to fly the 'real' type of helis, want it as cheap as poss, want to learn in your garden and maybe in 6 months time fly it upside down then i suggest an esky cp or the twister cp v2 as its about £200 and more stable to fly then the 'indoor small' helis.
cant lik as i think its a competitor so google them.
ps, ive been flying for 3 months not and i still cant fly the hili nose in (so its facing me) its that hard to learn!!!!
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Nice lush grass there...! That looks like a nice toy mate and the sort of thing I envisaged myself buying. To be honest I have a budget of about £200 max for my first heli and am going to go take a serious look at some of the recommendations here tomorrow
Have to find a local RC club too which should be a challenge.If I could fly it like the guy in that vid, the hoodies round here would be getting free haircuts
EDIT: How finely balanced and powerful are these things? would they be able to carry a camcorder without too much trouble if you trusted your flying skills enough?
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chucky said:
Shows by the length of your lawn!
not sure with the petrol ones, but the mid sized electric ones like i have realy dont like any extra weight. u can upgrade all the bits on them like brushless motors (so they dont wear and blow up alltho the one i have is still going strong after 3 months). these give huge amounts of power, but add weight and also require a larger battery which mean again more weight. i wireless cam is about as much as i dare carry alltho it would carry more it would just stress the motor more.
atleast u have a budget. and i suggest u look at £150 models if u can as i garrantee the other £50 will be on spares within 2 hours (main blades mostly). If u dont have any other budget for it in say a month then u wil b selling it as spares, ive spend about £200 on spares so far, alltho most of them are 'waiting' for a tree to step into my path lol.
They need to b set up tho, the slightest bend shaft or uneven blade makes it much harder to fly.
Coaxials are cheep (asky bell??) and easy to fly (including indoors), but are too easy to flay and become boring quicker.
Micro '3D' helis (walkera 52/micron v2 are within your budget including the needed spares, but are really fiddly to fly, not too reliable and not to good outdoors.
Esky cp/twister, can be hovered indoors if your good, but mainly outdoor stuff, easier to fly but still real '3D' helis, reliable but is on the edge of your budget for the complete kit (£50+ atleast for initial spares).
trex 450/600 are the largest 'petrol sized' helis, costing £500 upwards new, really well made with many mods about, but aimed at pro flyers really.
Petrol ones are smoother to fly, but cost £500+ for basic kits, noisy so really only for flying at club circuits and just a big no no for learning on.
try searching youtube for twister or esky cp helis, theres loads of clips about.
atleast u have a budget. and i suggest u look at £150 models if u can as i garrantee the other £50 will be on spares within 2 hours (main blades mostly). If u dont have any other budget for it in say a month then u wil b selling it as spares, ive spend about £200 on spares so far, alltho most of them are 'waiting' for a tree to step into my path lol.
They need to b set up tho, the slightest bend shaft or uneven blade makes it much harder to fly.
Coaxials are cheep (asky bell??) and easy to fly (including indoors), but are too easy to flay and become boring quicker.
Micro '3D' helis (walkera 52/micron v2 are within your budget including the needed spares, but are really fiddly to fly, not too reliable and not to good outdoors.
Esky cp/twister, can be hovered indoors if your good, but mainly outdoor stuff, easier to fly but still real '3D' helis, reliable but is on the edge of your budget for the complete kit (£50+ atleast for initial spares).
trex 450/600 are the largest 'petrol sized' helis, costing £500 upwards new, really well made with many mods about, but aimed at pro flyers really.
Petrol ones are smoother to fly, but cost £500+ for basic kits, noisy so really only for flying at club circuits and just a big no no for learning on.
try searching youtube for twister or esky cp helis, theres loads of clips about.
The helicopter i posted is a raptor 30 v2.
For the helicopter as it sits, your talkin around the £500-£600 mark.
And then you have your transmitter on top of that, prob about £200-£300 depending on what you get.
My experiance with the cheap helicoptors is they are exactly that.... cheap.
Be careful you dont get put of with a cheap and nasty chopper.
And the grass was that long because it was probably taken february time, when its too wet to cut the grass.
For the helicopter as it sits, your talkin around the £500-£600 mark.
And then you have your transmitter on top of that, prob about £200-£300 depending on what you get.
My experiance with the cheap helicoptors is they are exactly that.... cheap.
Be careful you dont get put of with a cheap and nasty chopper.
And the grass was that long because it was probably taken february time, when its too wet to cut the grass.
