Hi folks,
I know many people who are wondering as ask me wheather to get a gas/electric big/small r/c helicopter for their first heli. And I am sure that there are many people who just don't know who to ask.

To start, you must decide if you really want to fly helis. Helicopter are extremely hard to master, and take a lot of time to master them (and $ too). As for which heli to start out with, i would recomend using a simulater for r/c things. There is FMS, but I prefer Realflight G2 for a couple of bucks, because it comes with the whole controler. Train on the simulater for many hours before yuou think of flying a real r/c heli. Trust me, it will save you a lot of money, and frustration.

As for which type of heli to get ( micro, mid full gas electric) I would probobly get a collective pitch micro electric heli, like the new Shogun heli to learn on. Also, get a computerised tx, shuch as the Jr XP6102 so you can adjust the collective easyer, and have more mixing functions to play with, which make flying a whole lot easyer.

As for gas, I would recomend them only to people who have acess to an instructor, or have flow micro fp helis, such as the Piccolo and have the skill down. Unlike micro helis, gas helis are MUCH more stable. If you have a few extra bucks, i might get it. For the full size electric helis, such as the Eco, i really do not recomend them, because they are the same as gas, about, and will not have as much power for aerobatics as the gass helis will.

Here are my thought on what heli to get, and by the way, if you are getting a new heli for the first time or just upgrading, training gear will save you many parts .
fell free to post or pm me if you have any questions/comments/concers.
Reguards,

-Keith


*Disclamer: I am not trying to advertise certan companies and their products, or sugest bad thing about them, I am only giving an example of the model, radio so people can have an idea what i am talking about. I have not intention of advertising, or dissing companys, or their products. This is only to give people an idea of what i am talking about!

Hi Keith,
I bought a shogun f/p heli a week ago and find it very fun to play with. So far I managed to get about 15 ft of altitude. A few repairs were necissary to get to this point but I'm now ready to go for forward flight. One thing bothers me though, what happens if I dont land in time before the batteries bring her down? will it autorotate or destroy itself?

No Worries Luckyone. Sorry for the late reply but i have been out of town. Anyways, dont be afraid at all. If you notice when you are hovering, as the batter wears down, your altitide will graduall go down. The same will happen when you are in FF. When your battery wears down, also know as dumping, the power will graduall go down. when this happens, increase the throttle gradually to maintain your altitude, and pull back and flare to reduce your speed and get you into a hover to land. Worst case scenario you have a rough landing, but that is the wort that will happen.

Let me know if you have any more questions,

Keith R.