JW Heli Flyers?? Evolution

[johndyl]

ya kinda true.. come by earlier on weekend mornings.. they are there usually from 8am onwards.

Mini T is quite a good choice for a start.. but in terms of scale bodies, the trex450 series has a much wider selection.

if u r really into scale, there is a few big scale helis that flies at bb too, also there is a regular scale meet over at Yishun

Kiratime,

You are right. I "dashed" down, only to see them packing up and done for the day.

Though managed to introduced to a few of them. All of them very friendly and made me feel welcomed to the hobby. They all give me good advice.
Thanks to folks who are at the Bukit Batok FF today.

For a start, they recommended the Mini-titan as a beginner heli instead of the Eflite Blade 400 (which was my original shortlisted candidate). So now, I have to review my options again.

Any advise from brothers here ?

Some background of my "aspiration" : If possible, I am more inclined towards scale flying eventually (not so much into 3D). For now, I have no experience AT ALL (zero), not even a coaxial. I tend to prescribe to the school of thought where one should go straight into a REAL full capability heli, rather than take a 2-phase approach of buying a "intermediate" heli (eg. Coaxial or 4channel single rotor) first, then moving on to a 6 CH type.

Does this approach make sense ? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

[Serpent]

Whoaoo, if you think learning to fly is too serious and crashing is more fun , than by all means, continue do whatever to you is "fun".
In the end,who do you think is having more fun and laughter ? You or your friends.

yea i know that especially my friends say is always about having fun not taking it too seriously i realised i will get pissed off real bad if i cant seem to a manuver that i know is impossible to learn within a day when i attempt it but i realised u can also pogress very fast if u have fun too

[asuka]

ya kinda true.. come by earlier on weekend mornings.. they are there usually from 8am onwards.

Mini T is quite a good choice for a start.. but in terms of scale bodies, the trex450 series has a much wider selection.

if u r really into scale, there is a few big scale helis that flies at bb too, also there is a regular scale meet over at Yishun

Thanks for the pointer. But I guess I have to compromise and forgo the wider range of scale bodies avail with Trex450, given that I was told Trex450 will be difficult to learn as a first beginner model.

Besides, there is a nice scale Cobra fuselage for the mini-titan which suits my taste ? [of course, an Apache will be the ideal]

[asuka]

Thanks for the pointer. But I guess I have to compromise and forgo the wider range of scale bodies avail with Trex450, given that I was told Trex450 will be difficult to learn as a first beginner model.

Besides, there is a nice scale Cobra fuselage for the mini-titan which suits my taste. [of course, an Apache will be the ideal]

Btw, is there any Apache scale for a size 400/450 heli ?

[kiratime]

Kiratime,

You are right. I "dashed" down, only to see them packing up and done for the day.

Though managed to introduced to a few of them. All of them very friendly and made me feel welcomed to the hobby. They all give me good advice.
Thanks to folks who are at the Bukit Batok FF today.

For a start, they recommended the Mini-titan as a beginner heli instead of the Eflite Blade 400 (which was my original shortlisted candidate). So now, I have to review my options again.

Any advise from brothers here ?

Some background of my "aspiration" : If possible, I am more inclined towards scale flying eventually (not so much into 3D). For now, I have no experience AT ALL (zero), not even a coaxial. I tend to prescribe to the school of thought where one should go straight into a REAL full capability heli, rather than take a 2-phase approach of buying a "intermediate" heli (eg. Coaxial or 4channel single rotor) first, then moving on to a 6 CH type.

Does this approach make sense ? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

scale huh.......... hmmmm i see what u mean........ like john said trex450 is thinner lighter so it makes sense to use that heli for scale but for now i rather u go with a miniT ThunderTiger came out a beautiful apache scale kit which so far i say is 1 of the best scale kit i have ever seen u can literally put the fuselage for the miniT under 1 hour trust me i read the review its easy!!plus miniT is totally beginner friendly and cheaper

[kiratime]

scale huh.......... hmmmm i see what u mean........ like john said trex450 is thinner lighter so it makes sense to use that heli for scale but for now i rather u go with a miniT ThunderTiger came out a beautiful apache scale kit which so far i say is 1 of the best scale kit i have ever seen u can literally put the fuselage for the miniT under 1 hour trust me i read the review its easy!!plus miniT is totally beginner friendly and cheaper

oops cobra scale for miniT i mean

[asuka]

oops cobra scale for miniT i mean

You got me all excited when you said there was an Apache scale for mini-titan, then you posted the email above.

Nevertheless, I agree that the Cobra is a good enough for now.

[kiratime]

You got me all excited when you said there was an Apache scale for mini-titan, then you posted the email above.

Nevertheless, I agree that the Cobra is a good enough for now.

email?? i did not post any email??

[asuka]

email?? i did not post any email??

Typo error. What I meant was "your forum post/message" which stated that there was an Apache scale fuselage for the mini-titan, though you quickly corrected it shortly.

[kiratime]

Typo error. What I meant was "your forum post/message" which stated that there was an Apache scale fuselage for the mini-titan, though you quickly corrected it shortly.

oh ok haha i see so have u made up ur mind

[Ghost Rider]

Kiratime,

You are right. I "dashed" down, only to see them packing up and done for the day.

Though managed to introduced to a few of them. All of them very friendly and made me feel welcomed to the hobby. They all give me good advice.
Thanks to folks who are at the Bukit Batok FF today.

For a start, they recommended the Mini-titan as a beginner heli instead of the Eflite Blade 400 (which was my original shortlisted candidate). So now, I have to review my options again.

Any advise from brothers here ?

Some background of my "aspiration" : If possible, I am more inclined towards scale flying eventually (not so much into 3D). For now, I have no experience AT ALL (zero), not even a coaxial. I tend to prescribe to the school of thought where one should go straight into a REAL full capability heli, rather than take a 2-phase approach of buying a "intermediate" heli (eg. Coaxial or 4channel single rotor) first, then moving on to a 6 CH type.

Does this approach make sense ? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

We are more of happy to help people into this hobby.

[Serpent]

Kelvin,

Thanks for the pictures

http://www.daddyhobby.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=68807&stc=1&d=1228311717http://www.daddyhobby.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=68806&stc=1&d=1228311717

[kiratime]

hi guys im here to ask my JW senior pilots an advice
some of my friends suggest i go nitro i like the idea too but realised even though i some how manged my hands on a set of nitro heli and stuff i havent counted where im gona get the money to repair it when it crashed and recently i got intrested in the small heli sizes!! i like these small helis cause they small can bring anywhere and can fly 3d and realised the electronics and spare parts wont kill me pockets and im down to trex250 or gaui200 so guys do u think i should go nitro or go gaui or trex250?? so guys what ur adive?

[cyz0301]

electric helis doesnt mean cheaper as compared to a nitro, u still have packs of lipo to purchase unless you are satisfied by a few. electric helis and nitro both have their pros and cons, if you are really serious about this hobby then get a nitro, you will learn much faster. I see that you are tight in budget then i would suggest u stick to a electric, it is enough to satisfy your hunger for flying. Anyway, this is a hobby afterall. If you like it, get it. No rules!

[johndyl]

hi guys im here to ask my JW senior pilots an advice
some of my friends suggest i go nitro i like the idea too but realised even though i some how manged my hands on a set of nitro heli and stuff i havent counted where im gona get the money to repair it when it crashed and recently i got intrested in the small heli sizes!! i like these small helis cause they small can bring anywhere and can fly 3d and realised the electronics and spare parts wont kill me pockets and im down to trex250 or gaui200 so guys do u think i should go nitro or go gaui or trex250?? so guys what ur adive?

stick to ur MT and master the basic flights on it first. getting different class helis will only hamper ur progress. concentrate ur efforts