noob XD

[EightTales]

hey guys.. a newbie here. getting a esky v3 soon. anybody fly in the west? ard jurong area? if not, whos closest to jurong area? haha cant wait for it to arrive what are the things do i have to take note? im a newbie in the RC hobby.. so i know nuts about flying. haha please guide me along

[EightTales]

oh yeah, is the esky v3lama a good heli to start with? it looks kinda small compared to the others.. is there a bigger, and easy to fly heli? new to the RC business. thanks in advance.

[detach8]

hmm the lama is indeed easy to fly

but wat r yr objectives? do you just wan 2 fly a heli around yr house? or do you want to join a bunch of ppl flying bigger helis in the field next time?

if it's just an "at home" hobby, lama is enough

if you wanna start flying outside, consider the esky hb fp, esky hb cp2 or the gws dragonfly fr pips hobby. these will get you the basics of hovering a REAL RC heli.

[EightTales]

hmm the lama is indeed easy to fly

but wat r yr objectives? do you just wan 2 fly a heli around yr house? or do you want to join a bunch of ppl flying bigger helis in the field next time?

if it's just an "at home" hobby, lama is enough

if you wanna start flying outside, consider the esky hb fp, esky hb cp2 or the gws dragonfly fr pips hobby. these will get you the basics of hovering a REAL RC heli.

hmm maybe to learn and prac a little at home first, then head out to join the rest to fly ard. but my budget is $200. a real beginner here. duno whats what. haha how much do esky hb fp, esky hb cp2 or the gws dragonfly
cost?

[dean_amd]

hi i lama fly will out door .

hi i lama fly will out door .it a good beginer heli .fly with stress free .i flow a HB b4 i think i spend more time repairing then flying .now i bring my lama every where i go . can fly day and night .the only thing i spend is on the blade .dont know got any other better blade . look at my video http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=toyfatory

[EightTales]

oh yes, whats hb, and fp? whats 3D performance for? haha sorry for asking so many questions.

[detach8]

well here's the catch. if you buy the lama.. you will find it difficult to upgrade to a single rotor heli like esky or trex or even those huge nitros. you will have to learn all over again how to hover your heli. the lama is naturally stable (cos of the twin rotors that cancel each other out) and will hover without problem. you can even do it hands-free.

don't worry about crashing. crashing is part of the learning curve. the good thing is esky hb and gws dragonfly parts are cheap.

the esky hb is going around $230-260 in few shops. esky cp2 is around $400. the gws dragonfly is also around $400.

where do u live? if it's nearby i can show you my hb.

[EightTales]

wow haha i live in jurong east.. just opp sci centre.. hmm whats a hb and whats a fp?

[EightTales]

oh yes, is the esky fp RTF when i buy it?

[detach8]

oh yes, whats hb, and fp? whats 3D performance for? haha sorry for asking so many questions.

hmm there r alot of terms some i also not sure cos i just stared like 2 weeks ago..

RTF - ready to fly (i.e. full set with transmitter, heli, motor, etc)
ARF - almost ready to fly (usually the heli with motor and servo, then you have to buy your own trasmitter, receiver, gyro, etc.)
FP - fixed pitch, a very basic type of heli with blades that cannot change its angle so the only way to gain more power is to up motor speed
CP - collective pitch, where the blades can change the angle of attack.
3D - means stunt flying

[detach8]

oh yes, is the esky fp RTF when i buy it?

yes, the basic models i quoted like esky hb, esky cp2, gws dragonfly... are mostly RTF, very ideal for beginners like us to start "toying around" so your crashing doesnt hurt your pocket that much!

[EightTales]

hmm there r alot of terms some i also not sure cos i just stared like 2 weeks ago..

RTF - ready to fly (i.e. full set with transmitter, heli, motor, etc)
ARF - almost ready to fly (usually the heli with motor and servo, then you have to buy your own trasmitter, receiver, gyro, etc.)
FP - fixed pitch, a very basic type of heli with blades that cannot change its angle so the only way to gain more power is to up motor speed
CP - collective pitch, where the blades can change the angle of attack.
3D - means stunt flying

oh.. thanks
is the esky hb fp RTF?

[EightTales]

yes, the basic models i quoted like esky hb, esky cp2, gws dragonfly... are mostly RTF, very ideal for beginners like us to start "toying around" so your crashing doesnt hurt your pocket that much!

oh. think i'll get the esky hb.. where do u normally fly? where can i get the cheapest esky hb? thanks

[helirulz]

The E-SKY Belt-CP looks good from what i saw today. Didn't fly it though.
maybe you shd try that instead

[detach8]

heh cheapest i think you can try acehobby. it's near bt gombak mrt.