Which one is better for beginner? Guai hurricane 550, Trex 500 or 600 or ERaptor?

[LarryLim]

Need some advice. May i know what type of heli electric is easier to control under strong windy situation. Guai hurricane 550, Trex 500 or 600 or ERaptor? Presently I have a Raptor 50 nitro (sensitive to nitro, gonna put it aside instead of convert it) and a Mini Titan which i find it hard to hover under windy situation. Kindly give some opinion to me.

[LarryLim]

On top of that which type of mode is easier to operate for heli, mode 1 or mode 2?

On top of that which type of mode is easier to operate for heli, mode 1 or mode 2?

[Heli_fanatic]

From what i have heard , the Eraptor 620 handles well in the wind due to its weight . And btw choosing modes is what you feel is most logical/practical/comfortable .........


H_F

[LarryLim]

So far i have not tried mode 2 yet. To be frank i'm still not used to mode 1 yet.

[Ade_Law]

why electric? Where are you planning on flying it?

electric has its advantages in that its pretty much plug and fly but flight times are much shorter and batteries arent cheap, especially in the bigger sizes.

flying anything in a park is difficult at best. you really need somebody with you to keep an eye out for incoming non fliers and dogs. even then, Flying anything bigger than a 500 is definetly not recomended!

So if your looking to park fly then go for a 450 and find somebody to fly with. If your going to join a club then nitro is a much cheaper option and will give you more flying time without needing a substation to power the chargers to charge your flight batteries!

Ade

[LarryLim]

Thanks. Brother Ade Law

Thanks. Brother Ade Law. Don't worry. My man. I'm not a dangerous Flyer. Normally I fly with senior around. It is just that I'm quite sensitive to nitro therefore it leave no choice but to give up on my Raptor 50 Titan and move on to electric 50 size heli. So can you tell me which type of electric heli shall I get? For your info I have quite a number of batteries to use for my future electric 50 size heli (2250 3's x 6, 2150 3's x 4, 2200 3's x 3, 2000 3's x 2, 3700 5's x 2, 3200 6's x 1).

[Adrianli]

I recommend the eRaptor cos I'm flying one. During the windy conditions last Dec, it was still hovering great. No problem with the wind at all. U can re-use ur Raptor 50 spares on the eRaptor.

[Bee_Flower]

My views:

1. Hurricance 550 is cheap & good for entry level into learning 'advance basic' flying (loops, roll, inverted) . I use 8S A123 (2 4S in series) & charge time per 4s is about 15mins. I think not suitable for beginner who still learning hover. Some people have problems with this model but some don have.

2. Trex 600E is expensive but good quality and nice to fly. No worry about strong wind (if u are not a beginner). Fly better than Hurricance 550. Very popular in USA. Can last u a long while before your skill can outgrow it's capability

3. ERaptor 550 is superb stable as it is superb heavy. No worry about strong wind (if u are not a beginner). But I will not use it for 3D flying (my limited skill cant make it fly well). Very good for scale flying. If u are not into scale flying then take 620 model.

Just my views, so don shoot me

[Ade_Law]

if all your doing is hovering then any of them will do you fine.

I have flown trex, raptor and knight 50 size electrics.

the Trex requires a 6s 4800mah pack. The 600xl motor it somes with is quite a bit down on power compared to the nitro equiverlent.

the raptor is basically a hash up, normal half arsed attempt that i keep seeing out of TT. The CCPM geometry is questionable and the rotorhead is an old design. Modern heads fly so much more accurate especially if you want fast cyclics. I believe they are also designed around 10s batteries.

Knight is designed around 8s 4400 or 4800 batteries. If you use 4400 it ends up being 120grams lighter than a trex 600 and the same flight time with a lot more power. Or you can fly for 5mins on 4800 but be slightly heavier.

none of your batteries are going to work in a 50 size electric, sorry.

Ade

[LarryLim]

All Bros.

All Bros. As a beginner shall I get a Trex 500 or Hurricane? Please advise.

[JYZoom]

Trex 500

I recommend you start with Trex 500. Big and stable enough, yet easier on your pocket for the power systems. Not to mention you can progress very far with Trex 500.

Jonathan

[shauntot]

hey jyheli, finally jumped on the Hirobo bandwagon eh? nice to have a fellow Hirobo flier around

mr lim - if you're prepare to spend a bomb on batteries, by all means go ahead any .50 size electric you can, be it eraptor or trex 600.

but if you're not, better get a 500, from the choices you presented, the hurricane would be the cheapest that you can learn on (since you said you were a beginner). by the time your skills outgrow it, it would have probably served you well already, and would be a good time to move up.

trex 500 is ok as well, tons of power at 6s. but if you're learning like you said, no need for the power, hovering on all orientations and longer flight times would benefit you more.

hope that helps

[JYZoom]

Wow

hey jyheli, finally jumped on the Hirobo bandwagon eh? nice to have a fellow Hirobo flier around

mr lim - if you're prepare to spend a bomb on batteries, by all means go ahead any .50 size electric you can, be it eraptor or trex 600.

but if you're not, better get a 500, from the choices you presented, the hurricane would be the cheapest that you can learn on (since you said you were a beginner). by the time your skills outgrow it, it would have probably served you well already, and would be a good time to move up.

trex 500 is ok as well, tons of power at 6s. but if you're learning like you said, no need for the power, hovering on all orientations and longer flight times would benefit you more.

hope that helps

WoW...where have you been. Looking for you.

Jonathan

[genexis]

hey jyheli, finally jumped on the Hirobo bandwagon eh? nice to have a fellow Hirobo flier around

mr lim - if you're prepare to spend a bomb on batteries, by all means go ahead any .50 size electric you can, be it eraptor or trex 600.

but if you're not, better get a 500, from the choices you presented, the hurricane would be the cheapest that you can learn on (since you said you were a beginner). by the time your skills outgrow it, it would have probably served you well already, and would be a good time to move up.

trex 500 is ok as well, tons of power at 6s. but if you're learning like you said, no need for the power, hovering on all orientations and longer flight times would benefit you more.

hope that helps

A123

[shauntot]

WoW...where have you been. Looking for you.

Jonathan

been from the Philippines, i'll try to fly on Sunday morning. My trex is collecting dust!