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mikejr718 · 04-29-2009, 02:31 PM

A blade 400 would be one choice. Parts are cheap and readily available. It is available as a plug and play so you could use your own transmitter.

You should think about buying the combo with the radio. It comes with everything you need, lipo,charger,transmitter and very detailed instructions. It comes out of the box ready to fly. A properly set up heli is much easier to learn to fly on and proper helicopter set-up is crucial. A poorly set up airplane is a handful-a poorly set-up helicopter will become a handfull of parts quickly.
Many people bash the blade 400, the only time mine broke was when I broke it. The gyro and servos are decent. You will crash as you learn, and the manual and parts support are great. I tried to learn on a kit heli and abandoned it as the one I built seemed impossible to fly. I later bought a blade 400 and learned to fly citcuits on it. It was much easier to fly as it was set up properly right out of the box. After having learned more in the past two years I now know that the kit heli I built never had a chance. It was so far off in the way it was set-up I am suprised i hovered at all.I now have an trex 500 and a trex 600n.
I to took up helis as way to fly a few minutes from the house. I have learned a lot and found it to be a fun challenge.

04-29-2009, 02:31 PM	#2
mikejr718 Gettin' Lower! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Omaha,Ne Posts: 51	Re: Heli Noob Onboard A blade 400 would be one choice. Parts are cheap and readily available. It is available as a plug and play so you could use your own transmitter. You should think about buying the combo with the radio. It comes with everything you need, lipo,charger,transmitter and very detailed instructions. It comes out of the box ready to fly. A properly set up heli is much easier to learn to fly on and proper helicopter set-up is crucial. A poorly set up airplane is a handful-a poorly set-up helicopter will become a handfull of parts quickly. Many people bash the blade 400, the only time mine broke was when I broke it. The gyro and servos are decent. You will crash as you learn, and the manual and parts support are great. I tried to learn on a kit heli and abandoned it as the one I built seemed impossible to fly. I later bought a blade 400 and learned to fly citcuits on it. It was much easier to fly as it was set up properly right out of the box. After having learned more in the past two years I now know that the kit heli I built never had a chance. It was so far off in the way it was set-up I am suprised i hovered at all.I now have an trex 500 and a trex 600n. I to took up helis as way to fly a few minutes from the house. I have learned a lot and found it to be a fun challenge.