Beginner: 6 channel vs 4 channel

[satellite_guy]

yeah I cant wait to get good enough that I feel confident flying my 6 channel after I fix it . With My #5 10  I cant wait to come back to the barracks during lunch to fly it and when I get home. I think I may have to buy another batt or two.....

[Gkpilot]

I love both the 4 and the 6 channel, I don't much care for the rebuilds after a wreck and I don't like being grounded so the only obvious answer was to buy a few of each 

[RTFHELI]

Start with the 4-channel Fixed pitched (FP) before going into a 6-Channel Collective Pitch (CP) heli, you'll appreciate all the practice you did on the 4-channel will have paid off when flying the 6-channel CP.

[gofer303]

I have been flying havoc heli for a couple of weeks and found it boring ! I ordered a Eagle 50 from Heli.com this last Monday and have yet to receive it. After talking to a few old friends who had friends and family involved with the rc heli they were unaminous that I should get something to grow with. I also have been to you tube and watched almost every video on there and found a training stand that I will build this week end. Any one around Omaha have a club or group for RC heli's ?? is there a good organization for new fliers ? I have had some pilot experience in high school and so am slightly aware of what flying is really like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YXNd7SSTN8 I really don't want to crash the heli the first day I get it and plan to practice for a long time before getting too wild !

has any one built one of these ?m Thanks for any info in advance.

[satellite_guy]

the eagle 50 is a tough one to fly for a cherry pilot.... I have one and a big repair bill as well. start with a coax and work your way up I guarantee you wont regret it ..


Nick

[Gkpilot]

If you truly do not want to crash it the first day you get it, follow this guide, there are step by step through out a bunch of battery charges where you will not have it in pieces the first day out.

http://www.dream-models.com/eco/pre-Flight.html

[Bigbossman]

go with the twin (x rotation) prop 4ch. like the (Lama). they are very easy to fly....anybody can fly them....

[Fryedaddy]

I started with fp honey bee it takes a beating and cheep and easy to work on just didn't care for the tail motor that much.The sky robbin is a good heli with no tail motor I would get this one for a 13 year old and easy to fly.

[Gkpilot]

go with the twin (x rotation) prop 4ch. like the (Lama). they are very easy to fly....anybody can fly them....

Definitely a good place to start.

[adrianmatern]

I am all to new to this hobbie and don't claim to know anything.  What I can say with all sureity is that when bying a RC Heli, do your home work.  Me I saw a good deal and tookit, this ended up being a ESKy Honeybee cp2, CPRM (Collective Pitch Rotor Motor) 6ch RC Helicopter. For someone who has know idea about RC Helicopters lots of patients and passion is needed for the hobbie of RC Heli flighing..  This is not the end of it, phone the guys at xheli and ask questions it can't hurt.  Internet purchases are a good way of buyin things but personal customer support in purchasing items a phone call is needed.  I do believe the 4ch fixed pitch Helis, if I did my home work, would have been my prefered choice as a newbie.  I say that, but sometimes the journey is as rewarding as the end destination in this case product. 

Be safe and always have fun.     

[dditch66]

It never hurts to hear more people agreeing w/ each other.
For any beginners reading this thread, Ditto on a Coax for a first heli.
Wish they had them when I started.

I think an inexpensive coax and training balls are the way to go to get started.
You need NO WIND though. Empty 2 car garage is great.
Make no mistake, coax is fun, but it's a stepping stone, the first one. If your in this hobby for the long run, your gonna move up anyway.
If you progress past a coax really fast then you should be able to move up to a fixed pitch or Collective Pitch just fine (back onto training balls though).
If you are on a limited budget and this needs to be your first and only heli, Still, I think a coax is the way to go because you get LOTS of flights and about all you'll do is damage cheap blades. Although, I'm not a beginner, I still fly my Lama V3 in the warehouse at work about once every 2 weeks or more during Lunch.  As they move boxes and crates around, I have more things to fly around and land on.
Not that a person couldn't learn on a Fixed Pitch or Collective Pitch, but I think it would be more enjoyable to you to have a quick sucess w/ a coax and keep progressing.

[seadog-chief]

I started with a  Walkera Dragonfly 4  4ch. It was not as easy as advertised to learn on for a beginner .  I then got  a Blade cx2. I was up and learning quickly but it is a no wind  heli, pretty much inside only . Then my wife bought me a Walkera Dragonfly 68 7ch. It is very powerful and I'm not ready for it yet . I just got a Walkera 38 4ch tandem rotor coaxial, it is a little more challenging than a single head coaxial but is not crazy hard to learn ether. It is powerful and large enough for outside and fun to fly . I also have a Preflight simulator that I practice on with my computer, I highly recommend it. Crashing while learning the basics on a computer is a lot cheaper than crashing the real thing multiple times and you can try several types and sizes of helicopters to find out which one fits without tearing them up for real.

[jeffrey]

seadog you will enjoy that 68 when you decide to give it a try .im a walkera fan myself .my 68 is on the shelve right now waiting on parts but my 68 b is awesome

[seadog-chief]

Jeffery,
 I have been practicing on the sim with a DF60, I fishbowl and crash most of the time. I plan to take my 68 to the local flying club and have someone check to make sure it is set up properly. I can't get off the ground  with it. It spins left and crashes on lift off, it is so powerful that it scares me. I put it on one of those training stands and it lifted and spun like crazy, I could not stop the spin so I took it off the stand. I want to see a pro check it out and fly it, and be able to handle the 60 on the sim first.

[55555]

I am a beginner and have gone through 2 helicopters already. My first 2 were both esky lama v3's. The first one lasted but 2 days before my stupid brother and his friend took it outside and flew it into the side of my brick house. Even after replacing the parts it never flew again. The second v3 lama i crashed pretty badly multiple times in a row. It could be fixed, but I decided to just go ahead and buy a newer helicopter. I bought the falcon 40 that everyone says is a very good beginner helicopter, which has proved to be part true to me. It is VERY durable, but I don't know why but I can never trim it to be able to hover in the same spot for just a second at a time. I've been a beginner for 3 years and I still can't hover a 4 channel, so I don't recommend anything above 4 channel. When you do buy the helicopter you should purchase a flight simulator.