Trying a heli

[3rdof5]

Finally found a helicopter that's a reasonable price with quad capabilities. Love my DJI quads and now I'm adding this to my fleet:

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[3rdof5]

Will arrive later this month, between the 14th and 25th, will report more once I have it

 

[Rchawks]

I still have a Corona Helicopter that I purchased a couple of decades ago. **** scary if you’re not very careful as it has some very large heli blades. It was billed as a crash proof because the blades would fold if it hit something. I recently turn in the batteries to a recycle center as it’s been too long to trust the batteries to charge. It was a lot of fun and I’m glad I bought it for the experience, but it now sits on my RC shelf. Be careful, just a friendly reminder of the danger it can pose.

 

[3rdof5]

The rotor width is 80 cm (2.62 feet) so it's a decent size aircraft and definitely dangerous. Weighs 2.5 kgs (5.5 lbs) with battery so ya, definitely the heaviest aircraft I have flown. Previous was my P3P at 1.2 kgs and that was a tank lol. I'm really looking forward to it's arrival and testing it out.

 

[Rchawks]

There’s nothing like flying a new bird. Enjoy

 

[PINEBARON]

I primarily fly 2 meter RC pattern planes powered by YS140L four stroke glow fuel although have several electrics too. The only Heli I've ever owned was back in the 80's, a 25cc gas powered Bell 47g, quite a large monster.

 

[3rdof5]

My new bird arrived today. Going thru everything, charging the battery, reading the manual, the usual lol. The stock 5000 mah 14.8v 4S battery weighs 385 grams. I found and ordered a 2 pack of 6500 mah 15.2v 4S batteries that weigh 465 grams and will fit and from everything I read they will actually perform better and last longer with no compatibility issues. Test flight tomorrow weather permitting!

 

[passedpawn]

My new bird arrived today. Going thru everything, charging the battery, reading the manual, the usual lol. The stock 5000 mah 14.8v 4S battery weighs 385 grams. I found and ordered a 2 pack of 6500 mah 15.2v 4S batteries that weigh 465 grams and will fit and from everything I read they will actually perform better and last longer with no compatibility issues. Test flight tomorrow weather permitting!

good luck. i thought about a helo for most of my life. then, when my finances and time allowed, quads came along.

i still think about it.

 

[3rdof5]

good luck. i thought about a helo for most of my life. then, when my finances and time allowed, quads came along.

i still think about it.

I know exactly what ur talking about, my first aircraft was a toy helicopter, impossible to fly, frustrating as hell, then I found my first quad (P3P) and never looked back. But now the heli's have caught up, GPS, Compass, RTH. Exact same sticks as a quad, just much bigger and sound waaay cooler. This is gonna be fun!

 

[3rdof5]

Btw for size comparison, the helicopter is sitting on my NEO case lol. And here's a pic with the props and the RC.