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dont be fooled into a false sense of security though, if you crash in the sim you hit the button and fly again, crash in real life and it will cost you $$$

as Adam has mentioned,

still sounds tune related, not hardware related

I have just upgraded to the PBR 330mm front and rears and think highly of them

with 8 piston fronts you should balance the rear with 4 piston calipers

in short, yes, the cyclic multi channel helli's require a lot of patience and practice, but once mastered they are very rewarding to fly, however the cheap 2 channel helli's like my PicooZ could be mastered in a few hours

my 4yr old boy is the artist

just found this cool link to a vid of the PicooZ, warning after viewing this you will want to go and buy one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tHtBXXN1xE...related&search=

lots of one eyed muppets on here hope you get your car sorted out soon wrxkilla

the only problem I had at first was adjusting to the 2 sizes after flying one after another, the bigger one felt 'heavier' it was just a mental thing but once I got my head around the fact they flew the same I enjoyed flying the bigger one and found most of the time I would fly the 60 even though I would take both to the field

DBOSS, has a way with words

practice is the key, practice untill you can fly without thinking about reacting, usually by the time you think and react you might have already crashed, Panda, that is exactly the same as my Dragonfly, I think they hover and fly great for a "cheap" model

I was lucky enough to meet and watch Curtis Youngblood fly at Sheparton a few years back, to watch him just makes the mind boggle especially his night flying display, as for the other questions ZAP_F6 asked, its good advice from everyone to get a Tx which will be able to be used should you get more models and as they get more advanced, I use a Futabe FP-T8UHP, 8 channel, 9 model memory (expandable to 18), this is my second Tx as the first one soon became inadequate but for $1500+ make the choice carefully and try flying before you buy, my advice take up the offers to look at and fly as many models as you can before you decide on a final choice, and for begining you really cant go past the cheap e-bay RTF hellie's, if after you have been flying and get more models it is simply a matter of changing the Rx in the model for a compatible one to suit what ever Tx you buy

I usually let it run to get the oil up top (about 30 sec- 1min) then drive off slowly till its warm, then give it heaps

if you have to spend a little extra and get a collective pitch elec helli, they will behave and fly exactly like your big one, no point if you are still learning to fly to get used to one and then try to fly the other, could be tricky and or confusing, on that I have the Walkera 36 elec helli for practice when not using the big hellies, they are dirt cheap on e-bay and come RTF, and parts are always available

if you fly a big helli and crash, all you can think of is "there goes $1000+"

try this http://www.digitaldutch.com/unitconverter/index.htm

nothing wrong with the 30, I fly all my 3D with my Hirobo 30, but when I want outright power I bring out the 60, nothing else compares with its lift and speed

the Raptor is a nice helli, what size is it?

I am really suprised at how stable and controllable the PicooZ is, you can fly circuits till the battery dies with ease

I once lost engine power after a loop with the concept at about 30m, was my first attempt at an auto-rotation, it came down quick but landed right side up with the rotor still turning

wait till you try 3D, I remember my first time, doing a couple of rolls and a couple of loops, I had to sit down sraight after I was shaking so much with nervs

as promised the pic of my other helli's, they are Kyosho concept 60 Hirobo Shuttle 32 LMH 100 Walkera 36 and the new one, PicooZ super minature helicopter there is another Kyosho concept 60 in the cupboard still to be assembled, and a crashed Hirobo shuttle in the shed

I already have 5 other helli's this is just for indoors, Ill post up some pics of my others in a bit

the wife just bought me a new RC helicopter for those windy/ miserable days when I cant go out and fly outdoors