oldfart
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| ok so then what do u think of buying a swift 550 is it a good heli i had one before never flew it though
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The Swift 16 is a real good heli - the 550 is even better. But the real question is what do you want the heli for?
If you are into the more extreme type of 3D and like doing aerobatic autos (the 550 has the driven tail) then go to the 550.
If you are just training and want low crash and operational costs and to eventually get into standard 3D - then go with the Swift 16 and a good versatile power system like the 600+ and 80A ESC and some really good battery packs. Now you can use any battery pack from 4S or 5S or 6S and, just by changing the inexpensive pinion for different gear ratios, have it easily configured for the most efficient operation at any desired rotor head speed, from a low scale type of 1400rpm to a hot 3D 2200rpm, or anything in between.
The Swift mechanics in your RTF make for a great little heli, with a relatively good motor and esc that can take you right up to some pretty good 3D type of flying.
It is the very low cost radio gear that the RTF comes with that is really too basic to take you much further then ad-initio training. So if I were you, looking to "move up", I would first go and get a better radio (at least something like the Futaba 6EXH, preferably the 7C) and gyro system (Futaba 401/9254) and install it in your RTF. As you are just learning this combination will take you well into some pretty demanding 3D.
Then you can build the 550 or 620 with a hot power system and use most of that same radio gear and the gyro in either of them. |
j/k
