nwcudaman
New Heliman
Location: Boring Oregon
My Posts This: Topic Forum | Good points everyoneEveryone has justified points. And hey, as we are all throwing our thoughts out there, here is mine.
Falcon...may as well throw your money in the dumpster.
Blade 400. Nice starter bird, parts and complete birds are CHEAP. The bad side to them, don't even bother to fly a stock one. Get one with good servos, tail servo, and a good gyro. THEN, they will fly. Another thing is a bec for it with the new servos as the stock 25 amp ESC sucks when your drawing the power of good servos and gyro. Can you say Thermal shutdown?....yeah...been there done that. But once you have all this, they are a great bird.
Now,,we get to the Trex 450. you asked about diffrent versions. you can pick up a V1 or SE for really cheap. Even some great deals on the V2's. All and all they all pretty much fly the same. They are great helis. Add some Pro Woods and your set. If you buy a used one that has a bunch of parts and good servos with it, your in!!
As far as preformance goes, the V2 will stuff a blade 400 in the dirt period. I'm pretty picky on my setups and my V2 can go stick off in a nice hover calm day for over 10-15 sec with no adjustments. She also holds solid inverted.
So, while your learning, my vote goes to a Trex 450. It's a great bird to learn along with your Sim. But one key here is like others said. Find someone local to hang with and fly with. It really helps man. I for one am glad I started with the 450 class. I saved a bunch of money doing that learning. While the bigger birds give you a more stable platform to fly on, your also paying $60.00 + for blades alone!!, 450 Pro woods are $13.00...do the math. Not to mention that your reflexes with the 450 will train you to be good, fast, and think ahead. What this does for you is transition into a larger heli with more confidence when you have the big bucks in the air.
Now,,if your loaded,,then go ahead and buy a big ole bird. Just make sure you got lots of dough. Average cost on a light stuffin on a 600 is about $150+ and that's being nice..Not to mention the cost of batteries. You can get a fist full of 3 cell packs for cheap. That means more flying time for you dude. |
