Best and reliable radio would be Futaba's radio but quite pricey, especially the receiver .......

There are alternative options like Turnigy, KDS and so on but I have no idea how good/bad it is .... I am using Walkera 2801 Pro, a 8-ch cheaper radio made in China. So far it is good enough for me as a beginner.

1.) Walkera 4G6, this is where I got the radio from a RTF package.
2.) Trex 450 Pro.

There are a lot of settings in the radio so you have to read a lot or get a Sifu to help you on this. It is really hard to tell you all in this forum now but you may post here to ask just in case you have any setup issue in the future.

Hehehe, I don't think I can help you on those setup issue as I am still a beginner. Bro Qiw is here all the time to help ........

got it at RM1350 from a LHS in KL. Heli only with all the parts to build and you have to assemble yourself.

For beginner I suggest you take the fixed pitch heli to start lah.
Coaxial is fun and easy but it will not help you better in collective pitch later.

Fixed pitch may be stable enough and will not help either but it is closer to collective pitch controlling compare to a coaxial.

Theoretically yes, that's my speculation.

If your 6 ch radio is programmable I think the CCPM mixing can be zeroed by doing some setting in the radio, then just use those 4 ch for your 4 ch heli .... By saying that I think the linkages on the 4 ch heli has to be adjustable as well.

Correct me if I am wrong .....

Hehehe, my 4G6 also bought from your boss ......

And honestly ah, your boss is selling a bit pricey nowadays loh ..... hehehhehe sorry ah if you found it offensive .......

Like the V120D05 heli ah, with the online price I think I can almost build a clone 450 size heli already ........

So far there is no such thing for all my orders, there is no tax imposed to me by HK.

My order limit is USD70 per order therefore the custom did not impose the tax to me as well.

Hohoho, you have to be careful next time. Just read that a guy from MRC said that the customs staffs know about HK website

AFAIK, the rule is - it must not above RM500 in total including items and shipping.

It is true lah if the tax is 10% but going there to claim your parcel is super troublesome. You have to spend some time and going here and there one. So try to avoid as much as possible Else pay someone to claim the parcel for you loh ......

But I think if just a few items inside even though it is slightly above the limit they still don't kacau one, so should be OK if you want to take risk

Qiw, ask you something.
If the prop of the plane is long would it be a problem for a belly landing?

My Cessna's nose wheel always break one so thinking of removing all the wheel and use hand launch and belly landing. But the prop is quite long that it will hit the ground if just laying on the floor.

that futaba 9257 ok ar compare to your previous align 420? or 520?

But ur BEC really just 5V nice for your S9257? Or you have a 5.1V step down?

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Added on June 17, 2011, 9:29 pmCare to tell mana you order?

This post has been edited by daddoo: Jun 17 2011, 09:29 PM

RcSmart? HEhehehehe, then your phoenix sim must be o-li-jin-na one loh ..... good good .....

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Added on June 17, 2011, 10:41 pm
Since so many people talking about heli now .... take a look at this video for your reference.

A beginner start with X5 and another one start with ESky heli




This post has been edited by daddoo: Jun 17 2011, 10:44 PM

I think so, you go to the end of the video you will know .......

That ESky heli in the video can fly mild 3D like very easy .... hehehhehe, please don't be so excited first ah with this ESky heli ......

Huahahahhahahaha, I noticed that also ......
It's a entertaining video but do tell us some facts

Hehehehe, check with your boss.
Maybe borrowing his heli to you is a company benefit leh

I prefer super combo package because it has been tested and assured that it can be assembled together. Else you have to do some survey to find out for example, motor can mount into the frame or not, servo too big, etc.

Of course the super combo package is cheaper lah. But you can look for cheaper parts to replace a super combo one, then it goes back to the things i mentioned previously.

Since I have only the Pro version I think I can only point you to this website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Rex_%28RC_h...er%29#T-Rex_450

Main blade, main shaft, feathering shaft, main gear, tail boom, tail blade, flybar rod ....... keep 1 or 2 set of this enough already.
From my experience just keep minimal parts and order online again after crashing your heli. Because you wont know which part you will need and it is not wise to keep ALL, unless you have 2 heli to fly and also use it as spare loh .......

I think if you are not flying so frequently usually the parts don't need to replace for an electric heli. Just replaced those parts that you have broken in a crash then you are good to go. To maintain the electric heli I think I will focus more on the bearings. From time to time, I will lube the bearing with very very small amount of lubricants. Including the motor bearing, I found that Scorpion's motor bearing oil is very good and cheap. Try to get one and it is available at HK and LHS.
I also use it to lube my other bearings.

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Added on June 20, 2011, 1:35 pm
cpmboy, received your toys and start playing sim now?

This post has been edited by daddoo: Jun 20 2011, 01:35 PM