which one?

[v5 rob]

im thinking of getting a rc helicopter,i havent flown one before but i have narrowed the helicopter type down to these, but i need your help in deciding which one to go for http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/Sub-Micro-RC-Helicopter...
or http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/RC-Helicopters/Honey-Be...
or http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/RC-Helicopters/ESky-Hon...
i know ones a small indoor flyer but it looks good for what it is and mabey people could recommend some other helicopters for me to have a look at,my budget is around £120 hope you can help,

[Hedders]

I should really throw this one into the mix for a first time flyer.

http://www.buzzflyer.co.uk/Sub-Micro-RC-Helicopter...

The contra ones are a lttle more stable (but not good for aerobatics) if i understand it correctly. I have one of these little ones, great fun for indoors and sheltered area's

[v5 rob]

yes i like that one too!too many to choose from
now or should i go for a bigger one?

[Hedders]

To be honest, I would probably go for something a bit chunkier than mine, these sub micro's are fiddly!

As you say there are lits to choose from! I saw one recently somehwere online that was much bigger than these and it had an onboard camera that sent live video back to the ground so you could theoretically sit in your living room and fly this thing round your neighborhood!

[v5 rob]

yes i have seen some of them on the web.is the buzz series any good or are there better helicopters out there? and if so could you point me in the right direction? thanks for your help.

[Hedders]

I would say, yes they are good bits of kit. But does that mean they are a good first heli??

I am sure someone will be along that can give you some proper advice, I am just a noob myself and keep crashing it.

[David A]

My blade cp pro and esky honey bee cp2 with loads of spares go on fleabay tomorrow (and are in PH classifieds)

Could be considered a bit too tricky for a first heli but they did me ok - you just need a really still day and the heading lock gyro really helped too!

Budget in for spares - blades especially and training skids (ping pongs)

Not sure if that's any help or not!

Dave

p.s. as above not sure mine would be best for you unless you like to spend some time getting them set up which is by far the fiddliest bit

[Pat101]

Try this site if your are buying. http://www.heliguy.com/Electric-RC-Helicopters/Hon... I found it to late, paid way to much for my honey bee.

[v5 rob]

thanks for that web site thats saved me some money!! will prob go for the honey bee heli.

[Emsman]

I fly lots of different planes and fancied a go on a heli.
Bought one from mmaplins for £40 with all the gear.
Dead easy to fly, not a full 4 channel job but gave me enough enjoyment to think about the next step up.
Well worth a look for a starter heli- loads of fun whilst teaching the basics

[S13_Alan]

I've got the Buzzfly CX (coax one) and to be honest, as fun as it was, see trying to fix the thing its a bloody nightmare, it's just way too small and fiddly. That's the reason I stopped bothering and spent all my time on a sim practicing before I bought a Blade 400 the other week. I think if I had a chance again I'd go for a larger one to start with, the Blade CX2 seems to be one of the more popular ones!

[Hedders]

Agreed, If I could do it again i would have started with a bigger one as they cost a similar amount to purchase and repair anyway!