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Micr0chiP
Mar 17, 2007
Just bought my first RC helicopter, a Syma S107 indoor helicopter, its lots of fun but can't lift my smallest camera (keychain cam).
At max it will lift 5 grams :)

So im shopping for a 4 channels outdoors heli, any recomendations ?

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Micr0chiP
Mar 17, 2007

ease posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRtAM2BG3LI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I've been subscribed to this kid for a while. This video he put a pusher prop one of his mrs. Kinda cool

Nice quad manouvers, i'll subscrive also.

I'm subscribed to this one http://youtu.be/Ls10nMHhQbE

It has some FPV videos and reviews of lots of RC stuff.

Micr0chiP
Mar 17, 2007
One of the less expensive quadcopter ($139 plus shipping, you have to have a transmiter)

It makes me regreat having bought a 4ch heli, could have bought this baby with the same money :(

EDIT: Check out these quadcopters this video was posted on the youtube thread

Micr0chiP fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Feb 1, 2012

Micr0chiP
Mar 17, 2007

SomeDrunkenMick posted:

Reading this thread has inspired me, I had a .40 trainer a good few years back that I loved, of course I crashed it one too many times, eventually to the point where it needed major repairs and never flew again.

Long story short, I want a cheap foam electric plane to learn how to fly again and hopefully get into FPV eventually. This FPV stuff is what 13 year old me dreamed about.

I'm ready to pull the pin on an AXN floater jet, a couple of LiPo packs and a charger. I still have my old 35mhz Futaba 4 Ch Tx and Rx, should they be compatible with the servos and battery in the floater jet? Heres what I'm thinking about ordering:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__8359__AXN_Floater_Jet_w_Servo_Motor_ESC_EPO_PNF.html

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__9394__Turnigy_2200mAh_3S_30C_Lipo_Pack.html

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__5548__IMAX_B6_Charger_Discharger_1_6_Cells_GENUINE_.html

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__20968__Hobbyking_60w_Power_Supply.html

I've read a good bit on rcgroups and fpvlabs but I'm just double checking, will all that be compatible with my old TX/RX and with each other.
Is there anything else I should need to get or should I be good with that to start out?

Im thinking about getting an AXN also, from what i saw in the video that im following the ESC in the PNF version doesn't handle multiple commands at the same time very well, thats why im buying the ARF version. (with just the engine)
I suppose that you could install a diferent ESC if you notice any problem.

Micr0chiP
Mar 17, 2007
Helicopter pilot watches as someone flying an RC P-51 crashes on the top of a tree.
He goes in and retrieves the model, lands on the improvised RC landing strip and returns the model to the owner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffEYqGGYXRk

loving A

Micr0chiP
Mar 17, 2007
Bought a used mavic and Im loving it, but now i caught the fpv bug and im starting to see were else i can spend my money.
I was thinking about buying a cetus fpv kit. Anyone has one that can give me feedback ?
I also found this on the facebook market near me, would this be better than the cetus kit?
I would at least have a controller that i can use with other drones.


160€

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Micr0chiP
Mar 17, 2007
Yeah... I think that i'll go with the cetus kit.
At least i know the state of the batteries and comes with a charger.
It will give me some on hands experience and i can use the radio for the sim.
Then if i still have the fpv bug and the money for it, i'll start to build my own kit starting with a tx16s transmitter and go from there.

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