Steve Colman

Hi all, and a special hello to Owen and Madhatter. My Robins finally arrived this afternoon after being held up in Barcelona for the entire weekend. I have been through 1 battery so far ( now on charge again ) and managed to lift about an inch from the floor for a total of 10 seconds or so. I'm going to take things very, very slowly.....I didn't realise just how sensitive it would be. So, concentrating on getting a feel for the throttle and making small changes to the trims to achieve a dead vertical take off. I can see many hours of learning ahead of me but I am very excited about the prospect! Not so sure that my better half shares my excitement to the same degree though!? But , she did buy it for me as a gift being the great girl that she is! Cheers guys, Steve.

To Owen and Madhatter; thanks guys. Owen, could you forward me the ebay site that you mention; i've had a look but there are so many out there it's impossible to pin just one down. Madhatter; i've briefly viewed Radds school of flight and will give it a thorough read through when I can find some quiet time. Cheers Steve. 

Hi everyone and a thank you for all of your wise words. I finally ordered a Robins 22 and look forward to it's arrival some time this week, the Spanish postal system permitting.

Thanks for the info re the upgrades Madhatter. I had wondered whether they were worth the outlay for small indoor helis, often doubling or more the price of the original model. I'm sure for competition boys the search for every ounce ( or should I say gram ? ) of extra performance justifies the cost. Now I think I will order my Lama V3 / Robins and practice and enjoy the flying until, as you say, it's time to move on.

Owen, thanks for your comments re the Robins. I really like the look of the little heli and from the videos i've seen it seems to be the most stable of the Esky group. Perhaps because the fuselage is a nice rounded shape, hence causing less disturbance to the air around it from the rotors. I've discovered that I can get a Lama V3 plus a Robins body for roughly the same as the Robins alone so I think this is what i'm going to do. Lots of practice with the lama, tweaking and trimming, and then when i'm confident about my flying change the body to the Robins. I'm assuming it will fit directly on the Lama chassis with little difficulty? Can you tell me Owen, are the upgrade parts ie, blades, rotor heads, motors, etc, worth the outlay in terms of increased flight performance and control? Cheers, Steve. 

Cheers Eric.

Thanks for the comments and advice guys.  I think i'll go for the Lama to begin with for the reasons I outlined in my first post. I understand that my flying will be limited but i'd prefer to take things slowly to begin with. I have considered the HoneyBee as a next step after i've outgrown the Lama. Steve.

Hi all, I have just returned to aeromodelling after 25 years or so and was about to buy a Multiplex Easy Star plane to re-acquaint myself with flying when a couple of weeks ago, out of the blue, my girlfriend presented with a Pro Copter by Yuneec. I have flown this little machine constantly and have now become hooked on helis. I now want to progress to a 4 channel model ( indoor electric ) and have spent many hours trying to decide between the various models available. It appears that a Contra rotating model is the way to go to begin with and I am drawn towards the Esky Lama V3 / V4 / Robbins. It's cheap to buy, spares are readily available as are upgrades. Opinions sought on this model or alternatives that I should consider. Many thanks in advance, Steve.