Mouse

Hi there sorry for not putting more detail about what i am looking for, did not want to bore people to much, but as you asked here i go . No previous flying experience at all ,Started on a twister hawk about 2 years ago and got hooked straight away, Currently have a I-heli F45 from century u.k which is fixed pitch. I want to stay with electric and be able to fly outdoor and have more control over the heli than i do at the moment, my F45 has been flown by some experienced pilots and most say that the main problem is that it is to small and toylike and therefore is affected by the smallest amount of breeze and so i have been thinking about a larger/heavier heli that is more suited to outdoors but also able to learn on This is why i asked about good local shops in the hope that they could help me with what i need rather than what they have to sell. I have read quite a lot of reviews but it seems that the more i read the more confused i get, flybar,no flybar, fixed pitch,collective pitch, motor or belt driven tail ect ect, I don't want to fly backwards and upside down only using my toes whilst i balance a ice-cream on my nose, I just want to be able to do the basics like fly circuits, hover and land in one peace. To be honest at the moment i think ready built would be best as I do not have the knowledge or skill to build one to a good/safe standard. Thank you for your time Mouse. P.S I am in Folkestone, Kent

Hi there Thank you for the replys, Elite modles do not exist anymore, Ashford model supplys do not have much to do with helis which is a pity as they are good people, so it looks like dartford or sussex for me. does anyone have anymore to say about TJD as they are closer ???. P.S Thanks to John Privett your tip about compatability mode icon worked,

Hello, can anybody recomend a shop in kent for a new heli pilot (me, not a cockpit figure ) , i have a rough idea of what i want but would rather go to a shop rather than buy blind on the internet, please do not suggest modelworld in sittingborne as my last experince of them was not a good one. thank you , Mouse. p.s sorry for the layout of this post but i do not seem able to do paragraphs on this site ???

Hi and thank you for the replys. good point about the heli, i will have to get onto century and ask them, the other problem that has just come to light is that i tried to download a demo from phoenix to see if it will run on my p.c but it will not install properley, a google search shows this is not a uncommon problem but i have not been able to fix it even when using a download from microsoft. more confused then ever, Mouse.

Yesterday I was at the wheels n wings show and saw that several of the traders had Phoenix sims and dx6i for people to have a go on, I was very impressed by the graphics and several members of the public I spoke to said the combo was a very good one and recomended it to me. I then went to the horizon hobbys stand to ask if it would do what what I wanted and the person I was trying to talk to seemed not to be interisted in me and in the end just walked away, not what i would call customer service. So I thought I would ask here as quite a few people seem to use it. I have a riot trainer and a F 45  heli both from Century uk and I would like to use the transmitter for both of them as well as the sim. will this work or do i need extra bits ect, or will the transmitter be to complicated for someone that is just starting out ???  Thank you Mouse Edited By Steve Hargreaves - Moderator on 30/06/2013 13:46:40