Mouse Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Hi all Just a quick question for now. I am looking at getting a 450 size heli and am looking at either a blade or align 450 size, I know that a blade will work with my dx6i but will a align work o.k as well. I am not looking for a heli with to many bells and whistles as I am only just starting but I have got to the limit of what my current heli can do so I am looking to upgrade to a heli that I can continue to learn on. I am looking to get one ready built and my L M S seems to specialise in blades so I need to take this into account as I will need help to set it up. Thank you Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Hi Bill Yes, the dx6i is perfectly suitable for use with a 450 size collective pitch helicopter. It has the required helicopter functions such as 120 degree swash mixing. I currently use a dx6i with a blade 400 3d, Gaul 425, trex 600 and a nitro raptor 50 (some flybarred some flybarless). If you plan to use extra functions such as a governor or a bail out system 6 channels probably wouldn't be enough. What do you currently fly? Is this your first collective pitch helicopter? Are you planning to run a flybar or use flybarless system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Hi at the moment i have a "toy" type heli from century a f45 which is fixed pitch 23 inch rotor dia and its own tx. my next one will be collictive pitch and as for flybar or not i am still thinking, I will probely go for flybarless as that seems to get the most votes as being more sutable foe a relitive newcomer. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Kearney Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Hi Mouse, re the fly bar vs flybarless debate, it might be worth considering fly bar helis, they are a hell of a lot cheaper because they are falling out of favour. I got a bargain on my blade 450 and recently on a 500 3D, Midland helis have the BnF Blade 500 3D for 270 at the moment vs 570 for the X, flybarless model. For me it came down to the simple question, am I going to see 300 odd quid of benefit by going flybarless, no was the answer I came too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bennett Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I have a flybarred T-Rex 500 and a flybarless T-Rex 550, and to me they fly just the same. The advantages of flybarless are less mechanical bits to get broken when you crash, and they can be tuned to have different flying characteristics. But they cannot be tuned to be "self levelling" or "crash resistant", unless you go for the more-advanced electronics systems like the ones used in multicopters. The advantages of flybar are you might get a good deal, and the setup is done mechanically so you don't have to spend time programming the electronics. The extra mechanical bits may cause you to spend a bit more time when repairing after a crash, but they cost far less than what you might save on a good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Thank you for the replys. After what has been said i think i will go for flybared, the cost is a major insentive and so is the fact that i will have to do less setting up of my tx. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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