Newbie in the UK

Hi All,

Just starting out in the world of helis, in my younger days I flew fix wing but I always fancied having a go at helis, they were just out of my price bracket.

I was unsure as to what to get and was thinking of getting the Thunder Tiger E325 until I saw the Esky Belt CP V2, again I was all set to get that until I found this site and all the videos having been done on the Honey Bee. Superb by the way, very informative. Looking forward to the beginners guides for the Honey Bee V2.

I have now fully made up my mind with a lot of research all backed up by this site that the Honey Bee FP will be the best trainer for me. I Don't have anywhere indoors to fly which is a shame, but I shall manage!

In the meantime I have been using a flight sim called RC Heli Master by Reality Craft, which seems OK, but there is no Esky model which is annoying and I have not been able to find any additional download model for it which would have helped, anybody else use this sim or know of any downloads for the Esky model for it? Any impressions on how accurate the flight model is? I can hover quite happily now after a couple of days so not sure if I have picked it up quick or it's not very accurate (probably the latter!).

I am getting the HBFP V2 probably from RC711 (just waiting for pay day at the end of the month!) with regards spares if I start stocking up will the spares that are out now be OK or will I have to wait to get V2 spares? Not 100% sure but think V1 spares will be fine. Like the green version but seems they do not do it, or I am not looking hard enough!

Anyway sorry for rambling.

Looking forward to my first flight.

DC

to the forum!!! Most parts from honey bee V1 will work on v2.

Thanks P3,

A couple of questions I forgot to ask, would you get a brushless motor for the HBFP V2 or stick with the standard 1?

What is the recommended Mah battery as a 2nd pack you guys would use?

So many questions!!

DC

I'm total novice with the Heli's too! All I can say is practice with sim lot's and avoid, at all costs 'PEAR TREE'S!' See my previous post https://myrcguidesforum.forumotion.net/general-chat-new-members-start-here-f21/concentration-t912.htm

The info and help from the Guy's here is superb

No pear trees in sight thankfully

[quote="Pittnuma]Like the green version but seems they do not do it, or I am not looking hard enough![/quote]


hey pittnuma,
here`s a link for the green version you`re after
http://www.miracle-mart.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3403
it`s from a company in hk,i ordered parts from them on sunday evening and i had them in my hand Friday morning!
5 days from hk to the uk,amazing
if you decide to buy from here i was given this code after i ordered for 10% off my next purchase.
just enter this code `summer-sale`,it might work for you too

Pittnuma wrote:

Thanks P3,

A couple of questions I forgot to ask, would you get a brushless motor for the HBFP V2 or stick with the standard 1?

What is the recommended Mah battery as a 2nd pack you guys would use?

So many questions!!

DC

I think you should to stick with original motor. It have more power than you will need in your learning process And I don't know about the battery. For honey bee fp1 I would recommend mystery 7.4V 900mah batteries from www.dealextreme.com They are very cheap and good But I think you will have bad center of gravity with them on V2

247rememberme wrote:

hey pittnuma,
here`s a link for the green version you`re after
http://www.miracle-mart.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3403
it`s from a company in hk,i ordered parts from them on sunday evening and i had them in my hand Friday morning!
5 days from hk to the uk,amazing
if you decide to buy from here i was given this code after i ordered for 10% off my next purchase.
just enter this code `summer-sale`,it might work for you too

Many thanks 247rememberme, I am ordering a week on Thursday (pay day!), I shall give it a whirl, appreciated.
By the way did you get stung for the royalmail £8 charge?

p3tras wrote:

I think you should to stick with original motor. It have more power than you will need in your learning process And I don't know about the battery. For honey bee fp1 I would recommend mystery 7.4V 900mah batteries from www.dealextreme.com They are very cheap and good But I think you will have bad center of gravity with them on V2

Many thanks I shall get a spare esky std motor, just need to look into the battery for the spare.

Pittnuma wrote:

By the way did you get stung for the royalmail £8 charge?

i didn`t have to pay royal mail anything.i`ve never heard of that before,why do they charge £8?
i just paid the postage costs to miracle-mart and the package was delivered ok.
hope that helps

247rememberme wrote:

i didn`t have to pay royal mail anything.i`ve never heard of that before,why do they charge £8?
i just paid the postage costs to miracle-mart and the package was delivered ok.
hope that helps

If you are receiving a package from overseas (apart from another EU Country), please be aware that it may incur customs charges. Any package assessed by HM Revenue and Customs as being liable for Customs charges will also incur a Royal Mail handling fee of £8.

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=400044&mediaId=400362



Presume your package was under £18, that way it does not attract a charge.

Pitt

Don't worry. Miracle-mart and most of the others stores in HK writes a really low value on the parcel, so you won't need to pay taxes (in most cases). Even my belt cp V2 arrived from HK without any taxes

hobbycity does the same thing when it sends stuff to the US, they write a lower value on the package because its less likely to be snagged by customs for inspection, which ads another 1-2 weeks, they did that too me before, got my package all taped to hell

Pittnuma wrote:

Presume your package was under £18, that way it does not attract a charge.

my package was for about £25 but every time i`ve bought from s.e.asia they have labelled the package as a gift.
i even bought a heli from there and paid no more charges to royal mail
maybe i`ve just been lucky

the new `Bee` arrived in the u.k today
http://www.heliguy.com/Electric-RC-Helicopters/HoneyBee/Honey-Bee-V2/
looks like there`s only red at the moment tho`,£99

Good spot

£99.99 + extra £15 for the Ghz version, they are really milking it though!

Think I shall still get it from abroad still (I don't mind the wait, I have waited long enough an extra week or so does not matter), the heli, tax & shipping still works out cheaper than if I buy it from the UK!

Annoys me how expensive a lot of stuff is in the UK.

Week today and the order is being placed!!

Got myself a cheap Venom2 (£30) to practice on in the meantime

Pittnuma wrote:

Annoys me how expensive a lot of stuff is in the UK.

same here
definitely more expensive,maybe because there`s not as much competition

In Lithuania stuff is even more expensive than in UK It's why I always order from Hong Kong (sometimes from UK too ) And many people here gets less than 1000lt a month which is 250pounds or 400$ Life ain't easy here

it`s not just what i earn that is the problem.
it`s also about my wife and kids SCAMMING my money