driftrider
Veteran
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA. (In my own little world)
| I'd strongly suggest against using off-brand servos and go with servos with a good proven track record in helis. I prefer either Futaba 9252's if in a CCPM application, or 9202's for general heli aps. The 9202's are not the fastest servos around, but they are strong and have been used very successfully in helis. If you don't want to spend the money on higher end coreless or digital servos, at least get a decent BB name brand servo.
For the tail, I'd say get a Futaba 401 gyro w/ 9253 digital servo. This is a very good gyro/servo combo and a good value. They are typically priced about $200 from a US shop.
If I were you I'd also consider getting a nicer radio than the Eclipse 7. I'm sure it's a nice radio, at least the one at my LHS looks pretty decent for the price. But you should ask yourself if that radio is going to be right for you in a year from now. I, for one, found that I wanted both more channels and more capabilities than my lower-end RD6K could provide, so I ended up effectively wasting $250 when I went to a nicer radio rather than saving and buying the nicer radio to start. I'd suggest any of the following, in my order of preference from most to least:
Futaba 9Z (any version, WC2 is best)
Futaba 9CHP
JR 8103
Any one of these will suit you both as a beginner, and will grow with you later.
Mike |
