racin06
Senior Heliman
Location: Indianapolis, IN
| Mabaza,
Welcome to the addiction! I first learned to fly helis on the HBFP. First of all, when learning to fly, I wouldn’t recommend any mods to the HBFP other than a lipo battery and Super Skids. There is no sense in adding more expensive parts to break because you will crash and crash often while in the learning process. The stock HBFP is a very durable heli and is both easy and cheap to repair. Many crashes result in no damage at all. I also wouldn’t recommend upgrading to a more powerful brushed or brushless main motor while in the learning process. A more powerful motor generates more headspeed which results in more damage to head parts when crashed.
I wouldn’t mod the HBFP until you have mastered hovering in all orientations and can fly figure 8s and circuits in both directions. I would also strongly recommend the purchase of a high-end simulator like Phoenix RC, Realflight G4, Reflex XTR, Aerofly Deluxe, etc. Of course, the high-end simulator isn’t an absolute necessity, but will save you money in the long run.
As in many of the RC helis on the market today, there are many mods available to the HBFP. Regarding more powerful main motors, if you want to stay with brushed motors, I would recommend either the Slo-Max 300 (http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMRK3) or the newly released Xtreme 380x motor (http://www.ka-planes.com/inc/sdetail/16851). If you go brushless, I would recommend the Arc 80 (http://www.lightflightrc.com). You may want to upgrade to a brushed or brushless direct drive tail, as well. There are many other mods and I could go on and on (which I won’t bore you with the information) on the potential of the HBFP. Eventually, you may want to build yourself a full-separates FP heli, as I recently just completed.
Also, see this site for loads of information on the HBFP: http://www.eflightwiki.com/eflightw...itle=HoneyBeeFP
The following are vendors I have used in the past that stock the HBFP and parts:
www.bphobbies.com
www.ka-planes.com
www.slickzero.com
www.ushobbysupply.com
www.helidirect.com
www.jaghobbies.com
All of these vendors will treat you right.
Good luck |
