Hughes500Pilot
Key Veteran
Location: Anaheim, CA
| Shuttle RGLet me first begin by saying the Shuttle RG is an OUTSTANDING
helicopter. It is THE BEST 30 SIZE HELICOPTER I have ever
flown. It will do anything you can think of (with the proper servos,
gyro, exhaust, etc). Thats the good news...
The bad news is it will be very, very expensive if you crash. Not
only are parts extremly expensive, 99% of them are made out of
metal. If you crash a "plastic" helicopter like a Raptor, the pastic
will flex and then bend back into shape. As long as the plastic
does not crack, you are fine. However, if you crash a metal
helicopter like the RG, many of the parts will bend. You will then
have to replace all the bent parts. Sure, you can try to bend them
back, but you are asking for trouble if you do. You will never get
all the parts bent back perfectly, and that will cause mis-alignments.
Those mis-alignments will cause vibrations and things to wear out
quickly...
So in the end, I would suggest you go with something like a Raptor.
It is a good flyer, will get you into 3D without upgrades, is inexpensive,
parts are easy to get (and cheap compared to the RG), and I bet you
can ask anyone at your club for help since they are likley to own one
or two.
Take a look at my RG located in my gallery.
-Steve
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