Model Helicopter Resources

[Vincent LaPorte]

My Favorite

Model Helicopter Resources

• Donovan's Hobby Shop– Sioux Falls, SD - http://www.donovanshsc.com/

• Hobby Town– Sioux Falls, SD - http://www.hobbytown.com/

• Hobby Wharehouse – Richfield, MN - http://www.myhobbywarehouse.com/

• Hub Hobby– Richfield, MN and St Paul, MN - http://www.hubhobby.com/

• Xheli.com – on line California– cheap helicopters of all kinds

• Helidirect.com – online Boston, MA – fast deflivery, excellent tech support – good for parts

• miracle-mart.com – online – Hong Kong – cheap but be carefull shipping cost – good for parts

• http://wwww.mycoolheli.com - very good info for buying and building 450 heli.
  

To learn to fly model helicopters, start simple with a coaxial helicopter like a Esky Lama or a Esky Big Lama for about $100 and fly
indoors. Get a few extra batteries.

Only after you are confidently flying this heli then move up to a “fixed pitch” single rotor heli like a Esky HoneyBee FP - $100 and fly
outdoors on total calm days (wind less than 3mph).

Finally when skilled with the above helis get a “collective pitch” heli like a Trex-450 or EXI-450 and learn to fly out doors and do stunts.

Best book - “The Basics of RC Helis” by Paul Tradelius - $25.