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Choosing my Heli? Which model fuel? Electric Power or Nitro Glowfuel
Green Hobby has an R/C heli that suits your budget, your experience, and your size and power preferences.  As a matter of fact our job is not to tell you that this or that "is the best way to do RC helis"

What we want to do is explain what makes electric good to use, and what makes glowfuel good for helis. That way - you can look at your own circumstances. Look at the place and the way you intend to use your heli.  Because the way you will use it is what decides which is the right option for you.

Electric helis make  ideal smaller helis for near the house or even indoors. They come from micro size up to 50 size. The micro heli, like our Twister is about all that will fly indoors or on a patio type place. Generally speaking electrics are nice if you plan to fly at home in the evening because they are quieter. The absence of engine vibration makes them very smooth. The big benefit of electric of course is that once the charger is paid for the fuel bill is zero from then onwards. We suggest that the smaller it is the better the electric power version looks.

 Little 30 size glowfuel helis are hard to tune. They are easier to break than large helis. Also Ireland is a windy country so we suggest you make your glowfuel engine heli bigger. Larger helis are excellent with glowfuel power. For small helis we prefer electric, for their 100% engine reliability.

The smallest sizes should always be electric..
Twister V2 and Twister 3D can fly indoors if required. A gymnasium or hall is great, and there's no wind. Also you can fly under lighting when it's dark or raining outside. But a liquid fuel model will mess up the place with oil vapour and smoke. If the small sizes are what you like, make it electric.
 The heli that crosses boundaries, electric power in the smaller "30" glowfuel size.
LOGO 10 Easy is a very affordable entry-level helicopter. It is constructed just like the regular LOGO 10, but the kit contains a few less extras. LOGO 10 easy will be the choice for anyone with a small budget or for those who are not sure if electric helicopter models is really what they want to get into. If you do like the taste of LOGO 10 easy, it will be very simple to upgrade it to the full blown Logo 10. So a decision in favor of LOGO 10 easy will always be a good one. The canopy comes in one piece (without window and smaller than with LOGO 10). The tail boom is 8 cm (3.15 in) shorter and the main rotor diameter is 10 cm (4 inches) less than with LOGO 10. The LOGO 10 easy kit contains rotor blades.

Logo 10 is the bigger brother of Logo 10 Easy. This electric helicopter is powered by a single rechargeacle nicad pack. It has easy handling and is an ideal helicopter for beginners.  The experienced pilot will also enjoy the Logo 10s features, its sturdy, yet light-weight construction, the 10mm main rotor shaft and 8mm spindle shaft.  The 120 degree CCPM swash plate allows for large pitch ranges.  Thus this helicopter, small though it is, will do 3D aerobatic flight without any problem.

 Logo Heli Flight times vary with the selected rotor head rpm and with the pilot's style of flying, as well as with the capacity of the batteries used. The following durations are only general values because every 2 years electric increases about 25%. You get far longer (double?) flight times after installation of tuning parts or the new high performance batteries.

hovering with 1100-1200 rpm

10 - 12 minutes

cruising/light aerobatics with 1300 to 1500 rpm

10 - 14 minutes

heavy aerobatics and inverted:

8 - 12 minutes

 

Glowfuel Helicopters: Starlet 50 & Uni Star 60
Instructors recommend the better & easier to fly 50 & 60 engine sizes - tough, steady in Irish winds, and they last for years!   Green Hobby stocks the Graupner Starlet 50 heli.  The reason we recommend this model is because it starts you off with a 46 engine, keeping cost reasonable.  BUT when you decide to change up to 60 size outfit later, 98% of your Starlet 50 parts are 60 size.  Just buy a longer rotor blade set, and tail boom, and you save the price of a new heli.  The saving goes to buy the bigger engine.

I want 50-60 size but prefer electric power ..... Elektro Skalar
In this case the same chassis  used in the Starlet and Uni-Star is available, same rotors, tail, but with electric version engine area. This is the Elektro Skalar. You get the power of a big piston engine, but a motor as smooth as silk with no vibration and a rock steady tail along with it. And of course, no cleaning oil off after flying.

                                                                                                                                    Starlet 50 heli

Helis are metal and bend so a crash can entail a trip to the shop for parts. Green Hobby      

stock parts to fit Graupner-JR, Mikado Logo helis. On most days we receive calls from buyers of cheap "funny make" heli bargains, frantically trying to find parts. They never do and usually sell their "bargain" at a financial loss. It is a fact that you will occasionally crash, and you will need to get parts.  Avoid part-time heli operators who frequent the secondhand market..

A lot of rubbish is talked about RC helicopters - first the costs - little indoor ones are cheap - the ones that fly well cost € 200 - € 500 for the indoor-outdoors models.
For outdoors flying in a breeze just disbelieve any ads you see that say you can get in the air for € 650-750!  This only gets the big things - the heli, engine, cheap radio and gyro … BUT heli flying needs ground gear like electric starting motors, 12V batteries, chargers, & a proper radio - the final figure is € 850 -1500 - which includes all you need.  (The smaller  electrics are an exception to this of course.)

The other misinformation is that its too difficult - gyros ended that 10 years ago - anyone can do it once they stick at it.

Uni Star 60 with Bell 230 fuselage & retractable undercarraige

We can locate teachers for purchasers of all our trainer aircraft but remember that heli instructors are fewer. Clubs have accomplished instructors but with helicopters you are just that little bit more on your own. So consider purchasing an R/C flight simulator. Previous R/C aircraft flying experience is helpful, failing that it may be a good idea to consider one of the excellent videos available on hovering, simple and advanced heli flying.

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