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Message: <blockquote data-quote="septic_shock" data-source="post: 1333472" data-attributes="member: 5322">I used to be into the nitro heli's. Had a 50-sized thundertiger raptor V2. Used to fly at the TORKS field at Lake hefner. Had about $1200 invested in that thing. Got into firearms as a cheaper hobby, lol. I'll say it's tremendous fun. The Oklahoma radio kontrol society used to have a heli fun-fly once a year and would draw some real masters of 3D heli aerobatics.Eflite coaxials are a lot of fun. Remember that a coaxial chopper is only good for indoors and windless days. Even a slight breeze will make-em drift. For oklahoma winds, you need a mid - large size collective heli with a good gyro. Trex 500 or Century swift 6 for an electric, Thunder Tiger raptor 50 or Knight 50 for a nitro bird.If you start getting serious about rcheli's, pick up the Realflight flight sim. It comes with a USB controller that looks just like a 6-channel transmitter. You can practice all you want, and crashes cost nothing. I just coulnd't afford it. Crash a nitro heli like I was flying, and at the very least your replacing $85 carbon fiber blades and another $50 for new spindle shaft, padles, and clutch.Eflite heli like the coaxial your looking at, however, have fairly cheap replacement parts. They're usually g2g out of the box. You may later want to upgrade the gyro for better lock-in of the tail.</blockquote>