ECO 8is it worth it ?

AT this moment i can fly the piccolo, i wouldlike to know for you gentlemen and ladies, what is a good price range fpr a rco 8 and a controller? What i would liek to ask is it worth going to a bigger heli . i think so but i wouldliek to here hear you inou ton this subject. i m Also curious if it harder or easier to fly vs the piccolo?
Thanks
Travis

[pierre]

Travis,

I can't remember what I paid, but I liked them so much I bought two of them. If you can fly a piccolo, you can fly anything!

You will need to buy the autorotation gear and will probably want the ccpm aluminum swashplate. Don't use mechanical mixing.

Regards,
Pierre

[This message has been edited by pierre (edited 03-11-2001).]

Yes, it is worth it. I have 2 of them also. And I cant fly a piccolo, Hover a little bit. I tried it once. What Pierre means is get the sawashplate for 120 dgree CCPM mixing. The rotorhead can come later. Yes, you will need the auto rotate gear. Like he said if you can fly the Piccolo you can fly anything. See I warned you guys about hanging out here. Whos going to be the next ECO 8 owner????
Capt. Dave

got the transmitter today and allready set it up for the heli going to finish the eco 16 project i started so many months ago but let the dust settle on it. Also started looking at some nitro models, for the days to come

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NWT110700

I have been seriously thinking also towards an ECO 8.
How much flight time do you get & can you fly it on a windy day?
Is it more stable than the piccolo & what damage will I expect after a hard landing & crash?


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John VHJM010700




[This message has been edited by Mantovani (edited 03-12-2001).]

As far as time, its all how you set it up. Brushless, or not brushless, Batteries Nicad or Nimhs. As far as a HARD crash yeah, you will be replacing, shafts and tail boom at the very least. About 50.00 unless you trash the blades too. Then it will be more. Once setup it handles the wind nice. It will ballon on you if your trying to fly in 10+mph. But you can uassally see it coming and hold it tight. I try to fly in less than 10mph. Its a lot nicer. This is not an indoor heli as a lot of peole think. It is powerfull and will do a lot of damage to you or your house. It blows a lot of wind and unless you have a warehouse to fly it in doors. Get it outside on a clam day for intial setup. The Trick is to refuse to crash.
Dave

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Thanks
Dave

Hi All

Yes it is worth it and better value than the Piccolo. I am on my second one. It is much easier to fly but one crash is one too many. Needs a lot of setting up to get it flying right but when it is done, its wonderfull to fly. Only close competitor is Voyager E but ECO8 is a better bet.

Andy

Thank You.

I may have a look at one soon.

Regards,

Thank You.

I may have a look at one soon.

Regards,


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John VHJM010700