I practiced on a sim for a while and I have flown a micro heli for some time - though I don't have my own.

After reading and watching a lot of vids. about the build process, I really want to do it on my own.

Now, I have a new problem. I cannot find any reasonably priced 450s in India. RcBazaar just went out of stock.

Can you suggest an option I can look into?

I would like to know if this clone kit is a good choice, and whether I would face difficulty getting it past customs.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/RC-remote-6ch-3D-Helicopter-450-SE-pro-6ch-Kit-carbon-fiber-for-align-trex-heli/32733779042.html?spm=2114.40010708.4.7.jT4oZS

Hi Harish,

First you need to decide if you want to go fly-barred or flybarless head (Flybar is the extra rod with paddles on Heli Head used for stablization) , that will change the price of the kit and will also require a Flybarless Gyro system for stabilization.

Align or its clone are the best choices available in 450 size due to availability of parts. I am not sure of the quality of Aliexpress. But this is a flybarred kit and looks like metal head, you may have to do some hard work to add some smoothness to it. There is no canopy so I am not sure how important is that to you.

Customs Clearance - Kit comes in a small box and it should not be a problem getting through customs, just don't order any electronics with it. try to get electronics locally or place separate orders for each item.

Happy Building...feels good to be back :-)

Hi Helly,

I have been reading about helis for almost 6 years now. So I have all the "theoretical" knowledge required. However, I don't know enough to make all the right choices yet.

At the moment, I feel flybarred may be best for me. This is because, I don't have a fbl controller, and I don't think I want to mess with the setup. Please tell me if you think fbl will be a better choice.

Canopy is not important. Besides, rcbazaar sells them too.

Before ordering, I would like to know if there are any places in India that sell similar products.

Thanks,
Harish.

Good to know that you have loads of knowledge, go for a fly-barred heli it will teach you true CCPM system and tuning. 

I would recommend checking the RCIndia Gems section for a list of LHS to see if they have Heli Kits.

hi,

whats your budget? I have 2 helis for sale

1. Align trex 450 flybar with all metal rotor head and lots of spares , can buy heli alone or with radio. needs 3s 220mah lipos.

2. Thunder tiger raptor 50 nitro all ready to fly with radio. u need to buy fuel and maybe some extra items.
crash kit also included.

3. Rcbazaar Hausler 450, this is of a friend he is afraid of flying it. just lying idle.

4. Hisky 4ch flybarless micro heli all ready to fly to Tx and 2 x 1s lipo. just charge and fly.


whatssup me on 9175342600 for pics and details.