Introduction
Welcome to my helicopter blog!
I am a newcomer to R/C helicopters and R/C models in general. This will be a blog of my progress from complete beginner to … well, who knows 
It was my birthday a short while ago and I was asked “what do I want?” - good question! I have always had a facination with helicopters (real and R/C) but always assumed that they were way out of my price range. That changed when I saw an advert from Maplin for a cheap 2 channel helicopter.
I’m one for investigating my options before buying anything, so off I went searching for information. It soon became clear that the cheap option was not the best way and I decided on an E-Sky Lama V3.
The Lama proved to be immediate, excellent fun and quite a challenge to control. I started off flying it indoors but on the occasional calm day I took it out into the garden, and even the local park a couple of times.
After a few collisions, I decided to change to the xtreme blades and flexi tail - both very worthwhile upgrades while learning as they are very much more resilient
Finding the HeliGuy forum has been a godsend - there is so much knowledge and advice there, it’s the only place to be!