Question? What Is The Most Popular Rc Helicopter Right Now!

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By smakmeharder on Apr 28, 2016 at 7:56 PM
  1. smakmeharder

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    Ok here is a fairly difficult question. Based on your trips to the helifield, what is the most popular RC Helicopter model (not brand) right now! Give some justification for your answer!
     

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Discussion in 'The Chat Room' started by smakmeharder, Apr 28, 2016.

    1. WoodyB

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      I think for us it would be 550/600 size. We have 3 x trex 550, 3 x goblin 570, 1 x E5 stretch, 2 x KDS 550, 2 x trex 600 nitro, 1 x Gaui X5. All these are flown regularly and I may have forgotten a couple as well. Next would be 360/380 size goblin and compass. Not as many but also flown regularly.


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      I included brands just because it made it easier for me to count (lol).


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      A further point of justification is that most people who fly at our club own at least one of those listed above.


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      Since you specified model, and if we get strict, as in distinguishing between a 500 and 700, then from my observations at whiteman, based on chronological order.

      I am not willing to say before I came along, which would have been one of the M.A's

      First the Hirobo SDX was popular, with 5 of them flying.

      Then came a new phase, when one of the members started selling KDS agile, perhaps either the KDS agile 5.5 or 7.2.

      The current phase is rather controversial,

      There has been a few goblin 700's counted.

      However, surprisingly, there have been a few Mikado logo 700 xxtreme's flown this year, 4 so far.
       
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      At all of the fields I fly on....four of them, the 700 class electric is the dominant size. The second most popular size would be the 360/380 size class. There are not very many of us flying 600s anymore, and I think that myself and one other pilot are really the only ones who are still flying them. I only have 0ne 600 left out of three, and I rarely fly it any more. Even the 500-570 classes have kinda died off around here for the most part. Don`t know why...they are both great sizes. But I am planning to put an X5F into my fleet soon. There are quite a few of us left who still love nitro machines as well. There may be more nitros showing up in the near future, due to the release of the Goblin Black Nitro.
       
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      I figured there would have been more of the gobble 380's
       
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      It all depends on who is at the club on that day there has been times when there has been 7 goblin 380 all lined up to fly there are so many different modes at MRCHC it's hard to pick the most popular one my favourite is my KSE goblin 700 lol
       
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    8. smakmeharder

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      At our club.... Help me out guys!!! I have a 380, 700 goblin and a miniprotos 450. @3dmick has lots of goblins - i cant count past 10.... @Manyc has everything but goblins... and @bjay415 has a 380, some goblin goodness and others. Such a hard question to answer!
       
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      Just fly what makes you happy and smack the living daylight out of it lol
       
    10. Hellifun

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      :p 292.jpg
       
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      The one that comes home in one piece.... :D
       
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      Affordability dictates in my world, so....
      .... the one I can build, outfit, and fly for less than the cost of 1.625 BK servos. (Nothing against BK)
       
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