larger gas easier to fly than smaller electric?

[boosst]

i have a blade cx 2 and recently bought phoenix sim. i have noticed that say a knight or raptor 50 are way easier to fly than a 450 t-rex...is this true in real-life? i was planning on going from my cx2 to a blade 400 or trex but i really wanted a nitro. if they are a little easier to fly then i might as well get one right? i know parts and stuff are a little higher but i think it would be worth it. let me know your opinions.

thanks

[boosst]

this is a fairly easy question for those of you that have been in the hobby for a while. can anyone help me out a little bit?

[skirtz]

In general, bigger helicopters fly much better than the smaller ones. Everything happens slower and in general, they "should be easier" to learn on. They are easier to set up and maintain. This is not to say that they are harmless. They can easy gain a lot of speed an once out of control are scary. The drowback are: more intimidating, require special club field to fly and are somewhat more expencive than entry level TRex for example. Crashes can cost more. The benefit for small electric is, that you may fly it in your lunch time every day (compared to once a week for the gas) so over time you may learn a lot on electric.

Stefan
http://rcflightsim.com

[theKM]

it's a pretty general rule, but the bigger something is, the easier it is to fly.

[CyCrow]

Also remember that the T-rex in Phoenix is set up for hard 3D. A real t-rex with flybar weights, lower headspeed and milder throws isn't as wild. It's also slightly easier to hold stationary in hover than in the sim. You should be able to fly a real one nicely when you have learned the sim t-rex.

Still, bigger helis fly better. For learning basic flying just choose any model you like to practice on. The skills will transfer down, and what at first seemed impossibly twitchy and hard to control will become much easier.

One thing a sim doesn't teach very well is how to set up and trim a real heli, as they are always perfect. A badly setup heli can be harder to fly than the sim.

// CyCrow