Basics for beginners

[majic1]

For those of you new to CP heli's, or those of you interested in adding a V200D03 to your collection, here is some basic info regarding the V200D03.

First, this is a very nice heli. It is very stable and flies more like a 450 class heli. It has a very high RPM motor. The main blades spin at 4000rpm. The high rpm's mean more stability and greater head speed, which is very important for 3D flight.

The tail rotor is shaft driven, which some people will tell you that would require more maintenance in a crash. In a way, this is true. What is meant by "maintenance" is the heli is prone to gear stripping, like all shaft driven heli's. In most cases (and yes I have crashed my bird several times, this is why I'm telling you this) , typically the damage caused by a crash on a V200D03, is stripping the main gear and cone gear. Both are inexpensive and fairly simple to replace. For me it's a non issue. The first time I did the repair, it took approx. 1hr. and 15min. Since, I have now done a few of these repairs, I can have the gears changed out in 30 to 45min.
If the heli were to land on its side in a crash and you have and the main blades strike the ground, you will most definitely bend the feathering shaft, also. The feathering shaft repair is also fairly simple, but there is a chance the main blade grips will also have to be replaced if this happens.

For those of you transitioning from FP to CP, the V200D03 is a lot more delicate, so you do have to be more gentle with it on the landings. Also, like I stated earlier the V200D03 has a lot of power for its size and it can get away from you quickly if you're not careful.

For those of you considering purchasing a V200D03, I don't think you will be disappointed at all!

I've had mine for 3 months and I love it. Every day I can't wait to get out and fly it. ;D

I hope the info helps,

Happy Flying!

[orbitalgolem]

Thanks for the info. I've been flying a V120D02S for several months and picked up a Mini CP several weeks ago. Thinking of adding a V200D03 to the hangar too. Several quick questions:

• I've read about the servos being fairly weak and easily stripped. Are you still using the original servos? Several owners have swapped in Futaba servos.
  
• What batteries do you use? The Walkera batteries are exceedingly expensive.
  
• How is the bird for loops and other 3D?
  

[majic1]

Jun 17, 2012 19:46:32 GMT -8 orbitalgolem said:

Thanks for the info. I've been flying a V120D02S for several months and picked up a Mini CP several weeks ago. Thinking of adding a V200D03 to the hangar too. Several quick questions:

• I've read about the servos being fairly weak and easily stripped. Are you still using the original servos? Several owners have swapped in Futaba servos.
  
• What batteries do you use? The Walkera batteries are exceedingly expensive.
  
• How is the bird for loops and other 3D?
  

• I have also heard the complaints about Walkera servos and how easily they strip. I have 4 other friends who all have V200D03's. We all got them around the same time. We are all still using the stock servos and I believe only one of us has ever stripped one after a crash. After hearing the complaints I too starting looking into a futaba replacement. However, there are no direct "drop-In" replacements. The 3114 is the closest to the OEM servos. The tabs on the futaba's have to be ground to get them to fit. I figured since I am not having any problems with the OEM servos, why change them? And if I do have to replace one or two eventually, they aren't as expensive as the futaba's.
  
  
• I've been using Black Lipos, Gens Ace and Genesis Power. between HobbyPartz and Banana Hobby, you can get a descent selection of batteries. They have 20C,25C,30C,40C,55C & 65C batteries.
  
  
• The factory setting on the V200D03 are setup to make the bird very docile out of the box, like the V120 you have. Walkera does that for beginners. After adjusting the gyro trims and setting up my expos in the Tx to be more aggressive, the V200 performs 3D very well. It's very smooth and just blasts through turns. It's just a matter of setting it up as you like it.
  
  

[orbitalgolem]

Many thanks for the info - I'll be definitely adding one to the hangar now.

[msgoblue]

Thanks for the info, anyone have an opinion on the Master cp? Im going to be purchasing my first Walkera heli and thought this would be a good unit to start with. I have experience with fp helis including a flybarless 4 ch any info would be appreciated.