Remote control helicopters
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Indeed. I have an Eflite Blade msr and its a brilliant toy.
http://www.bladehelis.com/Helis/
Spare parts are easy to come by and it still going strong over 18 months after I had it.
Be warned that a proper model heli does take a little practice and skill!
http://www.bladehelis.com/Helis/
Spare parts are easy to come by and it still going strong over 18 months after I had it.
Be warned that a proper model heli does take a little practice and skill!
http://www.rc-choppers.com/index.cfm/product/blade...
Have a look at the above, i got that 1 a while ago, great for learning with.
Have a look at the above, i got that 1 a while ago, great for learning with.
Globs said:
Can he already fly a 6 channel helicopter?
My knowledge (and his) on these is severely limited to a £20 chinook we played with years ago. I'm not sure what you mean by 6 channel. I assume it's the axes it will fly, but I don't know what the 6 would be?
R.P.M said:
Indeed. I have an Eflite Blade msr and its a brilliant toy.
http://www.bladehelis.com/Helis/
Spare parts are easy to come by and it still going strong over 18 months after I had it.
Be warned that a proper model heli does take a little practice and skill!
Thanks for the warning. We've got a fair bit of enclosed land we can have a practice on, then I want to let him loose on Hyde Park etc.http://www.bladehelis.com/Helis/
Spare parts are easy to come by and it still going strong over 18 months after I had it.
Be warned that a proper model heli does take a little practice and skill!
Thanks for the other suggestions so far, I'll have a look.
Last week at a charity do in Brum I won a QS8006 3.5 channel heli in the raffle.
I walked (read: staggered) across Brum with this 2m long box @ 12am and even stood in a lift of the Jury hotel up to the 13th floor in a lift full of women complementing me on my "chopper".
Last night (drunk again) my brother in law and me took it out for it's maiden flight in the rugby field out the back of my in-laws house.
Take-off checks completed, I slowly brought the revs up... and it leaned to the right and chewed the ground. No problem, righted and try again.
2nd chance, I hoofed the power up and it leapt to the night sky, LED's flashing and hovering brilliantly. Then, it started backing up and before I knew it it was about 30ft up when it cut out and headed groundward.
The LEDs winked off and my bro-in-law heard a clunk indicating it hadn't landed on the grass.
After a lot of searching we found it amongst the only bloody debris in the corner of the rugby field next to the groundsmans shed. It had hit a bench(???) and snapped the undercarriage, losing a skid, cracked the canopy and 'loosed' a missile.
Still, it powered back up and flew, kind of, home. It's now glued back together and happily, ebay do the replacement parts I need for £15!
Absolutely awesome fun, we were in tears at how bad my flying skills were and how (coupled with our less-than-sober state), in a field the size we were in (3 junior rugby pitches side to side) I hit the only debris for miles.
I walked (read: staggered) across Brum with this 2m long box @ 12am and even stood in a lift of the Jury hotel up to the 13th floor in a lift full of women complementing me on my "chopper".
Last night (drunk again) my brother in law and me took it out for it's maiden flight in the rugby field out the back of my in-laws house.
Take-off checks completed, I slowly brought the revs up... and it leaned to the right and chewed the ground. No problem, righted and try again.
2nd chance, I hoofed the power up and it leapt to the night sky, LED's flashing and hovering brilliantly. Then, it started backing up and before I knew it it was about 30ft up when it cut out and headed groundward.
The LEDs winked off and my bro-in-law heard a clunk indicating it hadn't landed on the grass.
After a lot of searching we found it amongst the only bloody debris in the corner of the rugby field next to the groundsmans shed. It had hit a bench(???) and snapped the undercarriage, losing a skid, cracked the canopy and 'loosed' a missile.
Still, it powered back up and flew, kind of, home. It's now glued back together and happily, ebay do the replacement parts I need for £15!
Absolutely awesome fun, we were in tears at how bad my flying skills were and how (coupled with our less-than-sober state), in a field the size we were in (3 junior rugby pitches side to side) I hit the only debris for miles.
Dan_1981 said:
Also interested - in the past i had a twenty quidder that took off, and hoveredish.
Then it didn't do what you told it and crashed.
I want one with proper forward and reverses and stuff.
Personally I dont think there is a better indoor 'toy' for £100 (outside only if you good and a very still day). They are on a different level to the £20 gadget shop specials and once 'nearly' mastered, provide hours of fun.Then it didn't do what you told it and crashed.
I want one with proper forward and reverses and stuff.
Apart from scarring the dog the only real danger is your wallet. I must have spent over £80 on upgrades and repair parts since I've had it!
d to fly (like all RC Helis apart from the very basic indoor ones) but it's an impressive wee beasty and for £80 at least you won't be crashing £100's worth of kit.Fort Jefferson said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
R.P.M said:
Be warned that a proper model heli does take a little practice and skill!
Very true. I can't get the hang of it...and I'm a helicopter pilot!
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