RC Heli's

mauer · 13-05-2007, 00:10

So my boy has been reading up on Heli's as of late, and he's decided he wants a RC one for his birthday. Any of you have one, or have one to suggest?

BCLG100 · 13-05-2007, 00:17

W. T. F?????

mauer · 13-05-2007, 01:00

Remote Control Helicopters

Shabbaman · 13-05-2007, 09:54

Someone had one in the office the other day. I'd stick with remote control cars, they won't inflict as much damage to either furniture, windows or eyes.

Robi D · 13-05-2007, 10:10

There was an episode of Mythbusters i saw last week that used RC Helis for one of the myths. Apparantly they are very tricky things to control and need a lot of practise to get used to controling them.

There are beginer Helis available that are cheap (relatively) and durable so that would probably be the best place to start.
Hope that helps

mauer · 13-05-2007, 18:43

I found a cheap one that I've read several pretty good reviews on. http://www.trendtimes.com/tretert.html

At just under $60, I might go ahead and get two of them. It's hard to gauge whether or not they'd be hard to control or not, because every single one of them says a "10 year old will be flying in minutes!"

Darkness · 14-05-2007, 11:51

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quote:Originally posted by mauer

It's hard to gauge whether or not they'd be hard to control or not, because every single one of them says a "10 year old will be flying in minutes!"

Well, I guess flying's not the hard part. Landing might be more of a problem though...

Tubby Rower · 14-05-2007, 12:47

They are extremely hard to control. You have to have a ton of patience to be good at them. you have to learn to hover with the nose out... then you have to learn to hover nose-in, then you can attempt forward flight. I'd recommend a product by Great Planes software that is a simulator for helis & planes. It comes with a gutted remote with electronics in it to talk to the computer. http://www.realflight.com/ I bought this instead of a RC heli and it's hard. I did a lot of research and this is one of the best simulator packages. It costs ~ $200 but if you get a nice sized RC heli it's $600 + hospital bills + damage to your neighbors house = REALLY expensive.

mauer · 14-05-2007, 23:19

I should have known that the biggest kid at CDZ would have the low down on the toys...lol

mauer · 14-05-2007, 23:44

downloading the 80 MB demo.....be back in 30 minutes....

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mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	RC Heli's So my boy has been reading up on Heli's as of late, and he's decided he wants a RC one for his birthday. Any of you have one, or have one to suggest?

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Robi D King Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Adelaide, Australia. Posts: 2,060	There was an episode of Mythbusters i saw last week that used RC Helis for one of the myths. Apparantly they are very tricky things to control and need a lot of practise to get used to controling them. There are beginer Helis available that are cheap (relatively) and durable so that would probably be the best place to start. Hope that helps __________________ "I'm altering the deal, prey I don't alter it further" Darth Vader "We shall defend what is ours. We shall never surrender" --Kosovo is Serbia!

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Tubby Rower Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Middle of VA. Posts: 3,896	They are extremely hard to control. You have to have a ton of patience to be good at them. you have to learn to hover with the nose out... then you have to learn to hover nose-in, then you can attempt forward flight. I'd recommend a product by Great Planes software that is a simulator for helis & planes. It comes with a gutted remote with electronics in it to talk to the computer. http://www.realflight.com/ I bought this instead of a RC heli and it's hard. I did a lot of research and this is one of the best simulator packages. It costs ~ $200 but if you get a nice sized RC heli it's $600 + hospital bills + damage to your neighbors house = REALLY expensive. __________________ 3/2006 : Now, surely that must be because some fists might have caused internal damage to certain delicate parts?

13-05-2007, 01:00	#3
mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	Remote Control Helicopters

13-05-2007, 18:43	#6
mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	I found a cheap one that I've read several pretty good reviews on. http://www.trendtimes.com/tretert.html At just under $60, I might go ahead and get two of them. It's hard to gauge whether or not they'd be hard to control or not, because every single one of them says a "10 year old will be flying in minutes!"

14-05-2007, 23:19	#9
mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	I should have known that the biggest kid at CDZ would have the low down on the toys...lol

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mauer King Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,033	downloading the 80 MB demo.....be back in 30 minutes....