RC Helicopters from The Source?

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TheMilkGuy - 02 Nov 2006 23:33 GMT

Hi folks, just started lurking here this afternoon!

Got back from The Source (here in Canada) with a Radio Controlled
Helicopter called "The Mosquito"... Uber-small, looks like fun.

I'm a throttle-jockey for a living, so I figured the chance to torment
the cats would be worth it.

So far I've had a few *slightly* successful test flights, but I'm
starting to wonder - Will this machine EVER be stable and flyable
enough to have full control over? Will I eventually be able to say,
sit on my couch and takeoff from my coffee table, landing on my
entertainment center 10 feet away?

I guess I'm wondering if the machine is capable of precision, or is it
just something to tool around with until it breaks and I start
complaining about being out $90.

Let me know now while the package is still intact. ;^)

Thanks all,
Craig

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Martin X. Moleski, SJ - 03 Nov 2006 00:21 GMT

>Hi folks, just started lurking here this afternoon!

Welcome!

You might also want to try <rec.models.rc.heli>.

>Got back from The Source (here in Canada) with a Radio Controlled
>Helicopter called "The Mosquito"... Uber-small, looks like fun.

>I'm a throttle-jockey for a living, so I figured the chance to torment
>the cats would be worth it.
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>sit on my couch and takeoff from my coffee table, landing on my
>entertainment center 10 feet away?

I haven't flown the Mosquito, so I don't know.

>I guess I'm wondering if the machine is capable of precision, or is it
>just something to tool around with until it breaks and I start
>complaining about being out $90.

>Let me know now while the package is still intact. ;^)

You might want to increase the odds in your favor by starting
out in a larger space, free from hard obstacles, then working
your way down to the smaller spaces inside if, in fact, you
and the helicopter prove up to it.

On larger helis, people often strap light dowels to the skids
to make it harder to turn the copter all the way over.
Two dowels in the shape of an X, sometimes with balls at the
ends of the dowels to allow them to skitter across the ground
without digging in. I don't know wither a rig like that would
prove useful for your purposes.

Marty
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TheMilkGuy - 03 Nov 2006 06:55 GMT

Thanks for the tips, Martin - I have posted the message there as well
in hopes of some advice.

Cheers,
Craig

> >Hi folks, just started lurking here this afternoon!
>
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RC Helicopters from The Source?