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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / November 2006Are these helis good for a beginner?
Hello, I'm in the market for a good easy to fly helicopter that I can just play around with inside my house. I was thinking about this one: http://www.hobbytron.com/RCHelicopterElectricPicooZ85615.html Anybody have any experience with these? > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Anybody have any experience with these? as a toy they are great fun I have one and buzzing the kids is a laugh they bounce off wall ceilings ETC without breaking, but you have no control over forward speed at all they either hover or if you add nose weight they go forward the more weight the faster they go, all you can do is control height and the direction of the nose as a learning tool for better ones its useless Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I basically just want one to play around with, and maybe scare the cats, lol. I'm not looking for anything serious. > as a toy they are great fun I have one and buzzing the kids is a laugh > they bounce off wall ceilings ETC without breaking, but you have no > control over forward speed at all they either hover or if you add nose > weight they go forward the more weight the faster they go, all you can > do is control height and the direction of the nose > as a learning tool for better ones its useless >Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Anybody have any experience with these? Best $30 I've spent in a long time.. Fun to bomb around the house and harass the kids, the wife and the stupid cats.. I put a #6x3/8 button head screw in the nose to get some forward flight out of it. It cruises at about 2'/second which is perfect for in the house and is pretty controllable with some practice.. >> Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > flight out of it. It cruises at about 2'/second which is perfect for > in the house and is pretty controllable with some practice.. what sort of flight(fright) times do you get from yours, mine is no where near the advertised times of 12 mins >what sort of flight(fright) times do you get from yours, mine is no >where near the advertised times of 12 mins I'd say I'm getting pretty close to that. I did drill a small hole in the gear cover and lube the innards with some silicone spray shortly after I got it, but even before then I was getting pretty good flight times. | I'm in the market for a good easy to fly helicopter that I can just | play around with inside my house. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] | | Anybody have any experience with these? They're the best performing of the `really cheap toy helicopters (or planes)' that I've seen. They're not like `real' R/C helicopters but they are great toys. However, I've had two, and both died shortly after getting it -- it just wouldn't develop enough lift to fly anymore. I'm not sure if it's the battry or the motor, but either way, it's dead. Get it at Radio Shack instead -- it was $30, and now they've raised the price to $40, but that's still better than $60.  SignatureDoug McLaren, dougmc@frenzied.us Logic is a little bird, sitting in a tree - that smells *awful*. >They're the best performing of the `really cheap toy helicopters (or >planes)' that I've seen. They're not like `real' R/C helicopters but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >just wouldn't develop enough lift to fly anymore. I'm not sure if >it's the battry or the motor, but either way, it's dead. The main gears tend to start slipping on the shafts if you crash too much.. Gently pry off one of the clear gear covers and use FOAM SAFE CA to glue the gear back on to the shaft. Here at work, we've "revived" several seemingly dead PicooZ's like this. >Get it at Radio Shack instead -- it was $30, and now they've raised >the price to $40, but that's still better than $60. hehe, we bought the entire stock of the local Radio Shack's units a couple months ago.. Most of 'em are still flying.. I also found them at Toys R Us for $30. Sweet. I'm gonna pick one up soon. Hi Jon, Yes I do have an experience with this type of toy helicopter. But remember that this heli is a toy and really will not serve the purpose of teaching you how to fly a real R/C helicopter. If you really want to learn to fly an R/C heli try to buy something for about $60.00 more called a Lama II "Lama2". You should all see some of the other helicopters I have recommended to others who also just wanted to learn to hover and do a nose in flight. Please feel free to view my site at my personal URL: jeffmbx.rcuniverse.com. Best of luck and safe flying. Jeff... > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Anybody have any experience with these? > Hi Jon, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > my personal > URL: jeffmbx.rcuniverse.com. http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/profile.cfm?memid=229577 > Best of luck and safe flying. Jeff... > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > > Anybody have any experience with these? > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Anybody have any experience with these? Hi Jon, Yes I do have an experience with this type of toy helicopter. But remember that this heli is a toy and really will not serve the purpose of teaching you how to fly a real R/C helicopter. If you really want to learn to fly an R/C heli try to buy something for about $60.00 more called a Lama II "Lama2". You should all see some of the other helicopters I have recommended to others who also just wanted to learn to hover and do a nose in flight. Please feel free to look at my personal URL: www.jeffmbx.rcuniverse.com Best of luck and safe flying. Jeff... > > Hello, > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > personal URL: http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/profile.cfm?section=gallery&memid=229577 or try jeffmbx.rcuniverse.com > Best of luck and safe flying. Jeff... |
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