RC Hellicopters
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www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=992
Any ideas where else I can find one of these in stock? Does anyone here own one of these, and can anyone recommend any other toy choppers for a little more money with a little more power, without having to splash out for a proper RC chopper?
Any ideas where else I can find one of these in stock? Does anyone here own one of these, and can anyone recommend any other toy choppers for a little more money with a little more power, without having to splash out for a proper RC chopper?
I have a twister bell 47 helicopter, similar to that one. Check out www.modelhelicopters.co.uk in the electric section.
UKBob said:
www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=992
Any ideas where else I can find one of these in stock? Does anyone here own one of these, and can anyone recommend any other toy choppers for a little more money with a little more power, without having to splash out for a proper RC chopper?
They're fun indoors, but really easy to trash the blades then its fun over till you get a new set - at £10 !!
Can't be used outdoors - slightest bit of wind sends them flying (usually into the ground)
Dave
UKBob said:
How hard are they to fly (the cheap mini indoor ones)? I heard choppers were very difficult to master. Surely they are fun, and you wont crash after a bit of practise?
Cheap indoor ones are harder to fly than a big IC one, cos they're less stable. I have a Ikarus Eco Picolo, cost about £200 a few years ago. It's very hard to fly. Need a BIG space to be able to hover it without hitting walls. Probably a space of about 20' by 20' is the minimum for even the smallest of them. Had a go of my mates outsde and it was easier than mine indoors.
I fly larger nitro ones.
and have a raptor 50 and a raptor 90se and a small electric bell 47
they are prity hard to fly twin rotor ones are easyer as no tail and more stable and are quite stable for those that can fly. but helies are tricky to fly
try something like a twister bell 47 you can get for around 100 quid all in
www.jperkinsdistribution.co.uk/detail.php?JPNO=6600035&activepage=1
warning helis are like drugs and can end up costing more than a coke habbit. MY 90se was well into the 2grand zone and a crash can be expencive and you will crash
a pc simulator if your learning heils is a must pluss is some help from a experianced flyer if you into biger ic ones as ie a 90se will have your head off if you dont know what your doing. ie blades are traverling at over 1800 rpm in idel up
But helis shaw are fun to fly
>> Edited by donaldsmith on Tuesday 3rd January 20:09
and have a raptor 50 and a raptor 90se and a small electric bell 47
they are prity hard to fly twin rotor ones are easyer as no tail and more stable and are quite stable for those that can fly. but helies are tricky to fly
try something like a twister bell 47 you can get for around 100 quid all in
www.jperkinsdistribution.co.uk/detail.php?JPNO=6600035&activepage=1
warning helis are like drugs and can end up costing more than a coke habbit. MY 90se was well into the 2grand zone and a crash can be expencive and you will crash
a pc simulator if your learning heils is a must pluss is some help from a experianced flyer if you into biger ic ones as ie a 90se will have your head off if you dont know what your doing. ie blades are traverling at over 1800 rpm in idel up
But helis shaw are fun to fly
>> Edited by donaldsmith on Tuesday 3rd January 20:09
Mikey G said:
I have a twister bell 47 helicopter, similar to that one. Check out www.modelhelicopters.co.uk in the electric section.
Is that the twin contra-rotating rotor jobbie with the automatic stabilization system? If so they are very easy to fly indoors and pretty cool. I wanted one for Christmas but the local model shop had sold out when I enquired.
I couldn't find an electric section on that website. yertis said:
I have a twister bell 47 helicopter, similar to that one. Check out www.modelhelicopters.co.uk in the electric section.
Is that the twin contra-rotating rotor jobbie with the automatic stabilization system? If so they are very easy to fly indoors and pretty cool. I wanted one for Christmas but the local model shop had sold out when I enquired.
Yes it is the contra rotating one, and is easier to fly than most other little heli's. I am not aware of it having any fancy stabilisation thing, it just has a 4-in-1 gyro speed control etc...
Despite it going flat out into my ceiling the only part that broke was the flybar, it went banana shaped
donaldsmith said:Admit it. It scared you. You're lisping
I home it want a nitro he flew in shoroom. If it was thats a bit dogy and whould scare me.
Can you get RC controls which plug into the USB port, for realistic training? Just curious. If I was buying a proper RC heli, Id want real lessons before playing around with an upside down flying weed-wacker which hovered at crotch level.
Im very tempted to go for the little 60 quid jobbie, that looks like fun
Can you do it like alan szabo jr ?
I really can't do RC anything so helicpoters are right up there in my book, but this guy .....
www.runryder.com/helicopter/t72332p1/
www.jerseycoastrcclub.com/jcrcclub/3Dflying/Helis/heli_3d.htm
I really can't do RC anything so helicpoters are right up there in my book, but this guy .....
www.runryder.com/helicopter/t72332p1/
www.jerseycoastrcclub.com/jcrcclub/3Dflying/Helis/heli_3d.htm
UKBob said:
I home it want a nitro he flew in shoroom. If it was thats a bit dogy and whould scare me.
Can you get RC controls which plug into the USB port, for realistic training? Just curious. If I was buying a proper RC heli, Id want real lessons before playing around with an upside down flying weed-wacker which hovered at crotch level.
Im very tempted to go for the little 60 quid jobbie, that looks like fun
yes bob you can get proper controlers that plug in to usb ie most good sims come with a usb dongel that allow you to use the same conttrole you use for fly the heli at the feild
the 100 quid job is far far better than that 60 quid thing and is prity good traing for a larger one
heres a vid of me me warming up the 50 hyper and tyhen poping a few loops
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dragonlord002/Title 01.avi
yes runryder is a great site and alan is one the best
ps if you everwanted to know what OUTLAW looks like well you mite catch athe back of his head.
yea it me flying
hi bob
>> Edited by donaldsmith on Tuesday 3rd January 22:02
David A said:
www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=992
Any ideas where else I can find one of these in stock? Does anyone here own one of these, and can anyone recommend any other toy choppers for a little more money with a little more power, without having to splash out for a proper RC chopper?
They're fun indoors, but really easy to trash the blades then its fun over till you get a new set - at £10 !!
Can't be used outdoors - slightest bit of wind sends them flying (usually into the ground)
Dave
I got one of these for Christmas. With the minimal charge it had out the box, it sat on the ground making lots of noise, then tried to take off, tipped over and snapped the top rotor on the flooorboard. I was gutted! Can I buy a new one from any model shop, or will have have to return it?
tobeee if you got the extra bit fsay 100 quid for a better one you can bye all the spare parts for em instead of a new one
the twister bell metion above comes with tx reciver rechaargable lithium battre and charer and a spare set of blades then small 60 toy ones are rubish trust me i know helis.
my bigest one has a 4hp enging and aover a 1.6 m rotor span and whill have you head off if you aint careful with it.
and being a double rotor one is easyer to fly than a singal rotor one.
small electric heli are very hard to fly and it is a very expencive passtime and most will crash alot while learning
and may be end up in the a A$E department with the nitro ones with out help from a experianced flyer.
stacking it is the normal result the first time you try to fly one and standing by whatching it to the funck chicking into the ground.
>> Edited by donaldsmith on Wednesday 4th January 15:42
the twister bell metion above comes with tx reciver rechaargable lithium battre and charer and a spare set of blades then small 60 toy ones are rubish trust me i know helis.
my bigest one has a 4hp enging and aover a 1.6 m rotor span and whill have you head off if you aint careful with it.
and being a double rotor one is easyer to fly than a singal rotor one.
small electric heli are very hard to fly and it is a very expencive passtime and most will crash alot while learning
and may be end up in the a A$E department with the nitro ones with out help from a experianced flyer.
stacking it is the normal result the first time you try to fly one and standing by whatching it to the funck chicking into the ground.
>> Edited by donaldsmith on Wednesday 4th January 15:42
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