cheap radio controlled choppers

[crackthatoff]

no not a robot penis, a helecopter !
are they any good for a laugh ?, was considering getting a few for prezzies for mates and family seen them for around 20 quid.

[Gingerbread Man]

I have one of the £20 ones that can sit in the palm of your hand. They're a laugh but I haven't touched mine for a while. For twenty quid though and some Christmas fun. Go for it. :thumbsup:

[Civpilot]

The £20 ones are ok, but the control is VERY limited (up down, turn, no forward or back). My mate had one and it was fun for a short while but so frustrating that you couldnt really fly it where you wanted, you were kinda limited by its movement ability. You can put a small wieght in the nose which will make it go forward, but with no control over how fast it goes forward.

Best 3 channel is the Micro Mosquito which is about £45 in shops, £20 from ebay (UK supplied). It is 3 channel (up down, turning, forward and backwards) and quite alot of fun when you get the hang of things. For a little bit more you can now get 4 channel micro choppers which whilst offering loads more control again are also far harder to get the hang of.

But for a quick laugh I would say the Mosquito is your best option.

[R4NDY]

Had a go with one of these, good fun!!!

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/1032550/X-R...

Also got one of these, 20" rotor, too big for indoors really. But good fun.

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&...

[CIS121]

The micro £20 quid ones are great fun. However, I've recently bought an Esky Lama V4 off Ebay for 60 and it is very impressive and will fly outside. Checkout Youtube