Seriously going to buy a RC helicopter soon :D

[ChuenouXiao]

Any thoughts? I want to start out with the mini first. Thinking about the ones with missiles LOL

 

[MNRampage]

That's one thing I've always wanted to learn to fly.

 

[Guest]

+1

 

[ChuenouXiao]

I've found some mini heli with missiles for less then $20 Suppose to be durable too

 

[TerraKill]

small helis and planes r fun as hell!!!

ill get some vid footage next week of me flying mine around work lol

the biggest bit of advise i can give any1 thinking of seriously getting into helis and planes

is to buy the phoenix simulator V4

and spend atleast a year on that practising before splashing out to much money on a very nice helicopter/plane.

Best simulator ive ever used, and the physics are almost spot on, brilliant program

i bought the phoenix simulator + a spectrum DX5e as a package!!

nothing like training on the same controller you use in the field

 

[Obeast44]

I've had several Syma S107 coaxial helis....they are great for the money! They are easy enough to fly that my 7 yr old could manage landing on a regular basis.

 

[TheKaiman]

+1 on the simulator. Well worth it.

 

[stalker77]

I have 6-7 mini helis. some 3 channel and some 4 channel. Start out with the 3. anybody can fly them right out of the box without practice. A 4 channel mini takes alot of getting used to.

 

[Deluge]

I wanna try a mini heli, as well.

 

[ChuenouXiao]

I have 6-7 mini helis. some 3 channel and some 4 channel. Start out with the 3. anybody can fly them right out of the box without practice. A 4 channel mini takes alot of getting used to.

What does the fourth channel do?

 

[ChuenouXiao]

I've had several Syma S107 coaxial helis....they are great for the money! They are easy enough to fly that my 7 yr old could manage landing on a regular basis.

Awesome... looks sturdy....

 

[ChuenouXiao]

I wanna try a mini heli, as well.

Yea.... there's just some kind of magical serenity to you controlling a mini heli in your room Deluge I just bought a mini one but this one has 6 missiles LOL that it can shoot!

Here's the link

http://www.xheli.com/mimisihe.html

 

[Deluge]

Those look awesome!

 

[ChuenouXiao]

Wow... its here! The quality and design of this heli and controller is awesome (Heck they even give you some spare parts and missiles)! Its not my first heli but for the price and feature you can't beat it I like how the controller is similar to the PS3 controller Awesome! Only concern is the manual, written by someone who doesn't speak English very well

 

[Deluge]

That controller is pretty sweet! Curious to see how it does!

 

[BoukeG]

Very cool controller indeed. To bad it has such a short wire, you cannot fly far that way...

 

[alfred e numan]

several years ago i was messing around with those little ones sold at wal-mart- lipo powered air hogs? I would cut the foam bodies in half, lighten-re shape- reshape the ends of the blades -they would spin higher rpm. the control-transmitter is infrared- will not work good in bright sunlight. on cloudy days with no wind- go outdoors and see how high they would go- one would go about the height of a high power power line- the big metal towers- could hardly see the thing! I did fly in the front room --- until i nearly smacked a stereo speaker called a magnaplaner- thes guys are NOT cheap. Still have 3 of these birds in a box somewhere, should fly in the basement this winter.

 

[Ildy666]

Very cool controller indeed. To bad it has such a short wire, you cannot fly far that way...

I believe its a charging wire.the controller charges the battery in helicopter.that's how my mini helicopter is.

 

[ChuenouXiao]

I believe its a charging wire.the controller charges the battery in helicopter.that's how my mini helicopter is.

It is a charging wire BoukeG

 

[BoukeG]

It is a charging wire BoukeG

I believe its a charging wire.the controller charges the battery in helicopter.that's how my mini helicopter is.

Lol. Like I didn't know guys - fooled ya , sorry - lame Dutch humor.