[clue-talk] RC Helicopters

[Grant Johnson]

I have a Havoc Heli from Air Hogs.   It is about 25-30 to buy it.  Mine 
lasted about a year, but now the Li-Po battery is not taking a charge 
very good any more.   Still, for what I paid, not bad.

There is one thing that the instructions get kind of wrong.  They say to 
trim it by twisting the tail rotor to make it stationary forward and 
back.   That is fine, but then they say to add weight to the nose to 
make it move forward after you get the hang of it.   I found it worked 
much better to leave the weight off and just change the tail trim.

Definitely $25 worth of good fun, but they are not kidding when they say 
to fly it indoors.  The slightest breeze, and you will have to chase it.   
Make sure you have a big enough room to play with it.

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 06:17:46PM -0700, Jed S. Baer wrote:
> Anyone into those?
> 
> Just curious. I'm thinking of buying a cheap one, for fun. It's been
> interesting doing some web searching, getting a feel for prices, and
> realizing just how littered the RC landscape is with cheap knock-offs of
> successful designs.
> 
> But, I ain't gonna drop a couple hundred bucks just for fun. So I'm
> curious whether anyone has tried out any of the under $50 models, and if
> so, how well they work. Judging by YouTube results, the Picco X-rotor
> micro is pretty popular. The Havoc micros look pretty neat too. And I
> think it's pretty cool that you can get an RC 'copter that small.
> 
> Anyone have any thoughs on infrared vs. radio control? I assume radio is
> more reliable.
> 
> jed
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