[clue-talk] RC Helicopters

Angelo Bertolli angelo at freeshell.org
Thu Nov 13 16:10:26 MST 2008


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.
>   

The only ones I looked at were on dealextreme.com ... not sure how 
reliable they are, but some people have made youtube videos of them too.

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