Radio Control Helicopters - Help!

[boxer]

I've been chosen to buy a RC Helicopter as a present for a relatives 60th birthday. Unfortunatly I haven't a clue, so if anyone has any knowledge I'd be grateful to hear some recommendations.

Some info/requirements:-

1. Price about £80.
2. Indoor use for sure but some outdoor capability would be nice but not essential.
3. Suitable for beginners/intermediates.
4. Robust construction - 'cause knowing my BiL it's going to crash lots.
5. Good spares availability.

Thanks.

 

[Sir James]

Tunned has one , give him a PM

 

[Noddy]

I got a Nano-Copter from W H Smiths, £30ish. All battery powered. Great fun, I can get it to take off, hover, fly forwards and in left and right circles. Can I get it to land again ? Can I feck. Its been hiding down the back of the fridge for a few days now

 

[Flipfly]

I've been chosen to buy a RC Helicopter as a present for a relatives 60th birthday. Unfortunatly I haven't a clue, so if anyone has any knowledge I'd be grateful to hear some recommendations.

Some info/requirements:-

1. Price about £80.
2. Indoor use for sure but some outdoor capability would be nice but not essential.
3. Suitable for beginners/intermediates.
4. Robust construction - 'cause knowing my BiL it's going to crash lots.
5. Good spares availability.

Thanks.

Either indoor or outdoor. If you try to use an outdoor jellywopter indoors, you'll die

Seriously indoor jellies are too small for outside use unless there is no wind at all.

The twin rotor wopters are easy to fly, but not true to life. Single blade ones are difficult to set up and far tougher to fly properly.

 

[Stewart H]

Buy good glue
Stewart

 

[Dazza]

for £80 this should do the trick clicky
and as its not to small it should be ok outdoors on calm days

 

[Farmboy]

ive got the E flite blade, great indoors comes with all the kit for £100

Bounces well and flies for about 15 minutes which is pretty good.

can be used outdoors on a still day, i have had upto about 100 yards away and back before i lost my bottle but best indoors.

CHris

 

[araspitfire]

Depends on where you think he's going with it...

Have a laugh and let the friends fly (and crash) it.... a PicooZ or similar thing which doesn't hover, but is good fun to buzz around the room and crash frequently... Go for the 2 set with led 'lasers' that allow one to shoot the other down... With practice it can land on relatively small pads, but you need to know when to turn it right or left to make it land on a specific spot... (turn it one way and it flies forward... turn it the other and it almost stops while turning...)

Or something like the Ikarus Lama which is a twin rotor job which makes it pretty easy to fly, hover, land on small platforms, rig a hook and pick up stuff... If one is careful and cuts the power at the right time it can survive a few 'crashes'... but if you bounce it off the ceiling and let it freefall to the floor it will need some fixing... It does have all 4 control axes though so is much more like a 'real' RC helicopter... no wind outdoors though or the Neighbors will own it... 100 euros got me mine, and other 'cheaper' brands can be had..

Any tiny helicopter that looks like a real one (single main rotor and tail rotor) will be harder to fly I believe and spend a lot of time getting fixed... Not recommended as a first bird...

Al...

 

[chrishb4]

Check out Maplins, they've got some at reduced prices at the moment. Was in the Lincoln branch yesterday and was quite impressed with the quality.