Spec me an indoor helicopter

Glaucus · 27 Dec 2011 at 02:29

Frustrating, I think mine, might need weighting or something, it seems to like flying backwards as default.

Awesome fun though. Little worried tht I may want to upgrade latter.

Just make sure your charger is in the lounge, have a habit of just randomly picking it up and having a go.

The hard bit, is keeping it level in the air, it's so sensitive. It's easy to turn it into a yoyo. Either raving towards floor or ceiling, very hard ypto get a power where it hovers.

Malevolence · 27 Dec 2011 at 08:08

Muzza1875 said:
u6 metal series

Video, Y U No Sound?

Muzza1875 · 27 Dec 2011 at 14:14

Malevolence said:
Video, Y U No Sound?

lol

mrk · 27 Dec 2011 at 14:18

6-8mins for all these cheaper choppers is just bad. Just when you're getting the hang of it and enjoying it it decides to fall to the ground.....

This is why such low powered choppers are not fun at all in the long run.

20-30mins of flight time is much better. it might cost £80 more than a £30 one but the fun factor is just several times greater.

Cosimo · 27 Dec 2011 at 14:21

Malevolence said:
Video, Y U No Sound?

It's an awful racket.

tom_nieto · 27 Dec 2011 at 14:38

Got my dad a lightspeed icopter for Christmas. Excellent hover and fun to use with the accelerometers in the iPad/phone. I crashed it a lot over the last 2 days and it has stood up well to the punishment. Rather difficult to fly though, will be a while before he's ruining the projector image on a regular basis without it getting swatted away by angry television viewers

Once I'm back at work my dad will probably get more of a chance to practice!

Coolasmoo · 27 Dec 2011 at 14:49

mrk said:
6-8mins for all these cheaper choppers is just bad. Just when you're getting the hang of it and enjoying it it decides to fall to the ground.....

This is why such low powered choppers are not fun at all in the long run.

20-30mins of flight time is much better. it might cost £80 more than a £30 one but the fun factor is just several times greater.

If you could link to an indoor chopper that has 20 - 30 mins flight time for £110 then that would be great

mrk · 27 Dec 2011 at 14:58

Indoor? Well if your house is big then this will be fine I guess:

http://www.nitrotek.co.uk/esky-honey-bee-v2-4ch-rc-helicopter-2-4ghz-version.html

That will fly for about 20mins on the stock battery while they also do a bigger battery for £12~ I think.

ScoTTyBEEE · 27 Dec 2011 at 16:05

These are good and were £18 before Christmas.

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets...hsource=0&searchstring=APACHE&urlrefer=search

Glaucus · 27 Dec 2011 at 16:09

mrk said:
Indoor? Well if your house is big then this will be fine I guess:

http://www.nitrotek.co.uk/esky-honey-bee-v2-4ch-rc-helicopter-2-4ghz-version.html

That will fly for about 20mins on the stock battery while they also do a bigger battery for £12~ I think.

That's not for indoors, the u6 which is big for indoors is 34cm and the honeey bee is 51cm.
Unforturtles untill batteries get better you aren't going to get an indoor one with 20+mins.

Django x2 · 27 Dec 2011 at 16:57

I got the S107G. Brilliant little thing. So precision too. Mine flies ok, you really notice hot/cold spots though, especially if trying to land. Pretty tough little chassis too which is nice.

Macky · 27 Dec 2011 at 17:16

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Syma-S107-C...IS72/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323338304&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Syma-S107G-2nd-Gyro-Version-RED/dp/B0037THXR4/ref=dp_cp_ob_k_h_b_cs_title_1

Got a £10 amazon voucher for crimbo so might as well put it towards something totally nerdy and awesome!

Which one is better out of those 2? I'm not gonna need multiple channels I shouldn't think.

wez130 · 27 Dec 2011 at 17:22

Muzza1875 said:
u6 metal series

my dad got me and my brother 1 for xmas (still to open it)

I'd edit that pic if i were you, sweary on that scottish flag

jake9891 · 28 Dec 2011 at 19:01

9808 ready for another flight