Genius! Just ordered a Hydrofoam :D

DailyGeek · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:37

Look what I have coming from the bay with some xmas money

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSt-eIw3Qlg

I posted about these like a year ago, did anyone actually ever get one?

Can't wait

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBh2YdpQP5A

yhack · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:38

:O I want one!

badgermonkey · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:38

Looks kinda cool

Jotun · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:39

I remember a post about these. How much do they cost?

saitrix · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:40

Have you ever flown an rc plane or heli? If not then expect to crash very fast.

DailyGeek · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:42

saitrix said:
Have you ever flown an rc plane or heli? If not then expect to crash very fast.

No I haven't, but I don't intend to take it straight up in the air, patience and practise.

They used to cost about 250$ but I snagged one for 57 quid plus shipping from manchester

benjo · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:43

Thats awesome

I'd be afraid of flying it though, imagine crashing into the floor or submerging it in a pond

iamdjdz · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:43

i'd get bored and try and sit in it

DailyGeek · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:44

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS1-f7tm-6w

Another great vid

saitrix · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:46

DailyGeek said:
No I haven't, but I don't intend to take it straight up in the air, patience and practise.

They used to cost about 250$ but I snagged one for 57 quid plus shipping from manchester

First of all master which direction is which on the tx when it is coming towards you, im not sure how old you are so that can greatly affect how quickly you will learn.

The thing you will find weird is the fast it will not make any lift of its own so all lift has to be generated from the prop. Goto a very very large area at first without people round, exactly unlike the 2nd youtube video in your post. Just try flying oval circuits first of all, trying to keep the think as level as possible. It will be a while til you can do any 3D.

PardonTheWait · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:47

You have no chance of being able to fly that competently before you trash it from learning...

DailyGeek · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:52

Mohinder said:
You have no chance of being able to fly that competently before you trash it from learning...

Indeed, I like a challenge.

I live two minutes from a sports field and quarry, got plenty of space to practice

PardonTheWait · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:56

DailyGeek said:
Indeed, I like a challenge.

I live two minutes from a sports field and quarry, got plenty of space to practice

Space doesn't matter, it's the ground you're going to crash into!

Rosbif · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:57

They should rename it the flying crab it might sell a bit better

DailyGeek · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:58

Mohinder said:
Space doesn't matter, it's the ground you're going to crash into!

Well I'll keep it on the ground for a while, i have no intention of being cocky and shafting it straight away

although I'm not certain my intentions will make a difference.

Angus-Higgins · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:59

Looks fun, you must make a video of it.

Angus Higgins

PinkFloyd · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:59

Damn thats cool.
I know it would last about 2 minutes before I annihilate it by going vertically down into the floor though!

saitrix · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:00

DailyGeek said:
Well I'll keep it on the ground for a while, i have no intention of being cocky and shafting it straight away although I'm not certain my intentions will make a difference.

They most probably won't. You will move the sticks too much, over react and ultimately crash when a little gust of wind just alters its course a little. It is the whole reason why you can buy trainer planes to learn how to fly with.

PinkFloyd, 2 mins? You're optimistic.

PinkFloyd · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:03

saitrix said:
PinkFloyd, 2 mins? You're optimistic.

That's after about 1 minutes 55 seconds of going around on the floor

DailyGeek · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:04

I am confident that I'm not a total and utter smacktard though, and have a decent idea of what to expect

but accidents will happen!

So nobody else has one then?