So... years ago I used to love RC cars, I had many in my time but in recent years they just sat in the loft and never got used. Anyway on Sunday morning feeling a bit subdued and bored, I was browsing the net and came across a site about monkeys which subsequently led me to this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi1IT69QlSs
Now to the Mrs dismay I spent the next four hours like a excited school kid looking for the DeWalt Car/Boat/Plane you see in the video, but as is often the case with these things I couldn't find one anywhere and as time progressed it was looking less and less likely that I would find myself a new toy.
Finally though I came across a model in the UK called the Iccarus Wizard, thinking the cost was going to be crazy (I’m sure it was back in the day when I used to love my cars and trucks) I prepared myself for the worst... but it didn't come. I found a very similar model and for all of the body etc it was a mere £40 (this doesn't include any radio gear, motors, servos and all that jazz), but I couldn't resist.
I set aside a budget of £200 and started looking at model shops online and of course the bay. finding that it was feasible to do it within budget I took the dive and ordered the kit.
As I receive it and start assembling it I will no doubt take a few shots to share and hopefully follow it through with a video of its maiden voyage, which will no doubt end in tragedy.
Anyway I have a few questions...
Has anyone had a go on one of these things or even got one?
Are they easy to fly?
How likely is it that on the first flight, with no prior experience, I make it crash and burn causing a crater in the bottom of a nearby pond and/or the head of a friend?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi1IT69QlSs
Now to the Mrs dismay I spent the next four hours like a excited school kid looking for the DeWalt Car/Boat/Plane you see in the video, but as is often the case with these things I couldn't find one anywhere and as time progressed it was looking less and less likely that I would find myself a new toy.
Finally though I came across a model in the UK called the Iccarus Wizard, thinking the cost was going to be crazy (I’m sure it was back in the day when I used to love my cars and trucks) I prepared myself for the worst... but it didn't come. I found a very similar model and for all of the body etc it was a mere £40 (this doesn't include any radio gear, motors, servos and all that jazz), but I couldn't resist.
I set aside a budget of £200 and started looking at model shops online and of course the bay. finding that it was feasible to do it within budget I took the dive and ordered the kit.
As I receive it and start assembling it I will no doubt take a few shots to share and hopefully follow it through with a video of its maiden voyage, which will no doubt end in tragedy.
Anyway I have a few questions...
Has anyone had a go on one of these things or even got one?
Are they easy to fly?
How likely is it that on the first flight, with no prior experience, I make it crash and burn causing a crater in the bottom of a nearby pond and/or the head of a friend?
