I bought this for my 10 year old. She has another helicopter and it has lasted 2 years of flying and crashing so I chose another Rc Helicopter
. I thought the bult in gyro would add to the enjoyment and it does. The helicopter flies like a home sick angel! It is stable, will hover if you hold the throttle steady, can be accurately directed and easily flown without crashing. Sounds like perfection and at a very reasonable price. There is one problem that spoils the fun though. After about 2-3 minutes flight time it will not hold altitude. You can get it to climb by flying in a forward direction and extend you flight a couple more minutes or you can land it and let the battery recover for a few seconds and it will climb or hold altitude but only for another 10-15 seconds and then it begans decending again. Even if you do use the forward flying trick (a half dozen circles going forward will get you 3-4 feet altitude) or you shut it down for a few seconds to give you enough to climb to the five or six foot level where I usually fly to avoid the sofa you only get about 5 1/2 minutes total fly time half of which is psent trying to extend you flight time. It takes 30-40 minutes to charge the battery. The other rc copters we have owned took about 8-10 minutes. This could have been an amazing toy with a slightly bigger battery. Flying high with aerobatic movements, remote control helicopters are truly a feat worth enjoying.
Remote control helicopters take pride in giving you a rare control over a machine that is so magnificent; it can render its audience in awe while it flies. Today, RC helicopters are among the top choices of people who want both hi-tech entertainment and adventure!
Most RC helicopters are available in self-made kits. They usually come in plastics and glass-reinforced parts, making the gizmo itself friendly for all ages. There are also the types that we can consider "real machine", having parts made of aluminium and carbon fiber the lightweight material often used in sports and luxury cars, ads reality and exclusivity to the small scale toy.
Construction also adds a lot to the fun. Winning the challenge of being able to assemble a small yet complicated machine can make hobbyists really proud of themselves.
Completing each set can take between five and 20 hours, depending on the specifications and customizations that you want. Of course want your RC helicopter unique and powerful, but the basic parts of this toy are simply analogous to its precedents the real life, full sized helicopters. From the rotor, the engines, to the gliding bars and up to the swash plate, one can clearly see that RC helicopter is an exact working and fully functional small scale wonder of the flying craft.
Today, RC helicopter enthusiasts do aren't contented with the plain fun of seeing their machines, their creations fly up the sky. They want something more engaging, something that will really stun their viewers from below. And this is the reason why recent RC helicopters are equipped with new components that even make them more maneuverable than United State's Air Force's latest fighter choppers!
And since RC helicopters is one of the most favorite in all RC sports, RC helicopter owners are pushing their knowledge and luck in building state of the art and revolutionizing RC helicopters. So aside from the old time favorite small, cute, dragonfly-like RC helicopters, now the mean, huge and hawk-like, sky-crane RC helicopters are taking the skies to rule.
If you're still looking above, enjoying the view and maneuver made by other great guy's RC helicopter, then you are missing a lot. Maybe it's time for you to build an RC helicopter and grab a remote control and finally make your creation and your dream soar the sky!