rc helicopters
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- rafalski
Anyone into it? What do I need to know to get started?..
- flavorful0
Is this like a way to get your V-Card back, or did you never use yours in the first place, haha?
* Goes back to reading comic books.
- dirtydesign0
I bought the DragonFly and broke it in the same day. Impossible to fly... Avoid that one.
- hiatus0
PHAT!!!!!!
I've always wanteded one.
but for more serious s—t. get a program that plays on your computer should come with a USB controller and it help to learn before getting some DOPE heli. saves you money to....Lot of crash and burn at first.
ask for it at a hobby shop!
- rafalski0
I was thinking of using one for aerial photography, but I guess there is a long way to go from where I am now
- mg330
rafalski, you'll need a real chopper in that case, no rc model is' going to hold a person and a camera!
- nocomply0
if you want to use something like that for photography, you should consider KAPing...Kite Aerial Photography
- nocomply0
Here's a link to some kite photography done by my brother
http://www.sandiegopunk.com/joel…
Not as good as the other guy, but I've done it with him and its pretty damn hard
- k0na_an0k0
if you really want to get one i suggest buying a cheaper one used from ebay first so you get the hang of flying.
they are almost IMPOSSIBLE to control at first.
i know a handful of guys who own them and they have all crashed them within the first month causing hundreds of dollars in repairs.
go small first (up to $300) and learn from there.
- ninjasavant0
I second what Kona says. My pilot friend has one that looks like its made out of legos that cost him about $200 and is ungodly hard to fly. All I do is either crash it or get it stuck on the ceiling and then crash it.
Try going to a hobby shop that specializes in RC and talk to them, they tend to know their stuff. If they try to sell you the big expensive one, leave. Go to a place that will talk about how to get started with the small ones and work up.
- nocomply0
If you're just looking to fly it for fun, then i highly recommend you heed the advice of k0na.
i bought an RC plane for around $200 a few years ago. i flew it about 5 different outings before it was too smashed up to be worth repairing. never had it in the air for more than 30 seconds. it was very frustrating. i decided to give up on the hobby after that.
i would recommend starting with the first link that was posted. $40 is not too much to invest. Do that before you spent over $100.
- rafalski0
aren't kites hard to land softly?
- rafalski0
this is where the idea is from http://www.helicamsolutions.com/…
- JerseyRaindog0
My father in law has a garage full of RC planes and helicopters. Every weekend he goes off and flies his planes at Noirmont point here in Jersey. He even goes on RC holidays to some special hotel in Cyprus that specialises for RC freaks. I keep meaning to take pics of his garage as it's pretty cool in there. I often watch him fly the choppers and they are mighty tricky to handle. It's taken him along time to get to grips with them. Probably about a couple of years. And he's flown rc planes and gliders for decades.
Funny thing is, he's scared of flying.
- dirtydesign0
Thats the good thing about the DragonFly I guess, it was only $50 with shipping.
- madirish0
they might = the most awesomest thing i have ever played with....
until i found out about boobies.
tee-hee
:)
- ephix0
buy cheap ones in china! then break as many as you want.
yayyyyyyyyyyy
- JerseyRaindog0
Finally took some photos.
- madirish0
that rules Jersey!