mini rc helicopter?

[jimmy]

What's a good small rc helicopter? Someone at work got some toysRus thing for 20 quid and it's quite fun - tho doesn't have the full controls (whatever the technical term is) but only power and left/right.

I know nowt about these things but I fancy some sort of lil helicopter as it's quite a laugh bashing this thing off stuff.

Any ideas? what have people got?
I don't wanna get all crazy and start buying micro servos and all that madness. Just somet cheap and RTR

[Lee]

I have a Blade CX2

It comes with lipo and spektrum and chargers obviously, ready to fly for about £120 i think.

It is ace. Blades and stuff are easy and cheap to get hold of, i would highly recommend it

[jimmy]

how big is it? I wan't somet to fly indoors when I'm sick of reviewing or doing reports - somet I can try land on vickys head without chopping it off would be a bonus.

[jim76]

the picco Z is the most common micro heli, probably what your mate has - they are around £20

If you want "full controls" when the e-flite blade CX2 is one of the most common. Full 4 ch control, 2.4ghz control, lipo etc. ready to fly at about £110 (maybe cheaper on ebay second hand)

not sure whats available in between prices though.

[Lee]

its no more than a foot long, i fly it in the living room occasionally, the kids are scared of it, its well worth the money

[jim76]

it's about 12 inches long, rota diameter about 12-14 inch?

www.e-fliterc.com

[jim76]

or maybe something like this, half the price

http://www.microtechracing.com//prod...t=MICRO+FLIGHT

[jimmy]

Thanks guys, I will check some of these badboyz out and see what vicky will let me have

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by Lee

I have a Blade CX2

It comes with lipo and spektrum and chargers obviously, ready to fly for about Ј120 i think.

It is ace. Blades and stuff are easy and cheap to get hold of, i would highly recommend it

got one too very good and flighttech do a good upgrade battery
jimmy have a talk to mbmodels, this is the copter danny mcgee flies at worksop jimmy

[jimmy]

I've not really watched him fly it if I'm honest, only glimpses - I think next time I'll pay attention more

[ashleyb4]

I got a centuary uk 47g mini kelicopter its about 6 or 7 inches long and its ace fun i think it was 70 pound new comes with like 35 mhz twin motor full control.

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[RLGfx]

I reckon the Blade CX2 is the one to have, but have a look here:

http://www.servoshop.co.uk/index.php...%20Helicopters

There's a load to choose from, and the staff have plenty of experience with them......

[jimmy]

is the blade cx2 too big for in a house? are the smaller copters no good?

[losixxx]

blade's ugly, ive got the lama iv, cracking little heli, fully RTR with lipo and charger plus tx £90 or less usually

http://www.servoshop.co.uk/index.php...MA1V&area=HELI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxH2bteK7N4

[Lee]

Originally Posted by jimmy

is the blade cx2 too big for in a house? are the smaller copters no good?

Jimmy the blade is fine for the house, i have flown it at my mums and in mine, i reckon it would be fine in most living rooms

[jimmy]

that does look nice, I prefer a bit of realism haha.
What's the difference in control between all these models? I don't know owt about choppers really

[losixxx]

ive flown both at CDS found the lama much more responsive and better outdoor's blus you can get loads of different body's/bling for it....

[RLGfx]

the little bell 47 from century is a bit of a pig to fly to be honest, the blade is really stable, and i've flown one in an area about 5 foot square with no real difficulty (though i've flown helis a bit) a decent sized living/bed/dining room is ideal for these, and if there's no wind they can be used outside too.

Another choice is the twister Medevac, which comes with a simulator and spare blades, as well as a lipo voltage warning light, MOPS system to save the motors in a crash, and you can hum the MASH theme tune while you fly it... and it's cheaper than the blade...

[twisty]

For in the house i have a picco Z and for the hall/barn(or outdoors when it is totally still)or when i go racing(if aloud) i have the Blade CX2,i like the look of the Blade (2 new body sets available now)and it`s spectrum and lipo,a great stepping stone to flying something more realistic.

[jimmy]

I probably made a mistake but I got a Walkera 4#3 thingy. No doubt I'll really struggle with it and smack it into everything I was up till mega late last night looking at various helicopter sites and videos on youtube like a nutter. The Blade cx2 looks rather good but I can't afford it see how this one goes, how hard can it be!

I mainly got the walkera cos it looks funny haha, or it will after I've 'oOpleChoppered' it