RC Heli / Planes

[DeadmanZ]

Hi bros, just bought a RC heli picooZ today. The performances is great. Very stable and small, u can even fly it in your home... but flying time is kind of short.. charging for about 15-30 mins for just 5 mins of flying time. So bros out there who plays RC planes got any recommendations for electric heli tat can fly for a long time? Best is those kind that is able to fly in home.. haha .. or any good sites also can.. Thanks!!

[delirium]

Catch a dragonfly and tie a string to it. Can fly for hours.

[DeadmanZ]

good idea there.. can u do 1 for mi? plssss

[manta]

hahaaaa. good reply. just kidding.

[BFG]

It's the motor. If you play too long, it will burn out and you need to replace it. But this hobby is growing in popularity. There's alot of new model coming out for everyone from beginner to expert level. It's getting more affordable for new entry level that comes complete with everything you need to fly the heli. You could buy an extra kit to fly it while the other one is cooling down. But you gonna need a lot of rechargeable batteries.

[delirium]

Actually almost get 1 last week while shopping. The RC i mean, not the dragonfly. But 5 mins flying time is way too short or else it would have been really good.

[BFG]

........then get the nitro version.

[artofmobile]

RC heli and salt water marine as hobby,... wow,. must be rich,....

or like someone once said: men either play with toys or women,.... so,., you seem to need a lot of toys,.. man,,

[Achilles Tang]

interesting stuff! How much is it anyway and where did you get it from?

[delirium]

I saw it at Suntec carrefour. Its less then $40 if i remember correctly.

DeadmanZ should be able to provide a more accurate price.

I'm sticking to my dragonfly.

[BFG]

Flew the Llama Ver 3 owned by a friend of mine. I've got it flying in 2 minute. Simple to fly in my opinion. Flown in in the carpark of my work place. Good way to spend the 1hr lunch break. Google the heli name to get a pic of this heli model.

[artofmobile]

There are a lot of web site dedicated for RC.

Check out the links in the following page:

http://www.jethobby.com.sg/cgi-bin/ezsite/link/manager.cgi

One of the local forum for RC is:

http://www.daddyhobby.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=15

From my research, the cost of a RC hobby is how much can you afford to crash your plane or heli.

It is another expensive hobby and I'm researching to see which cost me lesser to enjoy the hobby in a long run...

[Sinn]

the picooz cost $39 at giant and its made of styrofoam.

theres also a plastic one, but i guess more brittle selling at giant for ard the same price

[manta]

it's very basic. no variable pitch control for increase in lift. only one control for the incr/decr of rpm and the other for left/right turning. But for less than $40 it's worth it for it's durability(styrofoam can withstand crashes without major damages) and simplicity in ops.

[CKS]

lama is gd for indoor flight.. there're even smaller version of lama (mini lama)

prob give u longer flight time too

we've few piccoZ in the office...they're gd lunchtime fun!! lol

can be bought in Metro for 39.90

Check out www.daddyhobby.com forum if you're intereted in radiocontrol flying craft

Outdoor heli is big investment (depending on the style of flying u're aftering) .. ive prob spend alot more on RC heli than reefing becuz im learning aerobatic with the heli.

[CKS]

btw, there're few members here who are also into RC heli $$$

[DeadmanZ]

LoL, thats a good idea to fly a picoZ during lunch time. Can save on the lunch $$ too.. ahaha.. ya, the price is at 39.90. U guys should really try that out. Its cool! But the flying time is aRgggg... haha.. And thanks bros for the links

[Sinn]

i still haven figured out how to move forward..

kinda tough actually.

[CKS]

you have to add some weight at the front tip of the piccoZ to get it to move forward.. lol

[DeadmanZ]

Ya, there's the aluminium sticker that came with the picoz.. u have to paste it to make it move forward. the manual got teach.

[cci[RR]us]

I add front wings (canards) to my picooZ for forward flight.

[Sinn]

unfortunately mine didnt come with the aluminium strip.

tore the box apart lookin for it.

guess id just get some paperclips instead

the manual said turn clockwise to move forward,

anti clockwise to go back.

i felt like a fish having to keep swayin the tail to propel forward

[DeadmanZ]

hmm, if u dont have the strips, then u doesnt have the spare propeller also? CAuse the strips is together with the propeller. Paper clips will work too i tink, as long as there's the weight infront.. anyway bro cci[RR]us,thats a nice modification

[Sinn]

yup,

no spare propeller to.