Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

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Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

November 08, 2011, 09:45:30 AM

My co-worker brought this in today we been messing with them all morning. Nice quality lots of fun, just bought 4 of them for nephews and one for me lol

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http://www.amazon.com/Syma-S107-S107G-Helicopter-Colors/dp/8499000606/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #1 – November 08, 2011, 12:14:30 PM

i had 1 similar to that.. they like to fly towards trees.. lol it was a lot of fun until the wind took it out of range, at which point it was never to be seen again.. harbor freight sells some bigger 1's i've been eying up for 70 bucks

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #2 – November 08, 2011, 01:29:23 PM

These are better indoors.. we've crashed it about 20 times today with trying different things with it and this thing is very durable. We had a whole course laid out with flans blowing and stuff and other obsticles, I won $10 so far lol..

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #3 – November 08, 2011, 01:44:35 PM

A bit more money but much more fun. It's not a co-exe so it requires a bit more skill but once you have it down it's great indoors and decent outdoors (it's 2.4gz rather than infa-red like those co-axe) with little or no wind. Nice, easy, affordable stepping stool towards learning to fly "hobby level" heli. It's basically a knock of Blade MSR.

http://www.helipal.com/gw-xieda-9958-mini-helicopter-2-4ghz-black-edition.html

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #4 – November 08, 2011, 02:33:14 PM

That is nice.. I'll go with cheap guy now, my daughter is 5 so that should be good for her.. My next will be the one you Posted.

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #5 – November 08, 2011, 03:10:29 PM

I have the red one. I took it to my dads place in ga and flew it above the tree line(about 40ft) and it lost signal and fell to the ground and it still works, VERY durable.Lots of fun, I have started giving these to every b-day kid and they love them

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #6 – November 09, 2011, 11:46:06 PM

Quote from: Bob;372337

That is nice.. I'll go with cheap guy now, my daughter is 5 so that should be good for her.. My next will be the one you Posted.

They are a lot of fun. 4ch flight is a bit more involved but much more fun. I had a Blade MSR but sold it after i bought my Blade MCPX. I'll probably buy the one i posted this winter though as its much tamer for the indoors then the MCPX. I've also got a Gaui Hurricane 550 but it still makes me nervous for some reason. The size and head speed humble you. Great hobby though. Best place to start is with a sim like RealFlight.

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #7 – November 10, 2011, 08:42:38 AM

I watched some videos of the Gaui Hurricane 550 on youtube that thing looks wicked fast.

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #8 – November 10, 2011, 09:15:06 AM

It is. Its got some size to it as well. Still intimidating to me. I'm still very cautious with it. I can loop, roll ,fly inverted and do fast circuits with the MCPX though. It's not scarry. But the Hurri is a great heli. at a great price.

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #9 – November 10, 2011, 11:42:04 AM

Whoa,
Thanks for the link!, That does look like a nice one and did you guys notice it was on closeout (85% off reg price, haha).

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #10 – November 11, 2011, 03:08:24 PM

I got one for a gag gift,they sent it next day air for free. how do they make money?

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #11 – November 11, 2011, 04:03:01 PM

I fly a blade CX2 and a blade 120 SR both are alot of fun and are at the hobby level. takes alot of practice and patience and $$$ with broken blades and such. been pretty good at flying them indoors and out.

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #12 – November 12, 2011, 12:47:38 PM

Quote from: Kitz Kat;372559

I got one for a gag gift,they sent it next day air for free. how do they make money?

Off of cheap labor on the hands of children in China.

Quote from: 88turbo;372571

I fly a blade CX2 and a blade 120 SR both are alot of fun and are at the hobby level. takes alot of practice and patience and $$$ with broken blades and such. been pretty good at flying them indoors and out.

If you can fly the 120 you are already way past the CX2. Get a MCPX and do a frame and brush-less mod to it. You're ready.

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #13 – November 12, 2011, 01:08:44 PM

the 120 is easier to fly than the CX2 lol

Nice cheap RC Helicopter for $20

Reply #14 – November 12, 2011, 10:18:29 PM

Not the biggest fan of helicopters. I have played with a couple dual rotors, and there fun, but those mini lipo's do not last long enough to really get used to it. They run down so quick that almost all that you do is adjust the trim. Really tough though. My dad had 4 or 5 and two of them still fly, others were canibalized for parts here and there.

I have been flying a slow stick r/c airplane. Lots of fun, but frustrating right now. I have been through 3 motors now. First one I lost the plane in a lot of wind ove some tree's 200+ feet high. Found the plane about 1/4 mile away in someones front yard. Killed the battery and motor, and one plastic wing mount. It must have went down full throttle, because the battery came loose and went through the prop, and the tio of the motor shaft was almost an inch in the ground.

Second two motors, I went with the style of motor and mount my dad runs on his. It works fine, but the stupid set screws keep vibrating out. Last motor pulled all the wires out and bent the shaft when it hit the air frame, the second one twisted the wires all the way around. Haven't looked at it yet to see if I pulled the wires out yet.

I'm running a 400 sized brushless motor with a 25 amp esc, and 1500-1800 millamp 3 cell lipo's. Plane weighs almost twice what my dads does, and still runs out of verticle. My dad is running 3 cell 800's, but with how much lighter his is, it fly's a lot better low and slow.