Teach Me About RC Helicopters

[onewhippedpuppy]

My son has a 12 MPH electric go kart, the next logical progression is a real gas kart. Heliocpters are a bargain in comparison.

[afterburn 549]

Originally Posted by David McLaughlin

There are certainly cheaper things he could get into too.

Not sure how you meant that...I take it means too much money for kids ?
**** there is cheaper stuff............"but knowledge learned is better earned if dont come to dear"
A go cart is fun..
The great thing about the heli is you need not near the real estate needed for a cart
a helicopter will tax your brain cells..hell do both!

[David McLaughlin]

The rest of my post didn't go in for some reason. I just meant that the R/C hobby can be addicting and a lot more money is going to flow. It's a fun hobby and IMHO teaches a lot. It'll teach responsibility, maintenance, eye / hand coordination and various mechanical skill that'll just grow with them.

[onewhippedpuppy]

I opened my son's birthday Syma S107 to charge the battery, and so I could play with it. What a cool little helicopter. It's easy to fly and seems impressively well made, quite frankly I didn't want to put it away. Thanks Mike, good call!

[porsche4life]

I got my S107 today... pretty sweet little toy. I was surprised by the build quality too....

[71T Targa]

Cool, where did you end up ordering from?

[afterburn 549]

whilst we are on gambit of subjects here...they provided a stifff wire for the T/R to the servo....hooking it to to the bell crank at T/R is no problem.........but to the wheel on the servo is a mystery...
seems like more then a bend in it would be nice..something more secure......do not want to loose a T/R on a 3000. dollar machine

[mikester]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

I opened my son's birthday Syma S107 to charge the battery, and so I could play with it. What a cool little helicopter. It's easy to fly and seems impressively well made, quite frankly I didn't want to put it away. Thanks Mike, good call!

I told you to order more than one.

I'm in Tampa right now and brought mine with me to my Dad's house. He has said that it will not leave his house ever again.

This is a quote from another on-line forum regarding the S107:

"If The Terminator had a bird sidekick, it would fly exactly like the S107.

It makes my in-perfect-order 6020-1's seem broken.

Add to that, it makes flying a standard non-gyro 6020 seem like vandalism."

I need to order myself a replacement.

[Seahawk]

This was all too hard for me to resist

That, plus we are headed to Williamsburg next week to celebrate my Dad's 80th...so I ordered two from these guys: RC Helicopters | Remote Control Helicopter | Mini RC Helicopter

Great stuff.

[CarreraDan]

Guys,
Be careful with this whole RC heli hobby, it can easily spiral out of control and cost you thousands of dollars you should be spending on your cars. I just got in from running 6 battery packs through by Blade mSR outside and it would be a good next step for some of you into the single rotor world. About a month ago I got my first collective pitch heli and it is one scary/exciting experience. Those wood blades spinning at 3000 rpm really get your attention when you spool them up. Still working on mastering hovering as everytime I have tried skip ahead to forward flight I get to buy a bunch of parts and take everything apart.

I haven't decided if I am going to stick with the collective pitch bird or go back to planes as honestly, it really scares the crap out of me and I don't find flying it relaxing at all--you can never break concentration on it or it crashes very quickly. My fixed pitch mSR is a relaxing, fun, fast, and most importantly a super durable way to unwind after work. Good luck and if any of you are interested in some bigger stuff check out Helifreak.com - Fun, Learning, Friendship and Mutual Respect, it is a good site with tons of info.

[porsche4life]

Anybody know of a place to get a good deal on those by the case? We may start carrying them at the Pharmacy/RadioShack I work in....

[mikester]

I use the helicopters to play with my boys at home. My 18 month old loves them. I walk in the door and he says "DADDY!! HELLCOPTERS!!!"

My wife has even had to bust out and fly it to make him happy some times. He asks he nicely for two things: Milk (from the boobs you know) and HELLCOPTERS!!!

I hope he ends up liking RC Airplanes more because that is really what I am in to.

My 5 year old flys the heck out of his still.

[porsche4life]

I got mine from ebay... Was like 27.99 shipped... Came direct from China of course...

[afterburn 549]

If bigger is better this one is 7 feet long
Pull start 3 HP engine (2 stroke)
will be a Charlie model when done

[afterburn 549]

Just an other view

[porsche4life]

WTF... My syma doesn't want to go any higher than about 6" on a full charge... I got it to go almost to the ceiling twice but thats it... I ran it alll the way down and am gunna try to recharge again...

[porsche4life]

Still no love from my SYMA... Should I send it back?

[mikester]

how are you charging it up?

If the batteries in the transmitter are not so good, it won't charge very well. If you're using the USB charger - when you plug it into the computer the light should come on in the big usb connector. Then plug it into the heli and it will go out (power switch is off). When the light comes back on, charging is done. It takes almost an hour to charge it up so be patient.

[porsche4life]

I've charged it both ways... new batts in the controller... It flew great for most of last night... Wondering if one of the motors is gimpy....

[mikester]

well, getting screwed had to happen to someone - I guess you drew that straw.

contact the seller I suppose but it the first I've heard of a bad one (not that it can't happen).