The mechanic at work was flying one at lunch the other day and he got me into the hobby enough that I ordered a beginner's chopper. Should be here next week. Just wondering if anyone else here is into the electric helicopters too.

Here is the one I ordered and a video of how it supposedly flies:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-03lLtpHt7Q

 

Some of the mechanics at Rick's place had them....there were a few crashes....

 

They look like fun and I always see them in my Tower Hobbies flyer.

 

Just what I need.... Another hobby.


I can hear my wife saying it already

 

my bro got me one of those $40 little chopper deallies at a mall kiosk for my birthday, and it's pretty fun. my cats love it.

 

one of my co-workers is into it. but like you said.. another hobby!

 

I had a summer internship at Sikorsky Aircraft in 2002, and some people there were model helicopter enthusiasts. I was mildly interested in learning more, until I found out that some of them were custom building their own rotor heads with full blade collective adjustment, lead/lag adjustment, and rotational feathering.

I slowly backed away.

 

I have a micro rc helicopter. But I can't get into any more rc hobbies where I spend $$$ then get bored and never use it again.

Check out this video. http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...99402901911766

 

Can you mod it?

 

Oh hell yeah!!!

LiPo batteries, brushless motors, aluminum parts, carbon fiber blades the list goes on....