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Hey all, just tought i'd come here to brag about my new R/C toy...







It is as small as my hand and flies very well and high for about 7 minutes, then starts to lower altitude. I bought this little thing at wal-mart for 30$ can$

Might that be $29.92 on the box ?   It looks just like mine, 'cept for the changes I made.......

.......only in the interest of better flight capabilities, of course ........ 8-)

Ah yes! I love those little helis! I have two of them and I even got one for my Dad (he is into RC stuff too) they are great for buzzing around the living room and harassing the cat.

In fact, it was Ken

I've got to get one of these, where did you guys buy them (other than Wal-mart)?

I've read that in some areas Target and Radio Shack carry them. Or you could always try the internet, just do a search for PicooZ, or Havoc Heli. Two different names, but they are the same product. I got my first one here before Wal-Mart had them, but you could probably find a better price elsewhere.

Been thinkin' about buying one of those... looks like fun.

So, Ken- any more endurance now that  you've taken some weight off that little sucker?

Oh my god I want one!  I saw those on TV but figured it was the typical TV ad for a product that wouldn't be as cool as implied.  But if you guys say they're cool...

Last time I bought a little toy like that it was a mini RC car the size of a matchbox car.  Pretty cool until it died a premature death.  I was running around the cellar with it and it picked up a bunch of metal filings which I think shorted it out.

My house has vaulted ceilings so this thing will be perfect.  Plus I own the place so I don't have to worry about "mom" yelling at me to play with it outside.  :)

What all can it do like go backward, frontward, ect.?

Curious to how well they fly???  :o

That's one tiny chopper....  

The only control you have is throttle and tail rotor (rudder), forward flight is achieved by either adding a little wieght to the nose, or by twisting the tail so that the rotor points slightly downward. When done properly this will cause the heli to hover more-or-less in once place until you turn right and slow to a stop when you turn left. I know it doesn't sound like you would have a whole lot of control, but once you get used to it, you can make the heli do whatever you want.

[quote]Been thinkin' about buying one of those... looks like fun.

So, Ken- any more endurance now that

The first time I saw a commercial for those.....I immediatly flashed back to the Mattel VertiBird.

The first time I saw a commercial for those.....I immediatly flashed back to the Mattel VertiBird.  ;D Anyone else remember them?

Wow, yes... I had one. Lots of fun, except for being forced to go in a circle.




You'd think after all the hours I spent playing with that thing that I'd be better at landing choppers in FS9...

Oh indeed, I do .......there was one previous to that one, which was hand-cranked with a cable in a coil sheath.....it was free flying and not tethered to a central pylon like this Mattel one........my younger brother got one for Christmas one year, I even had a picture or it flying, but I only really remember it very vaguely, ... I'll do some research.....

Wal*Mart's got alot of cool R/C toys.  My wife bought me an R/C F4U-1 Corsair for $29.  It's pretty cool.  I bought an R/C submarine from Wal*Mart a few months ago.  Looking forward to the weather to warm up so I can try it out.