RC Helicopter
I’ve been wanting to buy an RC helicopter for years, and I finally got a chance to play with this one and get a feel for what these toys are all about.
I’ve been hearing the horror stories about how hard it is to fly one of these RC helicopters. Sure enough, it took me a long while before I was able to get even a decent grip on this machine.
The helicopter overall seems to be well built, but the remote control was a bit of a disappointment. One of the joysticks broke and fell of the very first day I played with it. I was still able to use the remote control without it, just had to be very careful about how I positioned my thumb over the control. However, this did not leave me with too much precision and this might have contributed to my steep learning curve with flying this helicopter.
The helicopter has a rechargeable battery that needs to be charged through a specialized little USB cable. Fully charging it takes about an hour, and gives you between five and ten minutes of flying time.
I primarily flew this helicopter outdoors. This made things extra hard since even a slightest breeze would veer it far off course. I ended up with countless crash landings, but thankfully grass in my back yard is thick and soft, so each time there was a minimal amount of damage. Hitting some hard objects did leave its mark on the blades, and they gradually started wearing off. Nonetheless, even with partially damaged blades it was still possible to fly this helicopter with just minor hinderances. The helicopter comes with an extra set of replacement blades, as well as a small screwdriver that allows you to replace them on your own.
Unfortunately, eventually after one too many hard bumps the helicopter lost much of its ability to remain stable in flight. This seems to be something that could be relatively easily fixed with some screw tightenings here and there, but I have no information that could help me with it. So after a few weeks of use, this helicopter seems to be pretty much broken.
So why do I still give this product relatively high four stars? Because, honestly, I did have a lot of fun flying this thing around. It taught me a thing or two about controlling an RC helicopter, and my guess is that these experiences will be really valuable with my next such toy. I think this is a great learning RC helicopter, and if it were priced somewhere around $25 it would be worth it buying a few of these and playing around with them until they eventually break or get lost.
**** Product sample provided for review purposes. ****
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