Where To Find An RC Chopper
Posted by Owen Jones in Uncategorized, tags: entertainment, family, gifts, helicopters, hobbies, kids, liesure, models, other, rc, recreation, sports, toys, UncategorizedIf you would like to buy a remote controlled chopper, the first thing to do is find out what you would like. There are basically two categories of radio controlled copter and every category has two foremost types.
The first choice is, do you want a battery or petrol powered chopper and secondly, do you want to buy the chopper pre-assembled (ready to fly) or do you want a kit? You could also think of size and cost.
Some of the small or mini battery remote controlled helicopters only cost around $30, so you are not taking much of risk by buying one sight-unseen.
However, larger petrol or nitro powered models cost $1,000 and more, although there are plenty of models in the $200 - $500 bracket. So, cost is an important factor in how you proceed.
You can buy a $30 Syma mini battery powered helicopter on the Internet straight away, but if you want something more up market you will need to do some research first. As always, the first thing, if you are a beginner, is to learn something concerning the hobby before you go buying anything.
Get yourself a micro chopper and learn some of the skills of flying it. Read some magazines and join a few Internet forums. Go along to a club if there is one in your area or enquire at the local hobby shop whether they know other RC fliers in the vicinity.
They may have a few models in the shop that you can look at too, but do not spend hundreds of dollars until you are sure of what you like. As you are formulating in your mind a picture of the RC chopper you would like, note the prices that you see it being sold for.
Forgetting about the cheap micro helicopters, if you are purchasing your first ‘real’ RC helicopter for, say, $100, buy one that is crash-proof. Nothing is really damage proof, if something falls 30 feet out of the sky, something is going to break, so buy a remote controlled copter that is more robust rather than pretty, because, as a greenhorn, you will crash it.
Because you will crash it, be certain that there are spares readily available in your area or on the Web. You will probably need to replace the rotors, the skids and the canopy from time to time due to crashes. You may also have to replace the motor (or parts of it) and batteries, if you are using them.
Some firms supply, or sell separately, a flight simulation program for your computer. This is a great idea, because you can practice the more difficult manoeuvres without risking damage to your aircraft in a crash. This is one of the questions that you can ask on one of the forums - whether the flight simulator for your model is worth buying.
Owen Jones, the writer of this article, writes on a variety of subjects, but is now concerned with the Gyro Helicopter S107. If you would like to know more, please visit our website at Smart Toys for Kids.
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