http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061221/flying-micro-helicopter-still-available/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061221/flying-micro-helicopter-still-available/comment-page-1/#comment-69261 Nasty Gash Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:49:52 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061221/flying-micro-helicopter-still-available/#comment-69261 Save your money! I got mine at Radio Shack for $30.00. The previous post is correct about flight control. It's very difficult to <i>guide</i><i> i.e. to control its direction of flight. There are web sites that give hints on tuning performance, but I've not had much success. Syill, it's a lot of fun.</i> Save your money! I got mine at Radio Shack for $30.00. The previous post is correct about flight control. It’s very difficult to guide i.e. to control its direction of flight. There are web sites that give hints on tuning performance, but I’ve not had much success. Syill, it’s a lot of fun.

]]> http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061221/flying-micro-helicopter-still-available/comment-page-1/#comment-65575 Jim Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:37:57 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061221/flying-micro-helicopter-still-available/#comment-65575 My buddy brought one of these back from China, (where I believe it cost a lot less than here) and we've found it to be cool, but rather difficult to control. The only controls available are up/down and "spin left" or "spin right" (allows you to point the nose for slight forward control) which can be trimmed out a little, but still difficult to master. My buddy brought one of these back from China, (where I believe it cost a lot less than here) and we’ve found it to be cool, but rather difficult to control. The only controls available are up/down and “spin left” or “spin right” (allows you to point the nose for slight forward control) which can be trimmed out a little, but still difficult to master.

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