http://www.microplanepilot.com/2008/05/28/micro-rc-airplane-and-helicopter-price-index-updated/ Little planes, big fun... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://www.microplanepilot.com/2008/05/28/micro-rc-airplane-and-helicopter-price-index-updated/#comment-23 Jeramy Cleghorn Fri, 30 May 2008 05:46:45 +0000 http://www.microplanepilot.com/2008/05/28/micro-rc-airplane-and-helicopter-price-index-updated/#comment-23 I'm reading your posts! My father-in-law bought the R.S. Bladerunner version of the micro mosquito when he found out I ordered (what I thought) was an Alany model micro mosquito. It flies great, easy to master, but the rotors are easily broken. Especially in the hands of a two-year-old! For those of you that are thinking about getting a micro mosquito off EBay-- make SURE of what you are getting. the auction I bid on had a picture of the Alany model. In the item description it said it was manufactured by "private label". What I received was not the Alany pictured, but an "Airplane Small Aircraft" made by Nature Moo-Cow. No, I've never heard of that company before, either. Yes, it was a POOR knock-off. It still had the stringy things sticking out on the rotors from when the plastic was molded, the motor gears weren't even round, and when I got it out of the box, charged and all, it didn't even work! After fooling around with the controls for a few minutes, I got the main rotors to actuate momentarily-- both in the same direction. I don't know if it was due to one motor being wired backwards or one just didn't work at all, either or, the P.O.S. was a cruddy build on top of being defective. So to potential EBayers-- make sure you know what you are buying! I’m reading your posts!
My father-in-law bought the R.S. Bladerunner version of the micro mosquito when he found out I ordered (what I thought) was an Alany model micro mosquito. It flies great, easy to master, but the rotors are easily broken. Especially in the hands of a two-year-old!
For those of you that are thinking about getting a micro mosquito off EBay– make SURE of what you are getting. the auction I bid on had a picture of the Alany model. In the item description it said it was manufactured by “private label”. What I received was not the Alany pictured, but an “Airplane Small Aircraft” made by Nature Moo-Cow. No, I’ve never heard of that company before, either. Yes, it was a POOR knock-off. It still had the stringy things sticking out on the rotors from when the plastic was molded, the motor gears weren’t even round, and when I got it out of the box, charged and all, it didn’t even work! After fooling around with the controls for a few minutes, I got the main rotors to actuate momentarily– both in the same direction. I don’t know if it was due to one motor being wired backwards or one just didn’t work at all, either or, the P.O.S. was a cruddy build on top of being defective. So to potential EBayers– make sure you know what you are buying!

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