A co-worker discovered that I have an interest in r/c planes. He came to me last week with a story about how he had won a plane at some industry function he was at (he is in ad sales for a major Colorado publication). He flew it a couple of times, never really got the hang of it, and pretty much forgot about it until recently. He indicated that it had been crashed and might need some work, but asked if I would be interested in taking it (for free!).
That was a no-brainer. Of course. These things retailed for around $150 when they were on the market a few years ago, and hobby shops still carry parts for them.
He brought it to me on Friday, and I took it home. Turns out is was an Aerobird Commander IIst Saturday I spent some time working on it while my daughter was taking her nap. I had never been inside one of these before, but it was surprisingly easy to take apart. Once I had the controller board out (and charged the battery), I plugged it in to see what was going on.
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Many thanks to JNSFU from rcgroups.com - he provided us with a compilation of tips and tricks for the Havoc and Picoo Z helicopters. If you are so inclined, view the PDF file (you will need Acrobat Reader to do this) and see if it helps your specific problem. Many thanks to JNSFU!
Found a GREAT deal on the Air Hogs R/C Havoc Heli Laser Battle set - $89.95 at Sharper Image, where it is selling for $169.95 at Amazon. Huge savings!
Havoc Laser Battle Set (2 helos, 2 controllers) - $89.95 at Sharper Image
This price list reflects known pricing and sourcing for the following items, updated 2008-11-25 at 18:25:12 Mountain Time. This page will always have the latest pricing and sourcing known to the site owner. Be sure to bookmark it and refer back as needed.
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By Chester
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Posted in Aircraft Sales
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Tagged air, airplane, control, e-510, eneloop, estes, force, hogs, hot, itc, jakks, king, launcher, micro, mini, olympus, pacific, pterodactyl, rad, ranger, rc, ready to fly, remote, rtf, sanyo, silverlit, sky, spinmaster, storm, super, terranator, tyco, wheels, wheely, xpv
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Many thanks to JNSFU from rcgroups.com - he provided us with a compilation of tips and tricks for the Havoc and Picoo Z helicopters. If you are so inclined, view the PDF file (you will need Acrobat Reader to do this) and see if it helps your specific problem. Many thanks to JNSFU!
I’ll admit it - I have been skeptical of the micro helicopters for some time. I ordered what was, at the time, an inexpensive Chinese made r/c helicopter from eBay a couple of years ago. Never could get it to fly, but it made plenty of noise. That experience is probably what made me skeptical about micro airplanes too. Anyhow, I have stayed away from the helicopters ever since.
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I have been flying micro planes now for about 2 months. Before that, my flying experience was limited to balsa gliders and paper airplanes. Still, I went to an aviation school, and actually studied to be an Aerospace Engineer for a brief time. I love planes, and particularly love r/c planes. Sadly though, they have always been out of my reach financially (except for one miserable failed attempt a few years ago). Micro planes are definitely filling my desire to fly, and they are insanely affordable.
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By Chester
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Posted in Aircraft Reviews
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Tagged 2.0, air, airplane, hawk, hogs, launcher, micro, plane, rtf, shadowhawk, shawdow, storm, xpv
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The airplane reviews will start next week. But there are some insane sales going on right now. Here’s a sample:
(for the latest prices, please go to this thread on rcgroups.com)
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