Where To Find An RC Chopper
If you would like to purchase a radio controlled copter, the first thing to do is find out what you would like. There are in essence two categories of remote controlled chopper and each category has two foremost types.
The first option is, do you want a battery or petrol powered chopper and secondly, do you want to buy the helicopter pre-assembled (ready to fly) or do you want a kit? You could also think of size and price.
Some of the small or micro battery remote controlled choppers just 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, price is an crucial factor in how you continue.
You could purchase a $30 Syma mini battery powered copter on the Web right away, but if you would like 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 as well, 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 want, note the prices that you see it being sold for.
Forgetting about the cheap mini helicopters, if you are buying your first 'real' RC helicopter for, say, $100, get 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 purchase a radio controlled chopper that is more robust rather than beautiful, because, as a novice, you will crash it.
Because you will crash it, be sure that there are parts readily available in your area or on the Internet. You will almost certainly need to replace the rotors, the skids and the canopy from time to time due to crashes. You might also have to replace the motor (or bits of it) and batteries, if you are using them.
Some businesses 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.
The first option is, do you want a battery or petrol powered chopper and secondly, do you want to buy the helicopter pre-assembled (ready to fly) or do you want a kit? You could also think of size and price.
Some of the small or micro battery remote controlled choppers just 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, price is an crucial factor in how you continue.
You could purchase a $30 Syma mini battery powered copter on the Web right away, but if you would like 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 as well, 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 want, note the prices that you see it being sold for.
Forgetting about the cheap mini helicopters, if you are buying your first 'real' RC helicopter for, say, $100, get 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 purchase a radio controlled chopper that is more robust rather than beautiful, because, as a novice, you will crash it.
Because you will crash it, be sure that there are parts readily available in your area or on the Internet. You will almost certainly need to replace the rotors, the skids and the canopy from time to time due to crashes. You might also have to replace the motor (or bits of it) and batteries, if you are using them.
Some businesses 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.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, 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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