If you are new to the fastinating world of helicopters, and you are not sure what to purchase, the helicopters like the WASP series, all come with a simulater and the instructions to operate it. It really depends what you want from this hobby. The heicopter like the Walkera Super mini is a very easy helicopter to fly. It is exellent for fun flying indoors. It is a very enjoyabe entery level little bird. The larger helies like the WASP series will take a little more to learn to fly, but the rewards will be greater. The Wasp 4 channel than the 6 channel, are the better birds to purchase, for begnners, because they have less controls, that tend to confuse you. They can do many fun moves, and they will give you hours of enjoyment . Take a view of our selection.
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Have you ever wished that you could adjust your heli with out taking it outside, or having it take off in the house and perhaps crashing it?
Well I have, come up with an idea;
1/ If you have a table with a leaf that will open up to be larger;
You could; Take a short shoe lace, and tie a knot in one end and put the lace in the opening of the table and close it so the lace will not come out, then tie it to the center of the training kit. Allow about6″ of free play. Then you can start your bird and adjust it, this will allow free movement of the bird, with out it getting away and being broken. You can check all the adjustments and be ready to fly it.
2/ You could use a suction holder that you use on the fridge , I would be a little afrade of it releasing. or;
3/ You can take a 3′ piece of 1/2” ply wood, put a small whole in the center. Then you put a medium shoe lace in the whole, tie a knot in it so it will not pull out, then you could do the same.
You could do this anytime you wish, the weather would not get in your way.
Doug
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RC electric helicopters are the coolest thing I have ever seen. I remember when I saw my first helicopter flying in the air and I thought that it was the most fantastic invention ever. It could go at intense speeds as well as hover like a humming bird over a flower.
Seeing my first electric helicopter brought me back to that moment. I knew that I definitely had to have it. And now I can attest that it is the most fun that you can have in an open field.
When I was a kid, I loved spending time with my dad. He always had such great hobbies and I loved to learn things from him as we played. One of his major hobbies was RC model airplanes. He would teach me all the basics of each individual hobby before letting me try it out.
So when I finally got to fly the plane, not only did I know quite a bit about flight and basic aerodynamics, but I truly appreciated what I was doing.
It’s time to get outside and play with RC model helicopters. Bring your family out and see what it can do! Every outing is great when you have the funnest toy any kid can ever ask for!
In this digital age, it is often difficult to get your child to get into the great outdoors and actually play with you. Sounds crazy, or it would have years ago, but now kids want to be with their digital toys more than they want to be in the park on a nice day. What’s incredible is that this phenomena is affected an entire generation of kids today and no matter how much pulling, the kids pull harder the other way. It is a time tested fact that instead of the difficult process of pulling kids towards you, you should in fact entice them with something that is both fun and positive to their lives. RC airplanes are a great way to lead a kid into the outdoors and give the kid something inactive to do while there; great fun for the whole family.
• To install a new battery you will need to remove the body from the RC model helicopter to access the internal components.
• The helicopter will have either a foam or plastic body which will have to be cut to remove it.
• The foam body will have a vertical seam which can be cut open with either a hobby or utility knife.
• The plastic body can be cut open either at the horizontal seam at the bottom or by cutting it vertically front to back.
• Once the body is removed you will find the battery near the front of the helicopter it is flat and silver, approximately 2″x 1.5″ in size.
• There will be two wires connecting the battery to the main circuit board, these will need to be un-soldered from the battery.
• With these wires removed the battery can be taken out of the helicopter, it is held in with a few pieces of clear tape that can be cut or peeled off.
• The replacement battery can be held in with any kind of tape.
• When soldering the new battery the power wires please ensure that the red wire is connected to the battery terminal labeled with the “+” and the black wire is to the terminal labeled with a “-”. Connecting this backwards will cause damage to the battery and circuit board. Be careful to not short out the two battery terminals as it will damage the battery and may cause fire.
• You will notice that the original battery also had a small circuit board connected to it, this is to prevent an overdischarge on the battery. It is not necessary on the new battery however it can be soldered and applied to the new replacement battery to help prevent damage.
• Once the battery is in place the body can be re-installed using scotch tape or glue
The rainy days can either be fun or not. When you have your RC airplane out there, the last thing that you need is for the heavens to pour its water over you. But don’t blame the heavens if it rains.
Keeping a good performing RC airplane is not very hard to do. Though it can take most of your time for doing it, if you look at your work in the end, you won’t regret it in any way.
Since there are parts of your plane that are made out of plastic AND metal, be concerned with the plastic made parts more. They are prone to easy wear, tear and cracks. Replace any parts that are in this condition. The metal parts are not an exception, do check them as well.
When you check all these, you wouldn’t be worried at taking your planes outside – even if it rains.
Joining a remote control aircraft club is a great way to dive into your hobby. Model Aeronautics Association of Canada (MAAC) regulates it’s members of clubs to give you the best access to current rc informaton, events, flying fields, etc for both RC Airplane and RC Helicopter model flyers. They also provide links to associated rc aircraft organizations the world over.
Whether you are a beginner or an expert RC Hobby Aircraft hobbier, you will find a RC model club near you.
On this page, in the right hand column section “Recommended Sites”, I have included a link to MAAC website’s list of Clubs.
Enjoy your hobby!
I work at a day camp for kids and I recently purchased an RC model helicopter for the children to play around with and they love it. It’s a really great feeling to see their little eyes light up when they hold the controller in their hands make those models fly up into the air.
Now a few of these kids want to be pilots and they spend their art time drawing up helicopters and airplanes. They have dreams thanks to these model choppers and planes.