Mates, today I found something gorgeous. here it is. have you ever seen a so small R/C helicopter?
Cool! How's it fly? It's amazingly small.
Since it's extremely small, it has no batteries but it's charged when you attach it to the R/C via a very small cable. hence FT is quite small, around 10 minutes max. I've not understood clearly how it works out yet, since it has to be trimmed and now it goes wherever he wishes (mainly against doors, walls and furniture) coz I've not trimmed it in the right way yet and looks more like it's in autorotation than straight flight. but into the shop, the man who was playing with it, landed it perfectly on my hands, hence there must be a way! I will let you know!
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: tundra_flier on March 16, 2007, 10:43:31 PM
Sweet! do you know the manufacturers name? I'd like to look for something like that. Keep us posted on your flying progress. |:)\
Phil
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: happylanding on March 17, 2007, 11:01:29 AM
Tundra, I can give you the name of the product, that is littlebee (technology brings you infinite surprise) I do not know if it's enough, but if it is not. let me know cause I threw the box away but I've one in my baggages, to give to my brother and as soon as I unpack tomorrow when back to switzerland I let you know! :) My performance aren't bettering the least. looks like straight flight is a mission impossible! :)
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Post by: Baradium on March 19, 2007, 06:38:49 PM
I've seen a video of one of those flying before. I believe I've seen on in stores as well... it's an interesting one.
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Post by: Mike on March 20, 2007, 01:46:46 AM
helicopters are just awesome! aren't they ?! ::cowboy::
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Post by: tundra_flier on March 20, 2007, 04:25:45 AM
helicopters are just awesome! aren't they ?! ::cowboy::
this small RC to flight is real fun, even if, to tell the truth he still does what he wishes and not what he is told about! My cat was impressed and tried in every possible way to catch him, until she realized she was as scared of him as she is scared of the vacuum! :) And well, I still remember as it were yesterday when I flew by helicopter over NY. I had the chance to be seated beside the CPT. and oh, I never exclude that one day, as soon as my money starts growing again, I will try to get the license....
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Post by: Mike on March 20, 2007, 04:39:12 PM
And well, I still remember as it were yesterday when I flew by helicopter over NY. I had the chance to be seated beside the CPT. and oh, I never exclude that one day, as soon as my money starts growing again, I will try to get the license....
I keep telling you guys, helicopter pilots are in demand everywhere! And you know what that means, right?! ;) Bigger salaries!! Check out "justhelicopters.com" and click on the employment section. The salaries offered start with twice of what a commuter pilot makes. Even CFI compensation has picked up tremendously . . .
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: airtac on April 22, 2007, 03:09:26 AM
And well, I still remember as it were yesterday when I flew by helicopter over NY. I had the chance to be seated beside the CPT. and oh, I never exclude that one day, as soon as my money starts growing again, I will try to get the license....
I keep telling you guys, helicopter pilots are in demand everywhere! And you know what that means, right?! ;) Bigger salaries!! Check out "justhelicopters.com" and click on the employment section. The salaries offered start with twice of what a commuter pilot makes. Even CFI compensation has picked up tremendously . . .
MIKE, MIKEMIKEMIKEMIKE----Money doesn't mean everthing----helicopters are just so.....................................ER....AHH....UNDIGNIFIED!!! :-\ I mean, I really like you, Gman, and others..........but "chopper" pilots can be such...........ahhhhh.........sluts ;) ;D
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Post by: FlyboyGil on April 22, 2007, 03:15:15 AM
And well, I still remember as it were yesterday when I flew by helicopter over NY. I had the chance to be seated beside the CPT. and oh, I never exclude that one day, as soon as my money starts growing again, I will try to get the license....
I keep telling you guys, helicopter pilots are in demand everywhere! And you know what that means, right?! ;) Bigger salaries!! Check out "justhelicopters.com" and click on the employment section. The salaries offered start with twice of what a commuter pilot makes. Even CFI compensation has picked up tremendously . . .
But how easy is it for an entry level pilot?
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: Frank N. O. on April 22, 2007, 03:42:23 AM
Uh-oh! No you've gone and done it Jim! You said the bad word! Mike and Jane (and Lucy and co.) are probably going to come for you guns blazing :D
I do think the job pays a lot at least partly since it's a lot harder to fly a helicopter (just look at some of the videos posted here, the dude with the small helicopter trying to learn to fly directly from the airport parking and then crashing after doing a flight-of-the-bumblebees routine, and the Robinson taking off into the hangar-roof, and the take-off on the rolling ship that nearly cost the life of one of the crew-members on the deck that almost got a piece a tail he didn't want! :D ).
Frank
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: airtac on April 23, 2007, 01:16:30 AM
I mean, I really like you, Gman, and others..........but "chopper" pilots can be such...........ahhhhh.........sluts ;) ;D
"Sluts" --- us, never, we're too cute for that.... Having said that....... A Helicopter pilot walks into a bar and takes a seat next to a very attractive woman. He gives her a quick glance then casually looks at his watch for a moment. The woman notices this and asks, "Is your date running late?" "No," he replies, "I just got this state-of-the-art watch, and I was just testing it." The intrigued woman says, "A state-of-the-art watch? What's so special about it?" The Helicopter pilot explains, "It uses alpha waves to talk to me telepathically." The lady says, "What's it telling you now?" "Well, it says you're not wearing any panties...." "The woman giggles and replies, "Well it must be broken because I am wearing panties!" The Helicopter pilot smirks, taps his watch and says, "Damn thing's an hour fast."
As for the 7 letter word, 6 is about our limit...............
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: airtac on April 23, 2007, 02:49:20 PM
YEAH, I only use "THAT" word to kid Mike and other helicopter pilots----They need to get their shorts bunched up once in a while.
Fact is though, I'm just jealous because the helicopter is so versatile that they get to work more than I do and more work equals more fun and more money------THE DIRTY RATS HAVE MORE FUN AND MONEY THEN I DO ::complaining:
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Post by: airtac on April 23, 2007, 02:51:35 PM
"Damn things an hour fast" HAAHAAAAA---giggle----THAT'S GOOD Gman !!! ::rofl::
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: TheSoccerMom on April 25, 2007, 03:24:50 AM
Soooo..... G-man....... I thought we had never met, but NOW..... I remember the watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) ::bow::
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: airtac on April 25, 2007, 03:12:34 PM
Soooo..... G-man....... I thought we had never met, but NOW..... I remember the watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) ::bow::
HEY !! we can't be mixing fixed and rotary wngs---wouldn't be prudent ::rofl::
Soccermom----- So was it good for you..................?????
Airtac----- Sure ya can..... ;D Almost begs for someone to do one of those "what would the offspring looklike" pictures? Would it be a "partially spinning" wing????
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: Frank N. O. on April 25, 2007, 04:00:44 PM
Like This (http://www.navalhelicopterassn.org/Index%20of%20Photographs/V22/osprey%20hovering%203.jpg) Now this really is so ugly it doesn't fly but the earth repulses it! ::rofl:: Frank
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: G-man on April 25, 2007, 04:08:07 PM
Like This (http://www.navalhelicopterassn.org/Index%20of%20Photographs/V22/osprey%20hovering%203.jpg) Now this really is so ugly it doesn't fly but the earth repulses it! ::rofl:: Frank
That was the picture I was looking for----but nah, we just beat the air into submission... ::rofl::
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: Mike on April 25, 2007, 09:01:07 PM
I always liked the old saying:
Flying helicopters is for guys who really enjoy being in the air but have no real place to go!
(took two days to fly back from Arkansas)
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: TheSoccerMom on April 26, 2007, 12:28:52 AM
Soooo..... G-man....... I thought we had never met, but NOW..... I remember the watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) ::bow::
HEY !! we can't be mixing fixed and rotary wngs---wouldn't be prudent ::rofl::
Soccermom----- So was it good for you..................?????
HA HA, "wouldn't be prudent"!!! That's CHOICE!!! ::bow::
And now you got me wondering, G-man..... are you REALLY a pilot?!?!? I thought "real pilots" never asked.... too busy thinking about themselves.... ::whistle:: heh heh heh
Hey I wasn't going to write that, but the Mother Superior is reading over my shoulder and she just said "Aww, go for it Honey!"
8)
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: G-man on April 26, 2007, 01:07:55 AM
And now you got me wondering, G-man..... are you REALLY a pilot?!?!? I thought "real pilots" never asked.... too busy thinking about themselves.... ::whistle:: heh heh heh
Hey I wasn't going to write that, but the Mother Superior is reading over my shoulder and she just said "Aww, go for it Honey!" [/color]
8)
Well I figured I would at least try to be nice---unlike "Pierre".....
Pierre..The French helicopter Pilot
Pierre, a brave French helicopter pilot, takes his girlfriend, Marie, out for a pleasant little picnic by the River Seine. It's a beautiful day and love is in the air. Marie leans over to Pierre and says:
"Pierre, kiss me."
Our hero grabs a bottle of Merlot and splashes it on Marie's lips. "What are you doing, Pierre?" says the startled Marie.
"I am Pierre the helicopter pilot. When I have red meat, I like to have red wine!"
She smiles and they start kissing. When things began to heat up a little, Marie says, "Pierre, kiss me lower."
Our hero tears her blouse open, grabs a bottle of Chardonnay and starts pouring it all over her chest.
"Pierre, what are you doing?" asks the bewildered Marie.
"I am Pierre the helicopter pilot, and when I have white meat, I like to have white wine."
They resume their passionate interlude and things really steam up. Marie leans close to his ear and whispers,
"Pierre, kiss me lower."
Our hero rips off her underwear, grabs a bottle of Cognac and pours it in her lap. He strikes a match and lights the Cognac on fire. Marie shrieks and dives into the river. Standing waist deep, Marie throws her arms upwards and screams furiously, "PIERRE, WHAT IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU DOING?!"
Our hero stands up, defiantly, and says,
"I am Pierre the helicopter pilot, and when I go down, I go down in flames!"
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: TheSoccerMom on April 26, 2007, 01:49:20 AM
Oh ho, Pierre... I see you have too much time on your hands on standby... oui?!? :D
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Post by: G-man on April 26, 2007, 02:06:10 AM
Oh ho, Pierre... I see you have too much time on your hands on standby... oui?!? :D
Oh yes indeeedy........ Driving me.. ::loony::
::rofl:: ::rofl:: OH NOOOOOOO, you two are a feckless pair---------------BADBADBAD, ::eek:: Daddy Airtac is gonna ground you both---- ::complaining: ::complaining: I want you both in quarters by 1900 hours ::complaining: or else ::rambo::
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Post by: TheSoccerMom on April 26, 2007, 03:36:33 AM
Ohhhhh kayyyyy Dad..... you are right.... we've been bad..... but what do you expect, when the poor man is sitting in the rain, watching fires on CNN, while being held hostage "in case they might want to do a burn"?!?!
Why, it's enough to make a grown man go shopping for lingerie!!! ::whistle::
8)
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: G-man on April 26, 2007, 03:38:18 AM
::rofl:: ::rofl:: OH NOOOOOOO, you two are a feckless pair---------------BADBADBAD, ::eek:: Daddy Airtac is gonna ground you both---- ::complaining: ::complaining: I want you both in quarters by 1900 hours ::complaining: or else ::rambo::
I knew I'd be in trouble hanging out the coup sooner or later......its gonna end in tears...... :'(
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: airtac on April 26, 2007, 03:40:56 AM
Ohhhhh kayyyyy Dad..... you are right.... we've been bad..... but what do you expect, when the poor man is sitting in the rain, watching fires on CNN, while being held hostage "in case they might want to do a burn"?!?!
Why, it's enough to make a grown man go shopping for lingerie!!! ::whistle::
8)
Well, i did find some pantyhose that makes my butt look sexy ::eek:: ::eek::
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: G-man on April 26, 2007, 04:10:48 AM
Well, i did find some pantyhose that makes my butt look sexy ::eek:: ::eek::
TMI ---- I knew you "stuck wing" people had some scary "issues"........ :o :o :o
"SCARY"----You savage beast, yoiu !!!! :D
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: TheSoccerMom on April 27, 2007, 01:59:22 AM
Scary issues hey?!? Long, long ago.... in a place far away....
I worked with a guy who wanted to torment a woman on our woods crew... she didn't have much of a sense of humor... okay, okay, she had NO sense of humor. ::sulk::
He snuck off in the woods before lunch, circled back to our truck while we were working, got into her PG bag, found her leopard-skin-print one-piece swimsuit, ran up the road, stripped to his Whites workboots, SOMEHOW squirmed into the about-to-burst suit, then sassily sashayed down the middle of the road as we all sat down in the dirt to eat lunch.
WOW. What a reaction! Screaming, yelling, hooting, hawing, uncontrollable laughter... and some of us ended up passing peanut-butter sandwiches through our noses, we were laughing so hard......
Ya GOTTA have a sense of humor............. whether your butt looks sexy in pantyhose, or NOT. ::whistle::
(Talk about an image being burned into one's retina... I can still see that guy as plain as day, right now. Now THAT's scary.)
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: FlyboyGil on April 27, 2007, 03:05:54 AM
Scary issues hey?!? Long, long ago.... in a place far away....
I worked with a guy who wanted to torment a woman on our woods crew... she didn't have much of a sense of humor... okay, okay, she had NO sense of humor. ::sulk::
He snuck off in the woods before lunch, circled back to our truck while we were working, got into her PG bag, found her leopard-skin-print one-piece swimsuit, ran up the road, stripped to his Whites workboots, SOMEHOW squirmed into the about-to-burst suit, then sassily sashayed down the middle of the road as we all sat down in the dirt to eat lunch.
WOW. What a reaction! Screaming, yelling, hooting, hawing, uncontrollable laughter... and some of us ended up passing peanut-butter sandwiches through our noses, we were laughing so hard......
Ya GOTTA have a sense of humor............. whether your butt looks sexy in pantyhose, or NOT. ::whistle::
(Talk about an image being burned into one's retina... I can still see that guy as plain as day, right now. Now THAT's scary.)
What? I do that everyday. Uh whoops. Too much said ::loony:: ::loony:: ::loony:: ::loony::
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: airtac on April 27, 2007, 04:14:25 AM
"passing a peanut butter sandwich through my nose" Mom, you gotta get published with picture language like that---HAAAAAHAHA ::rofl:: ::rofl::
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: undatc on May 23, 2007, 10:54:29 PM
ummm getting back on topic here, look what I saw today on tv!
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: Frank N. O. on May 24, 2007, 12:41:52 AM
I think I've seen that in a toystore over here. Cool design but that styrofoam looks cheap when seen in real life, and also looks pretty fragile. Interesting blade-design btw isn't it?
Frank
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: 4X-NTY on June 13, 2007, 05:16:09 PM
there's lot of things like that out there,they dont cost alot,30-50 bucks,and they fly for 10 minutes, recharge time is between 20-30 minutes,uses infrared,most of the times there 2 channels so you and your friend could fly two helicopters without disturbing each other signal,the weight about 10 grams,and the shell made from foam,so its easy to made a new one,i found an apache picco z,a cool toy...
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Post by: The Dancing Bear on June 13, 2007, 06:49:02 PM
Have you guys seen some of the stuff the "special missions" folks are flying across the puddle ? That Palmcopter thingy ya got there is positively HUGE by comparison. They send video & all sorts of stuff I can only hint at. 'Course they cost MEGA $$$$ too !
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: happylanding on June 25, 2007, 05:33:41 PM
Well, it did not have a nice landing, by the end. My cat was scared to death and I was still trying to fly it at least to the heading I wished....one evening, the silly cat, jumped on it. yes, it's stirofoam: and since it was not scaring anymore, fragile and motionless, I'd dare say was taken away as a mouse. even though it's not destroyed, it isn't for sure aerodynamic anymore :( :(
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: The Dancing Bear on June 27, 2007, 12:05:32 AM
That's what laser pointers are for ,silly. You get the cat all worn out chasing the lasers' dot, then you can play ,er learn to operate you flying contraption. Cats !!! ( I have to live with 2 of them !) Aaaaarrgghh!
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: arandomguy on August 22, 2007, 03:52:57 PM
thats really cool, where did you buy it?
Title: Re: a gem I found today
Post by: happylanding on August 23, 2007, 04:44:44 PM
I had bought it in London at Harrod's (toy section, somewhere on the 3rd floor??? that place is a maze....). BTW I see it everyday more often in almost every toy shop around switzerland and italy so maybe you will not have any problem in finding one where you live.... :) :)
