gyro helicopter

**chris1804** · 19th November 2011, 20:37

brought my son one of them gyro helicopters off ideal world for christmas, you have to charge it for 100mins just for 7 mins of play,, they are ****** hard to control already smashed the living room light from it the other half wasnt to happy when it crashed into her leg on full speed lol they make them look so easy on tv anybody else played with one or got one?

**benholden2010** · 19th November 2011, 21:01

I was watching the guys in RED5 at metro centre playing with them the other day they looked very easy to control, asked for a go and they said no so i assume there not as easy as they look

can get them for about £20 now aswell

**Aidi** · 19th November 2011, 21:03

I have flown alsorts of RC models... The little ones do take a bit of getting used to, but after a short while then can be tamed.

Kinda fly something a tad bigger these days!!

**Exclusive BV** · 19th November 2011, 21:08

My little un has had just about every type of copter on the market. He makes them look easy.

Got him one of these a while back, very well made and quite stable once you trim them out

Your son should be ok as long as he's got a big space to practice

**Exclusive BV** · 19th November 2011, 21:08

Duplicate post

**chris1804** · 19th November 2011, 21:13

what i dont like about them though 100mins charge for 7 mins play by the time to have got the hang of it the battery runs out

**Bright spark** · 19th November 2011, 21:21

I've had a plastic one and a metal one - which is a lot more stable and has a gyro function. Both have been three channels so you can take off and trim the helicopter to stop it spinning on the spot. They both have 6 AA batteries to power the remote which doubles as a charging station. Normally they only take about twenty minutes to charge for about 5 minutes flying time hope that helps.

**poves** · 19th November 2011, 21:30

Glad I saw this post , My son has asked for one for christmas , so any recomendations ?
I can't spend a fortune and it needs to be something fairly rugged , relatively easy to control and pretty durable ?
Thanks.

**poves** · 19th November 2011, 21:30

Gremlin attack again

**chris1804** · 19th November 2011, 21:44

Originally Posted by poves

Gremlin attack again

my advice is pay about £30 for one and i wouldnt play with them in the house, your best in a field,

i must say the quality is good ive crashed it into walls the tv you name it and it hasnt broke yet