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best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 1:03:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		I was looking for some opinions on the best palm sized heli.
like the walker 52 and micron ,there seems to be alot out there now and want something to fly around the living room when its too windy to fly my rex.also the best prices and places to buy?


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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 1:51:45 AM   
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$30, and I can do figure 8's above my kitchen table.
TOO much fun!

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 1:51:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		actually, all the feedback on the 52 (walkera) has been really positive. I'm suprised as usually the walkera's have a "fatal error" battery's under powered, the TX doesn't work, the motor isn't powerful enough, ECT. However, the feedback all says that the stock batterys, electronics, and mechanics work "mostly" flawlessly.

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 2:08:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		don't go for walkera 52 or Micron because they are very hard to fly if you have little experience about rc helicopter.

if you really want a small helicopter to fly around your room, get a picco z or blade cx or esky lama. Those helis are great and easy to fly.

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 2:26:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ah, that I forgot, yes, unless you have some experience flying helis, the micron, 52, or a few others aren't very good choices, as, they're for people with intermediate skills. If you've never flown a heli, a good palm sized heli would be the co-axial helicopters.

then again, the truely palm sized helicopter would be the pixeletto.



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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 2:47:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		Maybe I should have noted I can fly a bit ,I have a T-rex can hover and flyff fig 8s for full packs ,just looking to fly inside at night and when the weather stinks , pico z looks fun but dosent have forward and back movement.

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 12:08:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you are new, then go for the lama 2 or blade ca. If you know how to fly and just want a indoor heli. Then the No. 52 is good

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 12:30:19 PM   
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Maybe I should have noted I can fly a bit ,I have a T-rex can hover and flyff fig 8s for full packs ,just looking to fly inside at night and when the weather stinks , pico z looks fun but dosent have forward and back movement.


Actually, you can give it forward movement by giving it a bit of weight on the nose. A thumb tack is about perfect. Then it has forward flight. You hold it out in your hand, spoot up, let go and it moves forward. Fly around the room until you are tired, bring it back towards you, and pluck it out of the air as it drifts towards you.

Here is a video I scarfed. Not me flying, but mine is almost this stable.
YouTube video of someone flying the Picco Z

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 2:56:14 PM   
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You hold it out in your hand, spoot up, let go and it moves forward.




LOL! I just love it when it spoots up

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 3:10:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		well if you have some experiences on setting up, then walkera 52 is a cool helicopter for you. But if you don't want to spend time on setting, get a lama esky or colco lama iv, ready to fly out of the box. Great copters

Anyway, i wouldn't recommend the Micron V1 or even V2 because they are just suck. Too expensive but too many problems. Hardly can see anyone flies it well.

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 3:44:56 PM   
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You hold it out in your hand, spoot up, let go and it moves forward.




LOL! I just love it when it spoots up

HAHAHA! Yes, that was hilarious!
OK, SPOOL up. SPOOL.
I was going to go back and edit that message but it is just too funny the way it is!

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 8:18:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		My Lama is great. I just started doing hand-to-air take offs and they're fun! SPOOL UP or SPOOT! LOL

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 11:47:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yep, the Lama2 is definitely a winner! Mine has a bad bearing, tired motors, and blades so chipped up, it looks like there's no way it would fly, but it still flies surprisingly well... She's ready for a rebuild for sure...

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/3/2006 11:57:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Fellas,

I made a modifiction to my "Z", get tons of flying time. Think I'll spoot it up tonight. See picture of mod.

Dave / Choppersrule

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/4/2006 12:32:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		LOL!!! That's just too much power, Dave!!!

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RE: best PALM SIZED HELI ? - 10/4/2006 2:01:54 AM   
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