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Aerosoar - 3/29/2007 6:45:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just picked up one these from TRU $29.99 in Dayton,OH. Total weight is 3.52 grams, 2 channel, IR remote, 5 step throttle, single prop and an actuator top it off. Very cool little indoor flier.

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RE: Aerosoar - 3/29/2007 9:51:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		How small of space can you fly it in? And charger from the controller right?

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RE: Aerosoar - 3/30/2007 12:04:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		wow, sweet, i cant believe they're selling these in the states now! i bought my AS last summer on ebay, average price is still around 40 bucks! 30 dollars at target without any shipping time is a great deal. anyone that wanted to get into living room flying now has a wide open door to get there. its powered from a super cap, so flight times around 15-30 seconds, but it recharges in 30 seconds. it can be tricky to trim them in sometimes, but they still fly well enough.

the guts themselves are worth the price. considering a hobby grade micro RX/ESC costs 75 bucks or higher, then you have to get an actuator, a lipo, charger, TX...the price can skyrocket. now its all there in one package for 30 dollars. a 20mah lipo and a charger should run less than the plane itself if one wanted to convert to lipo power.

the range can be quite limited sometimes, since its IR. sunlight, random sunbeams, and stray sun light can all cause interferance and drop the signal. but its not too bad. i was able to fly mine in a relatively small bedroom, so it can handle some tight places. i've got some video somewhere, i'll try to dig it up, otherwise, youtube.com probably has some videos.

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RE: Aerosoar - 3/30/2007 2:37:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nick, can it go to 50 mah lipo? That is as small as I can charge. Is this the areosoarer that folks were talking about earlier this winter? Maybe they will bring the palm z over soon. Tim

Nick and Tim, I have a couple of questions for you. They will come up on the ace thread. Tim


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RE: Aerosoar - 4/4/2007 12:20:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		I used a 50mah in my new aerosoar. ( lipo from a picco z ) The plane weighs 4.2 grams now. It flys good but a little faster.

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RE: Aerosoar - 4/4/2007 1:33:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		the aero ace has a 100mah lipo in it, do you think that would be too heavy?

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RE: Aerosoar - 4/4/2007 5:30:51 PM   
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Nick, can it go to 50 mah lipo? That is as small as I can charge. Is this the areosoarer that folks were talking about earlier this winter? Maybe they will bring the palm z over soon. Tim



yep, a number of folks have used the 50mah cell. as Ched mentioned, it brings your weight and speed up, but your flight times would certainly be longer than with that cap!

the palm z will eventually hit our shelves...i hope. i was surprised to see airhogs go with the aerosoarer since silverlit already has the palmz in the works. i'm hoping that just means airhogs will sell the aerosoarer for now, and will start selling the palmz when the time comes. either way, i'm getting a palmz!

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RE: Aerosoar - 4/4/2007 9:58:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Can you charge the 50mha with the stock Aerosoar Tx or do you have to use the stock Picco Tx for charging??

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RE: Aerosoar - 4/5/2007 6:36:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		could someone give the SKU for AeroSoar please?
thanks, chris

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RE: Aerosoar - 4/9/2007 9:13:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		I saw this plane at the local TRU last Friday. Looked just like what I needed for these long cold winter nights in the house. After about 10 minuets worth of 15 second flights and 30 second charges I was completely un-impressed. I returned the plane and will wait for the Silverlit PalmZ to hit the market. The Aero Soar is really just a novelty as it comes out of the box. Without a lipo for some flight time I would say hold on to your money unless you are just looking for the parts or plan to install your own lipo.

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RE: Aerosoar - 4/10/2007 2:16:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ok, what is the turn radius? Stock vs 50 mah lipo. I would like to get one for my Dad for his B-day in June. But I want to know I can set him up. He has a Picoo z, so he will need to be able to charge from that base. Does anyone know if this is possible? Tim


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RE: Aerosoar - 4/10/2007 5:07:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Once you get the plane turning it will turn in about a 6' circle or less but the particular plane I had (stock) took a bit to respond (with the dihedral it would tip from side to side before turning) so I could only get 1 good figure 8 out of it in my 20' x 20' living room before it lost too much power to keep it in the air. For me flight times with the stock setup were not long enough to enjoy more than once or twice so it got old really quick. The Lipo upgrade would be a must to have any real long term enjoyment. I pulled out the Picco Z and few it around the room soon after I gave up on this plane. The little heli is way more fun and worth the cost unlike this plane. Good luck.

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RE: Aerosoar - 4/11/2007 12:37:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Fern, The flight times are are short but after a few cycles you can get about 3 min. flights max. After some trimming it is the only plane I have that I can fly indoors. With that said I am keeping mine and I will wait for the Palm Z and get one of those too. When I get time I am going to my spare Picco battery in it and with the new charger I just bought (Accu-Cycle Elite) I can charge 50 mha lipo's so I should see some major gains in my flight times, the flight times should be better than the Picco.

By the way I am on my 2nd Areosoar, The first one had a bent prop/gear and would either go straight or to the right and dive. They need to use better tape on the inside. When I opened the box and pulled the plane out it looked like it had been opened before becouse almost all the tape had come loose.

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RE: Aerosoar - 4/12/2007 4:32:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		Maybe you could fix the aerosoar with the bent gear. I read that you can use a prop off the tail of a piccoz and make the aerosoar direct drive.

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RE: Aerosoar - 4/16/2007 9:52:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		I will try that and let you know.

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