ORIGINAL: rjm1982
It also lets people get a taste for the hobby without the need to spend 1000 bux first, so then when it comes time, they are more likely to spend the 1000 bux because they know that they are really interested in it
Thats the whole point, if I had for instance went out and purchased one of the toy electrics such as the dark knight and there are several varietys of them out there, for my first "R/C Heli" and never got the thing to fly let alone get the support that some of the better known manufacturers offer to get the thing in the air, do you think the thought of spending $1000 would ever enter my mind? Heck no, I would stay as far from R/C as I could get.
I wish my buddies dark knight would fly, I would like to give it a go myself and did actually try, the thing wouldn't get off the ground, it probably could be made to fly with a better radio as the one that comes with it has no programming whatsoever, its stuff like this that are never mentioned in the adds that irk me.