ORIGINAL: Steve Campbell

That bad, eh, Goose?

Those cheesy little electric POS "helicopters" (not just this one; never heard of it, in fact) are getting all too common around here. I've been approached a lot by people who heard I fly helis and want some help.

In the first place, I USED to fly helis. In the second, I don't have time enough for my own hobby interests these days. In the third place (and this is the BIG no-go), every one of these guys I've seen just want someone else to do the work so they can play. They have no interest in learning any aspect of helicopters except how to fly it. Not on my dime...

And THAT, along with their generally miserable performance, is why I despise these things. Used to be, a guy who got into the hobby KNEW the big commitment in time , $$, and effort he had ahead of him. Nowadays, any bone head with ADD and a couple of hundred bucks in his jeans can get "into" helicopters.

Sorry for the rant.[&o]