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Title: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 15 March 2013, 16:59:26: http://1saleaday.com/wireless/ (http://1saleaday.com/wireless/)
Just got 2 of these. I'm gonna make 'em fight for my amusement.
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: Gupgup on Fri, 15 March 2013, 17:11:59: OOOO... I may have to buy this..

How durable are these things? :p
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 15 March 2013, 18:00:48: I have no idea, but that's why I got 2. :D Looks like it has a metal frame, so it shouldn't be too fragile.
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 15 March 2013, 18:22:21: I broke mine within a day. It was heli-fun though. Get it...pun? :P
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 15 March 2013, 18:29:22: these die primarily because the battery gives out..
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: jcrouse on Tue, 09 April 2013, 22:03:41: Got mine today. It is freakin cool. VERY easy to learn how to fly, if you are patient and go in steps. Up and Down. Then turn. Then forward and back. Takes about an hour of flight time to master it. Just avoid the wind. :)

John
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: SmallFry on Tue, 09 April 2013, 22:10:00: I wish mine hadn't crapped out. The bottom rotor seems to spin a LOT slower than the top one, thus not providing enough lift to get the copter off the ground.
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: Gupgup on Tue, 09 April 2013, 22:11:58: Quote from: jcrouse on Tue, 09 April 2013, 22:03:41
Got mine today. It is freakin cool. VERY easy to learn how to fly, if you are patient and go in steps. Up and Down. Then turn. Then forward and back. Takes about an hour of flight time to master it. Just avoid the wind. :)

John

Aren't they awesome?! And yes, very easy to get used to :D

Gupgup
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: jcrouse on Tue, 09 April 2013, 22:15:37: I watched a youtube video of a couple. One had a camera underneath and the picture looked like very nice quality.

John
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 10 April 2013, 02:22:49: Protip: battery life sucks, pull off all the LED's to make it slightly better.
Also this thing isn't flyable in even a slight breeze apparently. A gnat could fart in it's general direction and it will go flying the other way.
Title: Re: Hammerhead helicopter $19.99
Post by: WRXChris on Wed, 10 April 2013, 04:09:09: If you're interested in a decent indoor micro-copter, check out the e-flite msr or many of their other helis. High quality, cheap replacement parts when it becomes unbalanced after a hard crash, but quite a bit more expensive. Worth the $ if you're into this kinda thing though, kinda like mech keyboards! www.bladebelis.com (http://www.bladebelis.com)