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Old 24-08-2012, 09:00 PM
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Troy, $200 is probably more than you need to spend on a budget heli and way too little for a serious model. For a decent battery heli you would probably want to spend at least $500 or more. Better models have collective and cyclic control and are controllable in all dimensions. The cheaper models basically have 3 channel control, throttle, fixed pitch and tail rotor control, meaning up, down, forward backward and yaw (basically swivelling about the main rotor axis). Models with collective and cyclic control allow banking and turning like a real heli, some will even fly inverted and do stunts.

Syma make some quite good mini helis, suited only for indoor, what ever place you buy from ask if they have spares, i.e. batteries, blades, motors. I have 3 helis, one a fuel powered Hirobo, from memory I paid around $700 second hand. The two others are a radio controlled twin rotor models that cost around $70 with a rotor diameter of around 10 inches, the other infra red and around 6 inch diameter twin rotor, cost around $40. The smaller of the two (made by Syma) flies the best and has the longest flight time, the battery also seems to be of better quality.

Someone else will hopefully fill in the gaps on what's available between the cheapies I have and your budget maximim.

If youre curious here's a link to some reasonable quality electric stuff http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/blade-400.html
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