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October 16th, 2006, 23:07
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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|  Now I won't have any more free time....
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October 16th, 2006, 23:27
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: G-Forks, ND/ NYC
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| Re: Now I won't have any more free time....
Alright, time for me to get one of those. That will be my favorite pastime from now on. Any links directing me to such diversions? I'm really interested now I can use it to bother my roommate as he sleeps  |
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October 16th, 2006, 23:30
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| Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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| Re: Now I won't have any more free time.... Quote:
You can buy it here.... http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...tId=2431387&cp And read about it here. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=561523 Unfortunately, that forum requires registration in order to view, but it only takes a minute or two.
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October 16th, 2006, 23:37
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| Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: G-Forks, ND/ NYC
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| Re: Now I won't have any more free time....
Thank you, that's why dodgeit exists!
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October 16th, 2006, 23:56
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Thanks for taking my time away from tomorrow when I should be studying for an Aerodynamics exam. I am going to buy one tomorrow.
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October 17th, 2006, 00:00
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| Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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| Re: Now I won't have any more free time.... Quote:
You're welcome!!! 
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October 17th, 2006, 00:04
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Des Moines, Iowa (based in IAH)
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| Re: Now I won't have any more free time....
Damn it I'm going to buy one tomorrow. There goes the rest of the month's beer money.
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October 17th, 2006, 00:14
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That's a pretty sweet chopper, looks like fun. I almost bought an RC airplane at Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago that had wheels on it unlike the other cheap ones, but I chickened out figuring I would bury it in the ground within 5 minutes. | |
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October 17th, 2006, 00:27
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 I can buy a cold 6-pack at the local liqour store for less than $6! | |
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October 17th, 2006, 01:00
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| Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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| Re: Now I won't have any more free time....
Here is a youtube video for those of you who don't want to download the first vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Wcd...elated&search=
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October 17th, 2006, 01:03
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| Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego
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Those should be made illegal and banned because they might poke someone's eye out, much like GA Aircraft should be banned from flying near large cities because they might carry bombs. 
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October 17th, 2006, 19:16
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So, did you buy one yet??
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October 17th, 2006, 20:15
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| Re: Now I won't have any more free time....
Wow, that things awesome - definately have to get one.
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October 18th, 2006, 03:09
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| Re: Now I won't have any more free time....
I got one tonight. Amazing for only $35. It was a little uncontrollable right out of the box, then I added some weight to the front, making it a little better. After I added some tape (read about the 'scoop' mod on a rc forum) it became a whole whole whole lot of fun. It is very stable and you can put it about anywhere you want. Thanks for the info. |
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October 18th, 2006, 03:12
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| Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego
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I just bought one at Radio Shack. Let me say that I've wasted about 2 hours of my time playing with this thing. It's sooooo much fun!!! I found out the if you use a thumbtack on the very front of the helicopter you can get the thing to fly pretty fast (not only vertically). I've been having fun chasing around the cats! One of the cats (Louis) is scared as hell from it....but the other cat Charlie keeps coming up to it curious to see what it is. Also... AngelFuree's helicopter was not generating enough lift because the gears/motor seemed to be pretty stiff. We lubed up the gears with bike grease spray and it fixed the problem. On my helicopter, the tail rotor wouldn't turn. It just took a tiny squirt of the grease to get it going. Amazing... highly maneuverable for such a tiny r/c helicopter.
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October 18th, 2006, 03:25
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October 18th, 2006, 13:56
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Coloradan in Orange County, CA
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| Re: Now I won't have any more free time....
Just went to Radio Shack and they didn't have one and never heard of it... Any other ideas? Where are you guys getting them? I have a cat that needs a play toy  |
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October 18th, 2006, 14:31
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| Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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Try here. http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...tId=2431387&cp I have had great luck with the tape scoop mod. When I added a pushpin the thing rocketed away until finding a wall. Just too much forward speed on mine with the pushpin. For the money you can't beat the amount of fun this thing will give you. Maybe at next years NJC we can have a combat competition. 
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October 18th, 2006, 15:07
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Found it. Thanks Last edited by killbilly; October 18th, 2006 at 15:15. Reason: found it | |
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October 18th, 2006, 15:28
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October 19th, 2006, 01:00
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What's the range like on that thing? I'm assuming not very far...
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October 19th, 2006, 02:11
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I have had it about 50-60 feet up without any issues.
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October 19th, 2006, 10:32
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However, if you go to Radio Shack, they will order it for you, directly, and drop ship it to your door for free - but you have to go into the store. The guy at Radio Shack was telling me that these things are very hot toys this year, so I bought two. One for me, and one, potentially, as a gift for someone. I probably should have bought one each for my nephews, but I didn't have the money. Maybe a little later. | |
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October 19th, 2006, 12:44
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| Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego
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I was going to buy one for my Dad for Christmas, but he already bought one! Looks like I'll get my brother one instead.
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