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Whistle Stopper - Bladerunner BlackGhost Helicopter
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Our Price: $28.68
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Manufacturer: Bladerunner
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Batteries: 6
Brand: Interactive
EAN: 0628741450535
Feature: Incredibly Stable and Easy To Fly - No Experience Necessary
Label: Bladerunner
Manufacturer: Bladerunner
Publisher: Bladerunner
Studio: Bladerunner
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Features
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Incredibly Stable and Easy To Fly - No Experience Necessary
Bright Green LED Search Light
Charges using the hand-held remote controller
Internal lipo flight battery lasts 6 - 10 minutes. Charges in 20-30 min.
Requires 6AA batteries for the remote controller/charger
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Summary: Fun, inexpensive, easy to fly chopper
Comment: For a mere $30, this helicopter is hard to beat. The twin contra-rotating main rotors cancel out the torque/spin effect and make this chopper easier for beginners than comparable products that have only one main propeller. Some people have reported trim/spin issues, but when I flew this thing it needed no trim at all and the trim control was always set to neutral.
As far as foam-bodied rc choppers go, this thing is fairly durable. It has survived mid-air attacks from a cat, as well as hard crash landings and collisions with wall fixtures, and it still flies. Once I flew it into the ceiling fan, and it lost one of the lower blades, and even with only 7 main blades instead of 8, the chopper STILL FLEW! Replacing the broken main blade was pretty easy, and the replacement blade kit is also inexpensive.
The chopper has left/right turn control, and up/down control, which is all you should expect for the price and size. Add a small paperclip to the nose and it will have a constant forward motion to it, and it only took me a little bit of practice to get the thing to go where I wanted it to go.
Ive seen it fly for about 4-6 minutes per battery charge, again this is not bad for the price and size. Recharging is simple to do and doesn't take long. A 15 minute recharge is pretty quick in my opinion.
I like this rc helicopter quite a bit, and I would recommend it to anyone. I was very satisfied with this helicopter for the price, especially because of the contra-rotating main rotors that cancel out the torque/spin effect. Lots of fun and easy for beginners!
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Summary: Fun, but not great fun. I want more control.
Comment: I got this after Christmas. It was on clearance for $20 at a local department store. Works OK, but not great.
Instructions say to trim at the start if each flight. I have never been able to get trim set. I always trim full left, and the helicopter still rotates right, only slower the more left trim I give it. So trim doesn't work! I have to constantly bump left for any chance at straight flight. So I usually end up doing S flights in the living room.
The copter is designed to move forward automatically so no hover. That's OK. And if you put a small weight on the nose (dime) the forward motion becomes faster (that part is fun), but it's still hard to control due the trim problems.
It's pretty durable. I've crashed it multiple times (falling behind TV, lamp crash, wall crash) and it's still flying. It has a small chip in one of the eight rotors, but doing fine.
It's infra-red, so it has to be in line of site with transmitter, so no flying behind or around large objects. If the copter is close to you and down low, forget it, no controls. (IR receiver is on bottom of copter, near the back, in front of the fake antenna).
Don't run the full charge out. It will start to loose altitude as battery gets close to empty. Shut it down then. If you don't, the copter stops responding to the transmitter and falls to the floor with the rotors still running for about 5 seconds. The only thing you can do is watch it flail around, hoping it doesn't strike anything.
So it's kinda fun, kinda frustrating, and I'm glad I only paid $20 for it.
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Summary: Great little helicopter if you understand that they are fragile
Comment: I bought this for my 6 year old son and he just loves it. It is actually pretty easy to fly. The battery lasts around 5 minutes which is actually plenty of time. You typically don't fly for 5 minutes straight so it seems to last longer than you'd expect it to. The toy seems to be pretty well put together and hasn't come apart yet even though we've had a couple of rough crashes. In reading these reviews I'd say that our experience is on par with the two reviewers who had decent things to say. I've read a lot of reviews on various helicopters and it is clear that these things are fragile and prone to varrying manufacturing quality. If you keep in mind that you must be very careful with it you will probably do well. If your son or daughter tends to break every toy they get after one day then you will probably be disappointed. Treat it well and it will treat you well. We bought this at Macy's for $29.99 and it is the best money we spent this Christmas.
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Summary: Fun little crash machine
Comment: This is a super fun little copter; it is able to fly it out of the box which is nice. Don't expect to be pulling complex manuvers or even do anything outside of try to avoid crashing at first. The trim works but I had to tweak the propellers a bit to get the trim nob to be able to stabilize the little guy.
About comments someone else made about it breaking, I have laid down the worst type of abuse (trying to fly under chairs and around plants and then tangling/crashing) and outside of some chips on the propellers it is holding up fine.
At this point I am usually able to fly back and forth across the room and even execute landings most of the time or circle someones head.
In order to be able to get better forward motion, I alternate between having one or two plastic push pins in the nose. This was really needed to be able to travel forward.
The Black Ghost has been so much fun that I am considering looking at other copters in the future.
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Summary: would be better with pitch control
Comment: I've been thinking about getting into RC helicopters and thought the micros might be a fun way to get started. This is an INDOOR heli and it will fly for about 4 minutes on a 20 minute charge.
On first flight it took off rather easily and after adjusting the trim (as explained in the instructions) I was able to get it to "float" (key word here) around the room. The lack of pitch adjustment means that you can't really move it backwards or forwards... just up, down, right and left. The instructions mention that once you get better at flying you can add a little weight to the nose to increase the forward speed. I haven't tried this yet.
This is a fun little gadget that does pretty much what I expected of it. As for durability I have knocked it into a few things at slow speed and it has held up so far. I would guess that if you drop it from ceiling height or slam it hard into a wall that it will break. I would also take care when plugging in the charger as it is located under the front part of the tail section. I could probably crack the foam of the tail piece if I pressed too hard.
After reading reviews of the Spinmaster Havoc helis, it seems like this is a comparable product. I got it as a Christmas gift and don't know how much was spent on it. The Havoc goes for a little over $20 and this is listed at a much higher price. I think if I were buying, I would go with the Havoc unless the price of the Blackghost comes down.
UPDATE: 3 more things worth mentioning...
1- Two paper clips taped to the nose of this heli will give it a bit more forward motion. I tried taping a dime and it was too heavy causing the heli to sway back and forth. The 2 paper clips (or one larger size paper clip I suppose) works just fine.
2- After about 7 flights I am averaging about 4-5 crashes per flight. I am getting better with practice but the nice thing is that this little guy seems to be holding up quite well.
3- A word of caution... when the battery on the Blackghost runs out of charge it looses the connection with the remote control. It will continue to run the rotors and spin out of control. Make sure that you are flying near the ground when nearing the end of your 4 minute flight time.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Black Ghost Infra-red Indoor Helicopter is the newest rc heli in the BladeRunner series. With dual contra-rotating main rotors, the Black Ghost is the most stable micro helicopter available. Comes completely assembled and ready to fly. The Black Ghost is powered by a high power internal rechargeable LiPoly (Lithium Polymer) battery. The transmitter does double duty as its charger, making it a completely portable system. Flights last 10 minutes, and the Black Ghost recharges in just 20 minutes. Requires 6AA batteries for the transmitter. The Black Ghost Helicopter Features: * Extremely stable flight * Tough lightweight body * Bright LED search light * Helicopter charges from the hand-held controller * Suitable for indoor use * Highly maneuverable * Easy-to-fly: no experience necessary * Biased for continuous forward movement * Full altitude and directional control. Technical Specifications for BlackGhost Indoor Infrared Micro Helicopter: * Length: 160mm * Main Rotor Diameter: 140mm * Tail Rotor Diameter: 30mm * Weight: 16g * Helicopter Battery: Internal Rechargeable Lithium Polymer * Charger: Built into transmitter * Charging Time: 20-30 minutes * Flight Duration: up to 10 minutes * Control: Two Channel Precision Throttle and Yaw (Right/Left) * Flight Range: 10 meters (30 feet) * Band: Available on Band A & B * Requires: 6 x AA Alkaline batteries
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