Searching for the right micro helicopter can be a somewhat daunting task. These days it seems like you see them everywhere, from shopping malls, to big box stores, to sporting goods stores, toy stores and of course your local hobby shop.
Everyone seems to want to cash in on this latest craze made possible by the miniaturization of the electronics, the advance in battery technology and the desire to be able to fly something for a reasonabl
e price.
You have to ask yourself with so many of them around now there has to be some that are better than others, there must be a quality difference and how do you determine which one is the right one to buy?
I'm sure you have walked through a shopping mall only to come across a kiosk where someone is flying one of those babies, and oh how very cool it looks! They make it look so easy!" I'm sure I can fly one of those, it shouldn't take much skill or knowledge, I mean, look how easy it is!"
So you shell out the $40 - $50 to buy one, you get it home and with great anticipation you get it out of the box, get the built in battery charged up and off you go! Ok, so maybe it isn't THAT easy, but I can still do this, Oh no! Look out for that bookshelf! Well, you didn't miss that bookshelf, or table or cabinet, or whatever you may have in your house that got in the way.
Now you survey the damage and find that the flybar and rotor blades are broken, but not to worry, there's a hobby shop nearby and you can run down there, I'm sure they will have the parts you need. You get to the hobby shop and find out that the helicopter you bought is one of a hundred different brands out there that come from overseas and there is no possible way the hobby shop can carry all of those different parts.
Next thing to try is the internet, but there is no web site listed on the box, but you have the brand name so you search on that. You find it after a while and see that you can order parts! Great! The parts only cost $6.00 total, but oh, they come from overseas and the shipping is going to be $20.00, but you want to get it flying again so you bite the bullet and place the order.
Well after you have done this a couple of times you will have spent the same amount as you would have had you purchased a hobby grade helicopter.
This is the problem with those low-priced, off brand, toy grade helicopters, if you can find parts at all they will cost you a fortune to get them because no hobby shop will carry them and the store that sold the helicopter to you has no interest in carrying the parts, they just want the sale of the helicopter!
To get the most enjoyment and long term use out of your helicopter you need to find a brand that is common to the local hobby shops so you can get parts. If there is no local shop nearby then you want to at least be able to get parts without having to pay those exorbitant overseas shipping rates.
For this reason the E-flite BLADE line of helicopters is what I recommend. The exclusive distributor is located in Champaign, IL and carries the full line of replacement parts. This brand is hobby grade and is very durable as well as built using the latest in micro and mini helicopter technology.
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