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I'm going to get one too. My five year old got a HoverChopter last year. It was pretty lame. She will love the Pico z.

Can you get two of them at different frequencies so you can battle?

Wimpinator

Yeah there are 3 frequencies available. They are labeled A, B, and C on the box. Good luck finding one. I have searched all over knoxville and Nashville and haven't been able to find another one.

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Hobbytron still has them in stock I think:

http://www.hobbytron.com

Hey Wimp, I checked on these at the RS - there are only 5 Picco's available in all of East Tennessee and they are all in-store demo's!

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Well the after Christmas rush is over and the micro copters are back. They are now being sold under the name "Airhogs Havoc Heli" and are sold at Wal-mart and target in the toy section for $29. I picked up 2 more at my local wal-mart, one for me and one for my wife

Beware of Hobbytron. Silverlit (the Picoo z manufacturer) is suing them for selling clones. It looks like the heli's at hobbytron are knock-offs and according to several accounts don't fly very well at all.

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I got a Micro Xcopter for christmas. I think it's the same as a Pico Z, but I'm not sure.

It's not too easy to fly. I added weight to the nose for a bit more control keeping it going forward.

I'm tempted to take it outside on a windy day just to see what happens. lol

Wimpinator

Not good stuff that's for sure. Adding just a bit of weight will help you. Nothing heavier than a thumb tack though.

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WhiskeySix

I got one for x-mas and noticed the tail rotor is way to weak... the torque-steer from adjusting the main-rotor speed just can't be compensated - and when flying straight, attempting to use the tail-rotor to turn it is an exercise in futility.


...or may i just don't have the flap part along the bottom of the tail bent over enough or something?

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Whiskey,

Does it maintain a constant heading when you maintain a constant throttle setting? I have noticed with all 3 of mine that adjusting the throttle causes a the heli's to turn. If you decrease throttle then it turns left, increasing throttle turns it right. I believe it may have to do with the way the electronics are designed. The tail prop decreases and increases speed with the main prop. I also think that the main prop has more inertia than the smaller tail prop. This allows the smaller tail prop to change speed much faster than the main prop. I have found that feeding a bit of left or right into the controller as I change altitude will help quite a bit. Every throttle change also requires the heli to be re-trimmed at the controller. Battery voltage may also be a factor.

The twist in the tail-boom is for forward flight. If you twist is so that the prop points down then it forces the tail-boom upwards, pushing the nose down.

www.rcgroups.com has a ton of information on this little helicopter. Here is a link to a thread about it:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=554408

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WhiskeySix

yeah - I can trim it so it stays straight and level, but then "hitting the gas" makes it turn. Like I said, the tail rotor just doesn't have enough 'bite' to keep up w/ the torque of the main rotor(s).

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Check the rotor to make sure that there isn't any hair around the motor spindle. I have found that it collects junk very quickly.

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