What It Is

Ever since I was little I was interested in remote control vehicles and toys. Remote control helicopter amazed me the most. Helicopters are amazing aircrafts. A helicopter can do everything an airplane can and so much more. Hover, for example let’s see an airplane hover. Airplanes can not fly backwards, side to side, and straight up and down like helicopters can either.

When you think about all the different directions and abilities a helicopter has why would you not want one? Especially a remote controlled helicopter. Well as I found helicopters are one of the most complicated and difficult aircrafts to learn to fly. So are their remote control counter-parts. The other down side of remote control helicopters is their price. They are very complex and technological advanced aircrafts. As a result they are very expensive.

That was 20 years again though. Remote control helicopters have came a long way in those years and have gotten easier to fly and easier on the wallet as well. Remote control technology overall has really improved and became more affordable over the years. Now there are several different remote control helicopter options and some are even good for beginners.

The easiest remote control helicopters to learn to fly are the 2-channel micro helicopters. Most people consider these more of a toy than a serious remote control aircraft. They are not capable of all the functions of a real helicopter but they are inexpensive and easy to fly. Micro remote control helicopter are great for beginners.

The next type of remote control helicopters are coaxial helicopters. Coaxial means the helicopter has two main rotors. These two rotors spin in opposite directions. This eliminates the need for a tail rotor. These remote control helicopters are usually either 3 or 4 channels and are capable of all the functions of a real helicopter except 3D flight and inverted flight. The main advantage of coaxial remote control helicopter is they are more stable than helicopter with tail rotors and they are easier to fly. These are not toys so do take them seriously. You can get complete ready to fly kits for less than $200.

Next up are 4-channel fixed pitch remote control helicopters. These are a step above coaxial helicopters. Real helicopters have what is called collective pitch. These means the main rotor blade pitch can change. This allows the helicopter to go up and down very quickly. Well with a fixed pitch helicopter the pitch of the main rotor is fixed hints the name. The helicopter goes up and down by how fast or slow the rotor blades spin. Fixed pitch helicopters are a bit easier to than collective pitch helicopters because you have one less control to worry about when flying.

Next up are full blown remote control helicopters. These have up to 6 channels of controls and can be very difficult and expense to learn to fly and maintain. These have a collective pitch main rotor just like a real life helicopter. Do not let they hold you back though. Once you learn how to fly them you will not regret it. They are simply amazing. They can do everything a real life helicopter can do and more. They can fly completely inverted and do some amazing 3D maneuvers.