I recently captured this footage of the RC Sky Hornet, which is made by Silverlit and sold by Toys R Us under their discount house brand, "Fast Lane."
For about $40, you get a heli that's essentially a giant PicooZ/Air Hogs Havoc Heli. Because it's heavier and more powerful than the Havoc Heli, and is piloted via radio transmitter, as opposed to the Havoc Heli's infra-red control, the Sky Hornet can be flown outdoors.
Naturally, you'll want to avoid doing so on a windy day. Indoors flight, meanwhile, is something that should only be attempted in a very large room or garage, as the Sky Hornet darts about at such a frenzied pace that all but the most experienced pilots will quickly run out of room and find themselves crashing into walls and other obstacles.
I'm not exactly a beginner. The Sky Hornet, however, was challenging for me to fly indoors, and I crashed numerous times while learning its subtleties.
So the bad news is that getting to know this heli means crashing often. Quite often, if my experience is any indicator. The good news, however, is that the Sky Hornet is remarkably durable, thanks to its foam construction. During my first day's worth of flying, I subjected this thing to more impacts than I care to mention, many of the kind that would have shattered the plastic fuselage, --or torn the blades right off-- an E-Flite Blade CX2.
The Sky Hornet, however, is made of such durable-yet-deformable materials that it practically laughs at crash landings. There's no way this thing should still be flying after the sheer number and severity of air disasters in which I've involved it, yet it's suffered only minor cosmetic damage, and hasn't required repairs of any kind.
For about $40, you get a heli that's essentially a giant PicooZ/Air Hogs Havoc Heli. Because it's heavier and more powerful than the Havoc Heli, and is piloted via radio transmitter, as opposed to the Havoc Heli's infra-red control, the Sky Hornet can be flown outdoors.
Naturally, you'll want to avoid doing so on a windy day. Indoors flight, meanwhile, is something that should only be attempted in a very large room or garage, as the Sky Hornet darts about at such a frenzied pace that all but the most experienced pilots will quickly run out of room and find themselves crashing into walls and other obstacles.
I'm not exactly a beginner. The Sky Hornet, however, was challenging for me to fly indoors, and I crashed numerous times while learning its subtleties.
So the bad news is that getting to know this heli means crashing often. Quite often, if my experience is any indicator. The good news, however, is that the Sky Hornet is remarkably durable, thanks to its foam construction. During my first day's worth of flying, I subjected this thing to more impacts than I care to mention, many of the kind that would have shattered the plastic fuselage, --or torn the blades right off-- an E-Flite Blade CX2.
The Sky Hornet, however, is made of such durable-yet-deformable materials that it practically laughs at crash landings. There's no way this thing should still be flying after the sheer number and severity of air disasters in which I've involved it, yet it's suffered only minor cosmetic damage, and hasn't required repairs of any kind.
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