Radio control planes/copters/quadcopters

hershey wrote:

jolooote wrote:
The very good 2 camera, Parrot AR Drone 2.0 is on clearance sale at Bed Bath & Beyond for $179 plus an additional 20% off. Best to ask for help from store manager. Get it for $143. Best buy in the world!!! This sales on E-Bay for up to $350.:B

Theres a reason for that sale and savings. Be careful of buying quads and planes from other than reputable dealers who will provide instructions and replacement parts.
I see so many helicopters sold in malls and fleamarkets and the poor guy is waiting the next morning for a part because he crashed it and the seller just shrugs the shoulders and says...get on the internet.
Harbor Freight? Their planes are nearly as good as their tools. You will be disappointed.

And that is exactly what discourages the masses from the hobby. Besides, IMO those don't even qualify as helicopters since the only control is a tiny prop that controls 'pitch'. There is no roll or yaw I've ever seen on the cheepies.

If that Parrot is the one I'm thinking of, it's controlled via WiFi that gives extremely limited range. There is a YouTube out there about a Parrot that flew out of range and it was found hours later in a parking lot, actually NOT flattened.