Some fun on a very nice Sunday
Have you attached any flashlights to it yet.
Old, is that you? I assume it is. Very impressive. I've been told that those RC helicopters are very hard to pilot. Seems like you have the hang of it, though. How long did it take to be able to do that and how many helicopters crashed in the process?
I'm off now to check the other videos out.
If it wasn't you, sorry for all the questions.
There are some LED kits out there , + Glow in the dark rotor blades , to blink your heli for when the sun goes down .
Im just thinking of mounting a camera ATM , hmm a flashlight ..
I would need better stabilization for night flying , I tried to fly by flashlight tonight and it was hard to see and anticipate the movement of the heli ..
But there is plenty of power to mount a decent flashlight and pull it into the air ..
Maybe in a month or so ill buy a 3 axis gyro ..
OK, I'm back, I just watched the video off your channel with the mini helicopter flying in the bedroom. Now it all makes sense. You learned to fly RC helicopters as a way to pick up chicks. "Hi there, Shelia, you want to come over to my house and see my copter fly?" Very clever. But does it work?
Ok , yes , in the time it takes to count " one thousand and one " you can go from hovering to having crashed .. Even with a really well set up heli
You need to anticipate its movements , and be half a second ahead of it ..
I started with a simulator , the went to Micro fixed pitch single rotor machines [ V911 ] and then the 450
Currently have 3 450 helicopters ...
Crash = too often ..
Just a few days ago the wind lifted one up about 8 feet and slammed it into the back wall of the house ..
Rotor blades were destroyed and one servo was killed = $6 worth of damage [ Budget helicopters for me thank you ]
My back yard offers no space for mistakes , and I make lots of mistakes , Helicopter in the video !
Took it to the park about a month ago , was hovering and everything was fine until a powerful up draft lifted it about 30 meters , the wind was taking it away , and I turned it around to bring it back when it suddenly nosed down and slammed into the ground from 30 meters .. [ took all of about 1 second ]
So yeah , these things are a real bear to fly , and when things happen , they happen quickly ! Think of ridding a uni cycle , that's what these are like to fly , on the edge all the time .
To get better stability , a 3axis gyro might be the go , [ on the to buy list ]
So to date = Probably killed some 10 servo's , about 4 Main rotor shafts , 3 feathering shafts , one head destroyed , about 5 sets of rotor blades .. etc
But still , a challenge , and fun , and a hell of a learning experience !
Shela's , God no , there too expensive , why I fly helicopters , collect flashlights / pocket knives / model air-plane engines , there affordable !
And yes , it comes down to affordability
I flew fixed wing RC for a few years. I really enjoyed it but it was expensive to play with.
I did manage to see many copter crashes and one expensive mid-air explosion that sent everyone running and ducking.
When I take my Sheila to the bedroom to watch my helicopter move there are no flying contraptions involved. Yes, it does work! 
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/rimshot
"There are no flying contraptions involved". You know it might not hurt to incorporate some acrobatics to the repertoire. Just saying.
But it works, huh? Mrs. Cone is at a wedding shower right now, but when she gets home I'm going to lure her upstairs with an offer to see my RC helicopter fly. As long as she doesn't question how I somehow managed to get an RC helicopter in the last three hours, I should be good to go. She's pretty gullible after a few midday cocktails... you know how redneck wedding showers are. Before she realizes it's an ambush, I'll clunk her on the head with my flashlight and bear maul her!
Wish me luck. And ya, I know. Without pictures it didn't happen!
Very cool old! I used to be into rc nitro trucks a few years ago when I was in Alaska but since moving here they've been collecting dust. 
What helicopter is that? Price? At one point I had one but it just died when I got it up to 50+ feet and then the battery died.
SITREP- NO JOY!
Mrs. Cone came home and I said, "Do you want to come upstairs and see my RC helicopter fly around?"
Her response was to just laugh and say, "Ya, right! I know you don't have any RC toys and I'm not falling for that!"
I totally should have married a blonde. 
Back to the drawing board.
LOL!!
I don't know why you are laughing, you were the one who said it would work. :glasses:
$35kit from ebay .. Kit is no longer available ..
Sourced parts from Hobby King and ebay ..
I picked up a $120 RTF[ ready to fly ]
My last 450 cost just under $150 ready to rock with a computer Transmitter ..
My last kit cost me $12.01 shipped [ thats insane / Ebay ]
Ive got 3 cheap kits on the way ..
One was $21.50 shipped
next one was $15.60 shipped and the last one was $12.01 ...
Cheaper than smoking or drinking ...
Just look for trex 450 kit , or ARF 450 etc on ebay ...
Check out Hobby King , Leader Hobbies .. etc
With the prices you quoted, forget smoking and drinking, RC helicopters looks like it may be cheaper than flashlights for some of us. :glasses:
Your hover is looking pretty steady now!
Your heli is amazingly great value! Problem with a trex is the cost of parts when it goes down. Align trex parts are one of the cheapest for all the name brands out there, but even so can add up pretty quickly.
Best place imo to get trex is watts-up rc in queensland. Shipping is reasonable and their in australia, but prices are very competitive even internationally.
Rc sims are still one of the most underrated ways to learn to fly rc affordably, as long as its not a "game" but a serious training activity, because crashes dont cost you hours of repairing and dollars of repairs.
http://www.wattsuprc.com.au/goods.php?id=657
Only $500, for everything you need on the heli side. All you need is a rx and tx. This gets you a current model trex that will take you from hover to tictoks and piro flips ;)
Or like me, just flying around gives me enough stress already...