Talk:Picoo Z

Combine

Combine these into one Mini R/C Helicopters page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.37.49.143 (talk • contribs) 20:14, 29 August 2007

Not the same product

Honey Bee and others are not the same product sold under different brands, but copies. According to an interview of the company's director, Mr Choy, they are suing 46 other companies who made copies of the Picoo Z, including Rider, Minitature Copter, Honey Bee, Pocket, Micro Hughes, ... All these seems to have much lower quality, and even some that looks like exact copies on the outside do not include electrical protections inside the circuits, making them more likely to heat and burn in case of short circuit. Some do not pass CE security tests, even though they are for sale in many shops in Europe. M6 (French TV channel) submitted the Micro Hughes to the french national tests laboratory and it failed. (Source: Recent TV reprt "Capital" on M6, a French TV channel) PhMajerus (talk) 22:28, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm changing the page to remove this issue. Regards. 24.162.226.25 (talk) 12:51, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Limitation

Because of this limitation, the user must add left or right control inputs and rely on torque-induced precession (also known as gyroscopic precession) to transition to forward flight.

How? Do they sell "left or right control inputs" separately? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.186.168.133 (talk) 23:57, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Add input, not modify the chopper.. as in, use rudder. Also, despite what this article says (which look awfully like an advertisement in its glowing representation of the heli's performance and controllability), most of the comments I've seen on Amazon make it seem like the Picoo Z is amazingly fun to fly - as long as you don't mind having marginal control over it at best. It tends to explore on its own. Not having pitch control will do that.. 214.13.173.15 (talk) 16:10, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually bought one to check it out, it IS a lot of fun as long as you don't expect the kind of control you'd have with a 200-dollar model, for example. This chopper crashes into things. A lot. Best thing is a large indoor space like a living room with minimal furniture and no air currents. On a full charge it's very difficult to even maintain a hover, much less influence (I say influence, not control) where it goes with the left/right rudder.. but once the battery has drained enough that you have maybe a minute left of charge on it, it's a lot easier to hover. Downside - drains WAY too fast. Upside - crashing it is OK! Foam + plastic construction means this little thing takes a serious beating and keeps flying. You'd have to step on it or let your dog get hold of it to really have to worry about losing your 25 bucks. Good flyer for the non-hobbyists that just want something fun to play with (and don't feel like blowing a ton of cash). 214.13.173.15 (talk) 15:59, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

The limitation is weight. The low weight prevents damage to the heli AND the bystanders: You have problems? Just drop the controls! Other helis may cost more, but even a single servo on them weights half as much as the whole Picoo Z, and they need 4 of them. Additionally the swash plate adds friction and certainly does not like eating grass or fluff. Though it would be cool if there was a digital mixer in the heli, which would compensate for battery voltage and main rotor acceleration. How does that band and channel thing work? Maybe we should link to IRDA, television remote controls etc. Arnero (talk) 11:39, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

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