A Gift Of Flight For Your Man
I’m sure if you’ve been looking for a gift for a man for a little while you’ve come across the current version of the tiny radio controlled aircraft.
Be it a plane or a helicopter, there’s suddenly a lot of them about. I’ve seen them down the park, small aeroplanes with tiny dual propellers. Or helicopters no more than 6 inches long.
Usually made from polystyrene and incredibly light, these radio controlled aircraft take advantage of modern micro electronics to ensure that they are incredibly light. For this reason they are easy to power and so can run from normal AA batteries, a feat incredible in itself.
Well when I came across my first one of these I couldn’t resist it, I just had to have it. A helicopter. After all, if you run a website about mens gifts you have to review a few gifts for men, don’t you. Well someone has to do it!
I was initially surprised at how well it worked, inside the house. In fact it was so light that it only worked inside. If I took it outside, even when it seemed windless, it took off out of radio range almost immediately.
But then some limitations became apparent. It would hover well, but wouldn’t fly forwards in a straight line too well. And the range was really only about 15 or 20 feet before it went out of radio range. But it was a fun model radio controlled helicopter for $40.
But now the radio controlled aeroplane on steroids has arrived! The Hydrofly. A massive step above the one I bought. First of all, 1000 ft of range, not 15 or 20. A huge plus. Plane and helicopter combined, vertical take off from land or water and it flies forwards like a plane. And it still works on AA batteries (8).
It has power, climbing extremely steeply. It comes with spares, a tool kit and of course the radio controller.
So if you’ve seen the tiny radio controlled aircraft, and have thought about getting one as a gift for a man, then take my word for it, they are a heap of fun. You can buy the $40 version, fun but limited, or go for the Hydrofly. Much more expensive, but a heap more fun, and no limits!
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