zig said:
Crash landing
Are they pretty sturdy/robust?
Yep.
I've been flying mine whenever I get a spare minute. It's really a great toy for the price.
As with most things I own, I've done a bit of research...
Make sure you get the genuine Picoo Z, made by Silverlit. That's Picoo - with two 'o'.
Some choppers fly great right away out of the package. Others need some adjustment by twisting blades etc.
To preserve battery life I've removed the decorative sticky paper wrapped around the tail. This saves weight (every little counts with these babies) and means you don't need to use the sticky aluminum tabs that stick on the front for forward travel, as the weight loss from the rear does the same.
Also I have cut 2mm off the tail rotor blades, as suggested by some RC geek. Works a treat with less need for trimming in-flight (adjusting yaw to compensate for main rotor spin).
I took a video of some flying earlier. Much better than Matt!! I'll upload it soon and share if anyone's interested.
Seriously - buy one of these. I honestly can't believe how much fun you can have for less than £20.