Author Topic: Micro X Copter (Read 499 times)

Halo · « **on:** August 15, 2007, 10:22:04 PM »

Just picked up a Micro X Copter at a mall kiosk for $30. Seriously cute little bugger. Amazing to see anything like a remote controlled device flitting around a home living room with no damage to itself or anything else.

It's actually infrared controlled, not radio, with two control toggles: one up and down, one left and right. Plus a trim control.

The transmitter uses six AA batteries which also charge the helicopter and its built-in Li-poly battery to provide 5 to 6 minutes of flight after 20 to 30 minutes of charge.

As with all products, be sure to read the entire instruction sheet before doing anything with the Micro X Copter. For example, although the frequency switch looks moveable, it ISN'T.

The bottom of the box shows choppers with red accent use A, yellow B, and blue C. So you could have three different color copters flying in the same area without interfering with each other.

Rather than describing more here, check out some of the many posts on Google. For Aces High and MS Flight Simulator veterans, Micro X Copter is easy to fly and not easy to master.

After all, it's for (do you believe this?) ages THREE and up! So says the box, although the very small print instructions inside specify: "Never allow young children to use this product."

JB73 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 15, 2007, 10:32:05 PM »

got 2 myself!

a tip, put a clipped thumbtack in the nose.

clip off about 1/3 of the flat large part to reduce the weight.

it will REALLY help it fly "forward" and make it a ton more fun!

I have practiced enough to be able to land mine on a cutting board on top of a bar stool about the size of a large pizza.

Halo · « **Reply #2 on:** August 15, 2007, 10:43:04 PM »

Thanks JB, I can already tell tweaking will help. Did you ever use any of the three aluminum labels that can be put under the nose or were they not heavy enough?

JB73 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 15, 2007, 10:48:23 PM »

not heavy enough... well not quite. I put all 3 in various locations before killing the stickiness of them, best was all 3 on top of each other on the tip of the nose, but the lone thumbtack pushed into the foam is best.

just remember a FULL thumbtack is a bit much I literally have tweaked mine to almost 1/2 the head clipped off (with just a plain wire cutter) but started at about 1/3 or a wide V into it. I fugured start there and do what feels best.

it does make trimming it out a PITA at first until you get used to it, and low battery flight even harder to trim, but with a few hours practice (about 20 recharges) you will get it down pat

Black Sheep · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2007, 12:45:34 AM »

Mine was fun until it broke....blue light stopped flashin...

Vulcan · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2007, 01:28:01 AM »

I got one on my trip to malaysia, $60 Ringits (US$15).

My 2.5 year old can fly it (got video of him with it, must post it some time).

deSelys · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2007, 08:39:18 AM »

Never drain the battery completely. Li-Pos don't like undervoltage: as soon as it has trouble to climb, shut it down, let it cool down 5-10 mins and recharge it.

I was dumb enough to store it for a couple of weeks with an empty battery and now I have less than 1 min of fly time after a full recharge.

Jackal1 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2007, 08:45:08 AM »

No thanks. The new crop of mosquitoes here like to toy and pester with flying things smaller than they are.

Jebus · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2007, 09:07:11 AM »

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Originally posted by deSelys
Never drain the battery completely. Li-Pos don't like undervoltage: as soon as it has trouble to climb, shut it down, let it cool down 5-10 mins and recharge it.

I was dumb enough to store it for a couple of weeks with an empty battery and now I have less than 1 min of fly time after a full recharge.

No wonder why mine wont take a charge.

Denholm · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2007, 10:13:46 AM »

This is off topic regarding the Micro X Copter, however since it is talking about RC choppers I'd just like to mention something. NEVER EVER BUY A Fly DragonFLY helicopter. I had one for 2 days (Only flew it three times) before it snapped a critical part. Directions are no use, they only tell you how to operate the darn thing. Overall this product is bad. They claim that it will probably become the world's most popular RC helicopter. Trust me, DON'T BUY IT!

Odee · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2007, 10:48:14 AM »

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Originally posted by JB73
got 2 myself!

a tip, put a clipped thumbtack in the nose.

clip off about 1/3 of the flat large part to reduce the weight.

it will REALLY help it fly "forward" and make it a ton more fun!

I have practiced enough to be able to land mine on a cutting board on top of a bar stool about the size of a large pizza.

Yeah MicroCopter web site/forum has tons of 'tuning' tips and tricks to get that puppy flying right... some pretty neat competition films too.

Maverick · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2007, 10:56:27 AM »

The Havocs are the same thing and were available in wallyworld for $15.00 each. I got two of them and had fun for a while. It's the only thing small enough to fly in the RV. The cat loves it as it can take turns chasing it or it chacing him.