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Radio control Royal Navy Seaking

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I've just taken delivery of one of these...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frJSMo2CWE4


And I have to say it flies a treat!

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Ooo.. looks great until you see the second (top) rotor. Still.. very impressive all the same. Looks nice and stable which I guess is why it's advertised as an ideal first time model.

Now.. how much fun could I have with one of those *-) :lol:

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DaveB wrote:
ow.. how much fun could I have with one of those *-) :lol:

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I suggest a lot. I feel a few repaints coming on!

This would be nice...

http://www.fleetairarmoa.org/pages/imag ... ng-771.jpg

I had this bought for me by my best mate at Christmas!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77gMMJgP ... re=related

Its indestructible, flies like a dream and stays aloft for ages!

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How easy is it to fly one of these RC helicopters?

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:lol: :lol:

Yes.. that would be a nice repaint John :thumbsup: I'd like to have one to fly around the pub (on the inside) to annoy customers.. not all customers, just those that deserved it. Thinking about it, I'd need a 'flight' rather than a single a/c :lol:

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The single blade models are (or can be) more difficult to fly than the real thing.. by that I mean the ones with one main rotor and a single rear rotor. The ones shown in the vids are a lot easier to control ;)

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DaveB wrote: The single blade models are (or can be) more difficult to fly than the real thing.. by that I mean the ones with one main rotor and a single rear rotor. The ones shown in the vids are a lot easier to control ;)

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I might have to find me one of these helicopters and see what they are like to fly.

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Should be ideal Jimm... for those seeking :doh: something you can fly indoors :)
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It should be much cheaper than the more expensive RC helicopters.

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No so likely to get caught in a wind gust and smashed....all in all a fairly gentle operation :)

Especailly for training :)
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The Chinook is about £40 and the Seaking is around £120. With the Chinook being massively easy to fly and a lot more robust, so what's the advantage of the Seaking then? It looks a lot more scale and because there's more to learn ultimately more rewarding (oh and it has a working winch!)

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