PicXXz Helicopter

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:48 pm

You got the TRU SKU# Pay?

It would make it easier to call them up first and ask if they have it.

Thanks...Taco eater!

beanoman · Post by **beanoman** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:44 pm

frizzen wrote:Any difference between the ToyRUs and the RadioHack heli?

Yes actually, one has the PiccoZ and the other has the PicooZ

Some patent thing, theyll all be PicooZ's soon, lol..

TheMechanic54 · Post by **TheMechanic54** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:40 pm

No No No! Not again. Too many things I need. Been thinking about a heli now there's no excuse. What do ya'll think, can it be modded. You know where my brain is. I have 5 Toys-R-Us that I take care of the vending in the breakroom, they already know I'm on the lookout for modding ideas. They are thinking right now when I'm going to show up to check these out

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:15 pm

Namuna wrote:You got the TRU SKU# Pay?

It would make it easier to call them up first and ask if they have it.

Thanks...Taco eater!

Item #85615

silla

TheMechanic54 · Post by **TheMechanic54** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:15 pm

Too late! went into TRS today and picked up one of the micro helis. Just haven't had a chance to fly!

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:08 pm

TheMechanic54 wrote:Too late! went into TRS today and picked up one of the micro helis. Just haven't had a chance to fly!

Is that ToysRuS, or Tandy Radio Shack (since you're old-school)? Is there a difference aside from the name?

TheMechanic54 · Post by **TheMechanic54** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:36 pm

Sorry about that. It's been awhile since we used Tandy in front of Radio Shack. It was at Toys R Us, RS said a couple of days before they receive
their helis.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:12 am

I gotta wait until next payday anyways... but I will get one eventually.

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:34 am

TheMechanic54 wrote:Sorry about that. It's been awhile since we used Tandy in front of Radio Shack. It was at Toys R Us, RS said a couple of days before they receive
their helis.

I wasn't bustin' your chops, it's just still not clear to me if there's a difference between the RS and the TRU helicopters... anyone?

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:32 pm

I picked up the Radio Shack version last night, and it's pretty cool. Driving it is pretty interesting, and takes a little to get the hang of it. I highly recommend doing your first flights in a very large, open room.

The thing that seems to be the trick is to be constantly trimming the side rotor. You can set the trim to be neutral, but it constantly changes depending on whether you are climbing or descending, so just to fly relatively straight requires slight pressure on the turn stick one way or the other. Also, be careful about flying up near lights. It's infra-red controlled, so the light will blur out your signal.

BTW, my ratshack version looks identical to beanoman's TRU model, except mine has yellow and orange flame graphics rather than the blue ones in the pictures, but that may have been different depending on which freq you get.

I get to be a better pilot every charge. I'm on about my 4th charge/session, and I can pick a course around the room and a landing spot pretty well now. Out of the box, it's designed to just hover vertically, but it comes with little pieces of aluminum tape that you can add to the nose, which causes it to pitch forward just a bit to give you forward direction. The handling isn't super-precise, cuz you're basically driving with two channels when you really need three, but good enough for $30 to fly around the room.

beanoman · Post by **beanoman** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:18 pm

Radioshack got a few shipments of the PicCoZ, while Toys R Us just has the PicOoZ. Name change because of some kind of patent or trademark issues. All new helis will be PicOoZ. There are no major changes, just one or two things on the tx as far as I know.

beano

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:22 pm

My sweet, loving, SEXY girlfriend is buying me one

minibitguy · Post by **minibitguy** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:03 am

What kinda foam is that in the fues? looks kinda like EPP.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:23 am

No store has them near here(est aug 15th shipments), so I did a Direct2U purchase this morning. Hopefully it will only take a few days.

steelwoolghandi · Post by **steelwoolghandi** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:18 pm

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... 62.2032402

For anyone that cannot find it at TRU or Rat shack like I the above is a link to order on line.

I hope to have mine in sometime next week!

Can I put guns on it?