PicXXz Helicopter

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:27 pm

My heli is now rocking forward and back, like it's humping the air. Also it's no longer hovering. It just gradually loses altitude. I normally launch from my hand, and now it takes approx 5 secs to reach the floor (1ft/sec).

Is this a symptom of the TX batts fading? I have a sneaky suspision it is.

Thanx
Maxx

dogbreathracing · Post by **dogbreathracing** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:27 pm

sure sounds like it, try some freah batts

dogbreathracing · Post by **dogbreathracing** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:46 am

Just bought my third little Picoo Z tonight (actually the wife bought it for me, Thank You Baby!) and it flys the best of all of them. Right out of the box it is the smoothest running, best flying Picoo yet.

The more I fly the more I'm hooked, the more I'm hooked the more I fly, the more I fly....well you get the picture!

For indoor flight there is nothing better...nothing else will fly as well within a 10X12 room!

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:59 am

dogbreathracing wrote:Just bought my third little Picoo Z tonight (actually the wife bought it for me, Thank You Baby!) and it flys the best of all of them. Right out of the box it is the smoothest running, best flying Picoo yet.

That's prett nice of her, especially since you flew one into her hair!

dogbreathracing · Post by **dogbreathracing** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:25 am

What can I say Fly, she loves me

.......and she don't try to keep it no secret man

....lol
She is pretty good to me

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:29 am

I have a custom body on paper, It has a kind of futuristic look, maybe a 2158 version of DBR's sig heli. I'm gunna try to find some material to make it out of but, I'm going to have to wait until shcool's out, then I'll buy the bearing upgrade for it and install it while the heli's open.

Maxx

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:28 am

Anyone else notice these have completely disappeared, unless you find one for $79 online somewhere? Why did RS bail?

chrome · Post by **chrome** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:33 am

SuperFly wrote:Anyone else notice these have completely disappeared, unless you find one for $79 online somewhere? Why did RS bail?

Airhogs has one out for $39 at Wal-Mart. They also have a "pro" version.

Later,
Chrome...

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:33 pm

For me, the novelty just wore off.
My heli is sitting on my shelf with less than 15 charges.
I fight myself all the time not to rob it of the lipo

Can't think of anything to trade it for tho

any suggestions?

BilboBaggins · Post by **BilboBaggins** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:25 am

I was in a Toys'r'us yesterday and Air Hogs now have the Picco Z copters under their brand name ($29.99). I saw it it at east 2 different decal schemes and it looks exactly like the Picco. I'm guessing Air Hogs got the rights for the American market.

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:03 pm

TRU just got a shipment of "Havoc" helis by Spin Master... it's a piccoZ and it's $29.99. They couldn't sell me one for some damn reason, but I'm going back tomorrow to get me one. My Picco has been down since November, so I'm pretty god damn excited!

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:22 pm

Got one (two, actually)... I used the $5 off TRU coupon that Namuna posted a few months ago, which is still valid (until the end of April),
which brought it to $24.99. Target had 'em on sale for the same, so I picked up another.

I don't remember the OG packaging very well, but the new AirHogs packaging has a perfect cradle for the nose of the chopper...
I trimmed it and inverted it to make a front scoop that fits perfect. I'm still fine-tuning it, which is why it's taped on, but it's close.
A little clean up and a way to secure it and it'll be good to go. This works much better than other wind catchers I've tried on the
front, and this is now my best-flying and most stable heli. Not only does it have pretty good fwd flight now, but it's amazing how
much smoother it flies.

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:17 am

OK, I just bought the 2006 model picooz which is the version 2 one. apparently it's better for some reason.

anyways, I'm in a real laszy fucken mood and tired of being the hang-down that gives out info so I'm just gonna sit back on my arse and ask the question. What's the core/must do upgrades/mods to these lil bugers?

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:54 am

Well, must do is the forward flight mod (FF) like what hue has above. It makes the heli alot more fun to fly.
Recommended mods would be, balancing the rotors, CF propshaft, BBs on the shaft and look for clint's AC charger mod.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:49 pm

The BB/CF shaft mod is a real bitch to do. Only do it if you have some
real issues with the stock bushings. ie too much friction(shit runtime) or
bad vibrations. You have to be super careful drilling out the main support,
there's only a few thousands of an inch(no joke) of plastic left around the
bearings when your done, and even so, it needs to be stretched to press
the bearing in.