Esky Honeybee 4 Channel RC Helicopter Pt 1
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Well, where to start with this one..... This has got to be one of the coolest yet frustrating things anyone has ever bought me. Let me explain... |
My girlfriend bought me this for Christmas from Buzzflyer.co.uk for around £110, as soon as I opened it I was like a kid at 10 years old again. On the box it said for indoor/outdoor flight so naturally the box was flung open and the battery was straight on charge ready for a bout of flying round the living room.
What's In The Box?
| 1 x Assembled Esky Honeybee Helicopter |
| 1 x 4CH Radio Handset and aerial |
| 1 x AC adapter |
| 1 x 12V Battery lead (to charge the helicopter battery from a 12V car battery etc) |
| 1 x Transformer |
| 1 x Lithium Polymer (LiPo) Battery |
| 1 x Plastic bag of bits and bobs |
| 1 x Instructions |
The Esky Honeybee is billed as an RTF helicopter (Ready To Fly, for those not in the know) which means that in theory all it should require is a quick charge and off you go.
Naturally being a bloke there was no need to read the instructions so I just plugged the battery into the beast and off I went. It very quickly became apparent that this is definitely NOT an indoor toy, in fact it is not even a toy at all come to mention it.
Obviously what’s the first thing you do when you get a toy helicopter? You got it, stick on maximum revs and see what happens! That’s where this thing went from 0 to lethal in less than a second. It looked so innocent sat on the floor till I whacked the throttle up then I seriously began to fear for my safety. |
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The downdraft from this thing was amazing considering the size, what looked quite small in the beginning now seemed relatively large once the blades were spun up, and what a noise! To put it into context; have you ever seen hypnodisc on robot wars? Now imagine that but flying uncontrollably around your living room at head height, brown pants moment I think you’ll agree! I ducked for cover as the beast ploughed straight into the wall, slid down, and proceeded to have what looked like an epileptic fit on the floor. My first venture and already a broken part (albeit minor and not detrimental to operation). “Ah” I thought, “probably better off outside”.
