For you 3D heli guys, Thunder Tiger has some big news for you. The new Thunder Tiger Titan X50EF now comes with a brushless motor and is flybarless. The 600 sized Titan comes with carbon fiber 3D blades and is said to make flying 3D look effortless. Some of its other features and specifications include- [...]
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New from the crew over at Blade is their CX4 RTF helicopter. The CX4 takes off where the old CX2 left off, offering an easy to learn platform for new flyers. The CX4 uses coaxial counter-rotating blades and intuitive self-stabilizing characteristics to make it easy to fly. Some of its primary features and specifications include- [...]
New today from the crew over at Blade is their mCP X BL BNF helicopter. The mCP X comes with an all new rotor head, longer blades, and a powerful 6700 kv brushless system. With the mCP X you can bust out inverted flight, rolls, flips, hurricanes and funnels for your flying enjoyment. Some of [...]
Hello everyone, happy Monday and welcome to yet another edition of your favorite weekly satirical rc column, THE Cub Report. When I first started writing THE Cub Report for BigSquidRC a half decade ago there were weeks when I’d rarely receive an email in regards to the column. Steadily over the years that has changed, [...]
More air news from Traxxas? Besides the New Traxxas Quadcopter we mentioned, they also have the DR-1 Coaxial Dual-Rotor Heli. This time it will come with or without a radio, and prices are $60 or $85! Update: Some details, pictures and specs Official Specs: • Master stable hovering in just seconds • 2.4GHz Transmitter eliminates [...]
Any time we hear the words Tiger and Raptor together, we immediatly think of a Griffin, that mythological beast of eagle and lion lineage. We could totally see a Tigerraptor and Griffin going at it in the skies above ancient Greece. It would be the most epic creature battle since Godzilla took on Charles Barkley. Alas, [...]
Being winter in the awesome half of the world (that would be the northern hemisphere), indoor micro helicopters might be a good distraction until the snow goes away. Estes, the rocketeers, are trying to assist in that distraction by offering up a couple new micro helis for our entertainment. Both the SF161 and R73-OPS Mini [...]
Brian doesn’t want to admit it, but he’s kind of been getting into the helicopters lately…a little…maybe…. Venom has a couple new helicopters to feed his secret addiction. The Venom Apache features some killer scale looks, lipo battery, IR transmitter, and functioning LEDs. For you office pilots, it comes with a USB charging cable. What [...]
So we normally do not do helicopter reviews, and if we did do them, it would probably be from a major manufacturer, but this review is special in a few ways. Every once in a while we get occasional questions asking us about the mini helicopters people see around. They want to know if they [...]
So we had another RC On TV sighting! This time in a Verizon commercial! The guy is got his new super smart phone hooked up and broadcasting video. He connects it to his RC Helicopter, then fly’s it over his house that has a big sign saying ‘party at 8:00, be there!’ or something like [...]
Some say that he’s never seen his own reflection. Others claim that he may actually be Cubby! All we know is, he’s called The Stig! Hmm.. some how, two of my favorite things, “Top Gear” and RC, just don’t mix as well as I thought they would. Top Gear, for those that don’t know is [...]