Remote Heli....
One of the guys in work had invested alot of time and effort on the marvel of aerodynamic science, and decided as a treat for himself he would invest...in a minature helicopter.

So as this is a little bit of a fad for some people, he was swayed into splurging out a couple of quid on the hobby.

He comes into work one day, all excited.

"The missus has just texted me, it's all been delivered!"
"What has?" asks I?
"Me remote control helicopter! It's a Raptor 330 and does fuck-to-the-dozen rpm (or something like that, can't be fucked to validate this with Google). I've ordered all the parts and the power supply and they have all just turned up...oh I cannae wait!"
"Oh, well done" mutters I with more that just a faint hint of boredom in my voice. But he seemed all happy, so I just left it as that.

The next day comes and he's walked into the office, a look of disappointment on his face.

"You know my Raptor? I spent hours after work last night putting it together."
"Oh...it didn't work did it? Did you send it back?"
"I can't."
"Why?"
"Um...this morning I had the entire kit assembled in the front garden. I turned it on and it took off ok...had it hovering on the spot in front of me for a few seconds, then gently landed it down."
"Ok..."
"I thought I would go higher...so I took off again...then..um...after it hit about 8 foot high, a gust of wind caught it and threw it over my neighbours garden upside down. It kinda smashed to pieces instantly."

So he'd essentially saved up all his overtime from the last two months, bought all the essentials and a load of addons and even some gloves for using his remote control, just to fly the fucker for about 8 seconds.

Cost = £250+

Grins in office = free :D
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 14:48, 7 replies)

Ha
That'll be me soon enough.

I bought a £250 helicopter for £40 including delivery off a bloke who got it in a fit of enthusiasm and promptly never used it.

Currently haven't tried flying it because it's really scary and I've already grazed myself by pressing the wrong button...
(Miraclefish How appropriate, you fight like a cow, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:22, closed)

Whereas the pack of 2 rc choppers I bought from dealextreme
Seemingly won't break, despite my best attempts. And they cost me about £15.
( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:23, closed)

Same thing happened to a friend.
Luckily theirs cost about £10. Went out of range of the remote and...

DROPSMASH.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Tue 5 Oct 2010, 15:40, closed)

Can I just clarify...?
He spent £250 to get it up for eight seconds....sounds like a mate of mine in Amsterdam!
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Tue 5 Oct 2010, 16:14, closed)

I once met
a perfumed oil vendor in Luxor with the same skills..
( bane, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 20:12, closed)

That's quite cheap
for a Raptor 30 unless it was the little E325 electric titan. He got of lightly really, I've dumb thumbed many helis over the years. I dread to think of how much I've spent on repairs but I get a lot of enjoyment out of it so I don't class it as a waste of money.
( M o D, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 16:22, closed)

If you can control and fly them
and don't smash them up in 8 seconds, then that is a win-win as far as the office "Sept 11th Re-enactment Society" founder is concerned lol
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Tue 5 Oct 2010, 17:17, closed)