Havoc Heli Info

If you want a whole bunch of fun, I highly recommend that you exercise your flying ability with one of these neat micro helis. You will find that there are many to choose from with a variety of styles, types, colors, and sizes available. Air Hogs has been producing these flying machines for several years and now has a real nice selection of Havoc Heli as well as radio controlled airplanes. They have a new release this year that you have probably seen on TV called the Switchblade, which takes off vertically and then switches to an airplane mode.

I’ll give some descriptions here of some of the more popular Micro Helis, air Havoc Heli and RC planes that are available from Air Hogs, plus pictures that you can click on to get additional information from the product site. The product site has some great sales going on and offers free shipping on many of the items. You will also be able to get spare parts and accessories from the same site. These cool little flying machines are a great gift idea – especially for Christmas. However, as I found out last year – if you are buying some of these Air Hogs toys as Christmas gifts, you need to get them early or it’s quite possible the supply will run out!

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Original Havoc Heli: This is the original Styrofoam version, which measures only six inches long and weighs a mere 10 grams. This little flying machine is very stable and easy to fly in the smallest of spaces.  Fly up to 3 helicopters together.   Has blue flashing light for night flight. Main Rotor Diameter: 5.25inches.  Length 6.5inches excluding rotors. Rear Rotor diameter 1.25inches. Helicopter weight: Only 10g, including Li-Poly battery.  Available in 3 different colors.

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Air Hogs Micro Havoc Heli: This is a lower priced version of the Havoc RC Heli.  It fits right inside the controller box for easy storage.  Very easy to fly with durable foam construction and 4 way precision control.   It’s a great little Micro Heli for the money.

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Air HogsARH RDC Havoc Heli Blue Marine GEN: This is a plastic body version of the original Styrofoam Havoc Heli, and is therefore more durable.  2 channel IR remote operation with 4 way control.  You can fly up to 3 of these in the same room, with a range up to about 100 feet.  It’s a good looking Micro Heli that flys well.

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Blackhawk Havoc Heli Stealth: Same construction as the ARH RDC Heli above.  Has a great looking Blackhawk design.  Good flying and durable Havoc RC Heli.

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Air Hogs Radio Controlled F-18 Wildcat: This F-18 replica is great for outdoor flying. It is best suited for intermediate level pilots, and will take a little time to gain proficiency. It is quite durable and can be taken off from the ground or hand launched. This RC plane should be flown only on very calm or no-wind days. Be careful, as this plane has enough range that you can lose sight of it and possibly not be able to find it again.

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Air Hogs Jet Scream R/C Airplane: This is a really cool advanced flyer that uses real ducted twin fan technology to propel this aircraft to amazing heights and distance.  It is easy to fly and very durable.  Best to fly outside with lots of room on a calm day.  This RC plane is about 15 inches long and recharges from its own remote control.

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Air Hogs Switchblade: This is a really cool flying machine that hovers like a UFO on takeoff and then will fly like a plane. Operates from a 27 Mhz remote control and has a wing span of about 17 inches. The remote control has a throttle, direction toggle, trim knob, and “morph” button, making it easy for intermediate aviators to pilot the Switchblade from up to 300 feet away. You will want to fly the Switchblade somewhere with plenty of room, and it will take a bit of practice to “get the hang” of this machine. You should take it up quite high in the takeoff mode before switching to the plane mode so you will have time to gain control before possibly running into the ground. The durability is pretty good and you will have a lot of fun with this unique flying machine.

One of the first problems that you will run into when you fly one of these micro heli fun makers is that they don’t fly worth a hoot right out of the box.  You will find that they will most likely spin wildly in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.  This is easily taken care of by clicking your trim switch on the transmitter, either right or left, depending on which direction you need to go in order to counter-act the spinning motion of your havoc heli.

Next, you will notice that getting the havoc heli to fly forward is not easy.  This is due to the front to back “balance” of the heli being off.  Usually they are tail heavy, so this kills your ability to produce forward motion.  The answer is to add a little weight to the nose.  The instructions say to add some metallic tape  to the nose, but this is a pain.  I found that a much better way, which provides for a nice fine tune adjustment is to use a straight pin in the nose.  You can push this in or pull it out to affect the balance quite easily.  If you need more weight that the pin provides, just visit your local glass bead shop and pick up some small beads that have a hole big enough for the pin to fit in.  Slide one or more beads onto the pin prior to pushing it into the nose of the micro heli and you will soon be able to get it flying  just the way you want.  Check the short video here for an example of this technique.

Isn’t today’s technology great?  Who would have dreamed 25 years ago that you could now hold a 2 channel remote controlled micro helicopter in your hand that you could easily control and have terrific fun with – all for under 50 bucks?  My goodness, you can even do Havoc Heli battle now with a set of Helis that have the ability to shoot each other down – the Havoc Heli Laser Battle version is quite the challenge! I’d like to welcome you to my site where I will be pointing out some of the more popular flying machines that you will want to try out – both indoor and outdoor types.  Air Hogs has been making these neat flying machines for several years now and they just keep getting better and better.  If you already have tried some of these like the Havoc Heli, you know that they are made from very light weight materials and therefore will break if you are not careful.  The durability is actually pretty good considering the strength of the materials, but if you continually crash into a wall, floor, or other obstacle, you will eventually break something.  With a little care and common sense, you will get lots of flying time from these neat little flying machines.  In my next posts I’ll put up some examples of the latest Air Hog micro heli’s as well as their outdoor planes, and also their new addition this year called the Switchblade, which is quite a unique flyer for sure.

Looking forward to sharing some fun info with you, so if you have experiences you would like to share, tips, tricks, ideas that any of us fans of flying machines can use to have more fun, then by all means leave a post!