Thread: Pants or Helicopter?

Chopper - even though it will be a pile of rubble in one day and the missus will rag on you for months.

Originally Posted by withnallstoke

Originally Posted by Looper

If he is naughty then show him the helicopter on youtube, ask him if he wants it for Christmas and then give him Withnallstokes underpants.

Get him the helicopter - and i can arrange a swap for my pants.
At 6 years old though, shouldn't he be getting new speedos rather than saggy y fronts?

I didn't realise they were only 6 years old. I had estimated them as being of early 80's vintage. They have obviously had a hard life!


If you go with the helicopter Koojo and live in a high rise then get him the livestock sling accessory too so he can take the hamster out for recreational flights over the edge of the 28th floor balcony.

both, get black pants so he can wear them on his head and pretend he SWAT, abseiling down from the choppper


thats what id do anyway....

Get him the pants but cut the pockets out so he has something to play with as well!

Send the running dog to a re-education camp where they can deal with his counter-revolutionary, imperialist, petty bourgeois ways.

Ask the wife if she wants a pair of diamond ear rings or a new iron? that should sort it out Koojo.

The chopper has to be the winner, and spend lots of time with him. Try to let him have a play with his Christmas present !
Some of my best memories of my father are the times at Christmas when he had time to spend with us kids.
Merry Christmas

Originally Posted by ltnt

Ask the wife if she wants a pair of diamond ear rings or a new iron? that should sort it out Koojo.

^Thanks Satonic, there is a God. Can't green ya, but you'll be very popular at the Christmas party.

Originally Posted by Satonic

Originally Posted by ltnt

Ask the wife if she wants a pair of diamond ear rings or a new iron? that should sort it out Koojo.

...."every woman should have"

Predictably sexist, don't ya think?

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Predictably sexist, don't ya think?

It's called humour numb nuts. Get a grip or get a life. Up to you.

Originally Posted by SEA Traveler

The RC Helos are not an easy task to fly. Even if the kid has skill at video games etc, it isn't the same a flying an RC Helo.... and BTW, not all RC Helos are the same. The batteries also do not last long on the RC flying helos and as another has mentioned the helo will in all certainty crash multiple times and need replacement parts such as rotor blades and tail stabilizer. Extra battery is a must as well. Anything less than $100 US (3500 baht or so) helo would probably not be worth it and then the spare parts kit is another expense. As much fun as what it sounds like and would be after many hours of test flying and expensive parts replacement, the boy or yourself might be able to manage the RC helo flying at a basic level. I'd suggest the pants in this case as the RC helo for such a young boy is really not practical.

While in the States making this holiday visit, I went to a RC airplane and helo shop to get the whole lowdown on the craft. Basic non-toy type RC helos were $100 US and up... They are not easy to fly. "BLADE" RC helos are a great brand to start out with. Do the "BLADE RC Helo" google search to get the background knowledge that is needed.

Got him a cheap one for just that reason.

You can throw pants at the wall and they will never fly afterward.

More points for helicopters!

Anyone who thinks that pants are a suitable Christmas present for kids either doesn't understand Christmas or doesn't understand kids. Or possibly both.

Merry Crimble everyone.

Ah, helicopter pants, good idea.

Anyway, the first thing was the chopper as it was a Santa delivery, it actually flies quite well and he had it going for a while there untill the initial charge wore out then it wouldn't charge agai.
it cahrges off the remote using a USB and the remote uses 4 AA batteries.
Very strange.
I made up some bullshit about sending Santa a letter and see if we can get it replaced.

The pants were funny. The first under the tree gift he opened.
There was a kind of moment of 'WTF' moment when he realized what they were, looked at mum for a moment then back at the pants with an expression that said 'Um, mum, there seems to have been a mistake, someones replaced my present with pants'.

Originally Posted by Latindancer

Originally Posted by Koojo

it actually flies quite well and he had it going for a while there untill the initial charge wore out then it wouldn't charge again.
It charges off the remote using a USB, and the remote uses 4 AA batteries.
Very strange.

I had a very small car like this a few years ago. I think the idea is that they save on weight by having a tiny but high performance rechargeable battery in the helicopter. In fact it's quite possibly a batacitor.....halfway between a battery and capacitor, and capable of giving out most of it's power in a shortish surge.
.

Ok, replaced and I think you're right. It charges and discharges quickly but it's easy to fly and has had a few crashes and seems to be standing up to it. It also came with spare rotor blades so thats handy.
it has so many control on the remote I don't know what half of them are for. There A/B/C which I have no idea, but A seems to be normal and if I move it from C to B it takes of by itself.
Then there's the 'demo' button, which I assumed i would press and the thing would take of and do a couple of touch and goes to give me the idea but nothing.
There's 'slow' and 'fast' which are good. Basically more or less sensitivity to the controls. (Just for the record, less is more).