The Hummingbird Micro Helicopter is one of the more Durable and easier to fly Micro helicopters.Thats not saying much considering Micro Helicopters Do take some knowledge and practice to setup and fly.I have found that the Hummingbird Has alot better flight and all around Design than a Fixed Pitch Piccolo and an FP Aerohawk.One Really good Point out is the use of Separate Components.I dont recommend using A "All in one board".But they are good if your learning and dont really have an expierience.But The Picco-Board Pro Goes Really Well in The Piccolo Pro.I also Strongly recommend learning on a Simulator,But I didnt.The Hummingbird Head assembly is Very durable.I have had Gut Twisting Crashes and Have not broke anything.I strongly encourage Purchasing this Helicopter.You will not be dissapointed.
Below Are Some Stories That Some people have had with there Hummingbirds.
From Blueyedpop:
I had just rebuilt my HB from the ground up. Hundreds of hours of flying had taken their toll, and everything that could be glued had been, and everything that could wear out was. It was actually cheaper to split a new HB airframe with a friend, he keeping the blades, tail motor, fuselage and battery carriage, and I keeping the rotating components and basic airframe. This was one of the new airframes with the shaft collar and swash mod pre-installed, so I was especially jazzed. I had decided to remove my training gear as well.
The combination of swash mod and no training gear made the HB feel "greasy" through the air. THe cyclic responded immediately compared to what I was used to, and the dampened feel of the traingear threw me off.
We get some pretty hellacious gusts in the parking lot here at work, with lots of trucks and trailers causing some truly frightening vortexes. This day was no exception.
I was flying into the wind, but it also left me flying into the sun. I am pretty good at squinting, but the glare combined with not having my orange and white ping pong balls left me a little disoriented. I caught a terrible draft, and in a heartbeat, I could see my tail pointing straight down, as I was looking at the rotor disk face on.
I reacted to what I saw, and pushed hard on the stick, assuming I had "porpoised" into the wind.
I haven't really puzzled out what happened, but I hit the ground so hard, I snapped my tailboom and head, and the CF rods in front looked like snubbed out cigarette butts. I Put my LiPoly pack into a metal bucket, picked up the pieces of my chopper, and vowed to keep my training gear on for another while, if only as a visual aid.
