After getting a Remote-Control helicopter for my birthday, I have been practicing on it every day and also... I have been reading and browsing the internet about RC helicopter! Whoa....
During my initial practice with my new RC helicopter... it always hit the wall! Yeah... I haven't practice controlling fully. My dad always had to change the blade! LOL!
As far as the remote control helicopter blades go, I was very lucky to get a few pairs of extra blades (that comes in with the initial purchases). So I could see what are important things to check when you're looking into purchasing another remote control helicopter for your collection, and especially when you're getting ready to purchase your very first remote control helicopter.
Essentially, the blades are very important. They need to be durable, in case you are not a very good flyer, because it is the blades that will often run into things and become damaged. At the same time, you don't want the blades to be too sharp, because you don't want them to damage any of your other things, especially if you're flying the helicopter in your home (which my Mama will scream if I do fly my RC helicopter in the house! Hehehe...).
So all in all, you're best off going with a helicopter that has strong metal or plastic blades--although the plastic blades tend to be lighter, so they are sometimes the better bet, but the metal blades tend to be more durable, so it's really anyone's guess. And you also want to look for blades that are rounded at the edges. This is no only good because rounded edges are more aerodynamic, it's also good because you can protect yourself and your loved ones from cutting themselves on the helicopter blades when they are, for instance, taking a helicopter down from a high shelf.
I know of a friend who had a helicopter on a high shelf, and he didn't know to get rounded blades, and when he reached to take it down, he dropped it, and actually cut his hands pretty badly. He didn't need stitches, but it was still a scary incident for him that he could have avoided by just getting a helicopter with rounded edges. In other cases, I hear about people that got metal blades on their helicopters, and the rest of the helicopter wasn't built powerfully enough to support the heavy metal blades, and these helicopters never fly properly.
Anyway, thanks Dad for this wonderful birthday present!
