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A superb gadget and great fun. The biggest advantage is that it can be used indoors, meaning that you can sit back on a chair, talking on your mobile phone, whilst piloting this 'copter at the same time! However, you

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Hoverfly 2 indoor helicopter

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HIH1 Hoverfly 2 indoor helicopter £249.99

Imagine the excitement of hovering, motionless, then soaring away as the aircraft obeys your every command! Soon you are progressing from hovering and precision landings to the new challenges of nose-in flying, figures-of-eight and other exciting manoeuvres.

As soon as you unpack your Hoverfly the fun starts. There is no complex assembly or set-up, and none of the worries about engines, batteries and weather associated with conventional model helicopters. With Hoverfly, you can go helicopter flying at a fraction of the cost and with a minimum of frustrating downtime.

"I am very impressed
- the model may be unorthodox,
but the handling characteristics
realistically represent a
conventional single rotor
RC helicopter:what a
marvelous British engineering
achievement."

Whether you are flying for the very first time or trying out advanced manoeuvres, the Hoverfly enables you to practise and enjoy in comfort. The Hoverfly is superb for experienced pilots too, with stunning climbout, and crisp tail response thanks to the tiny solid state gyro.

In case all this isn't enough, we've made Hoverfly the most robust, simple and easy-to-fix helicopter around. You can spend more time flying, and less rebuilding it. And if an accident does happen, spares are readily available at a fraction of the cost of conventional equivalents.

• Hoverfly is the miniature helicopter that flies right out of the box.
• Unique patented flight technology - there is simply nothing else like it.
• The ingenious Electrocyclic control replaces complex rotor mechanics to provide the full cyclic, collective and yaw functions of conventional outdoor models. Uniquely, the Hoverfly may be fully trimmed prior to take-off.
• Small size, ideal for indoor operation, whatever the weather. Hoverfly weighs less than 70 grams.
• Realistic flying parameters: as soon as you can fly it you will be able to try larger models confidently. Hoverfly's performance delights expert pilots too!
• Hoverfly's robust ultra-light tail rotor is belt-driven for responsiveness.
• Precision tail control with a sub-miniature yaw rate demand gyro included as standard.
• Unlimited flight duration and no batteries to charge. Power reaches Hoverfly via a slim, lightweight, 100-240V ac mains power unit and a thin, unobtrusive umbilical.
• Simple and robust mechanics: the brains are in the Electrocyclic control unit and the electronic rate gyro.
• Easy and economic repairs: all parts are available from the UK manufacturer and many stockists. No helicopter is more robust or easier to fix.
• R/C transmitter friendly. Hoverfly operates from standard TXs with minimum of four channels and trainer socket.

The Hoverfly 2 is shipped with its own purpose-designed two-joystick controller, the Snelflight FlightPad. It brings heli flying within instant reach of everyone: open the box and lift off! And there's a bonus: Hoverfly 2 comes with its own dedicated PC flight simulator program. Faithfully representing Hoverfly's handling characteristics, the flight sim lets you practise the most delicate manoeuvres.

Reviews "Non-stop indoor flying with a fascinating model that anyone can fly... The 'Hoverfly' is a fantastic little machine, which will give hours of fun to anyone that buys it." Iain Erskine reviews Hoverfly in Model Helicopter World, a leading UK enthusiasts' magazine.

October 2001: "I am very impressed - the model may be unorthodox, but the handling characteristics realistically represent a conventional single rotor RC helicopter: what a marvelous British engineering achievement." James M. Wang is a senior contributor to a number of model helicopter magazines.

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