A few weeks ago, me and my friend Todd went to a near by field to test out his new Align Trex 600 Nitro. At that point he had had it for about a month, and was still getting used to all the ups and downs of the little helicopter.
The Trex 600 is a very high tech R/C. This isn't one of those remote control vehicles you just put some batteries in it and go. You definitely need some practice time with this little machine. In fact, it is so complex they even make flight simulator software for the Trex 600. This way you can keep crashing it and doesn't cost anything to fix.
The day we went out Todd was feeling quite comfortable with normal flight, so he decided to switch a few settings around and try flying the helicopter inverted. Let's just say, it didn't go quite as planned. A few seconds into the flight, and the next thing I know I was hiding behind a large pile of gravel, taking cover from flying debris. Some how Todd had lost complete control over the 4' long carbon fiber blades that control the Trex 600. It instantly flew straight into the ground and proceeded to run uncontrollably. The blades where breaking apart and flying all over the place. Luckily it soon ran out of gas, and we didn't die. As I said before, not your typical R/C vehicle.
Needless to say, Todd wasn't too happy about his new broken toy. You can see his new found excitement in the last picture above.
If you are interested in seeing what these little helicopters can really do, watch this video.
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