HobbyTron.com RC Blog

I would have to say that the Raven is probably my favorite mini RC helicopter that we have here at HobbyTron.com. First I pulled it out of the box and it came with everything that I needed to get it up in the air. I didn’t even need my own batteries because it comes with a 9v battery which is all you need. After I got everything out of the box, I plugged the included wall charger right into the side of the Raven. A good rule of thumb to follow is to always double charge the battery the first time out, so that is what I did. It took just under 20 minutes for both charges. Of course with anything that flies, I needed to trim it out first. I put the mini helicopter on the smooth floor and throttled it up just enough to get it spinning. I kept the helicopter on the ground as I trimmed it out until it was not spinning. That didn’t take too long and I was off flying.

I was very impressed at the control I had over this mini helicopter. I like the stability and the ease at which it flies right out of the box. I was able to fly for around 7 minutes before it became sluggish and needed a recharge. By this time my friend had arrived so I got another one set up and going. We could have flown three at a time, but there were only two of us, and that would have been pretty hard. After we both got our mini RC helicopters flying we decided to have an airborne dogfight. That was really fun, but when we noticed that in the box there were nose weights, the fun really began. We affixed the nose grips to the Raven which put it into attack mode. In attack mode it flies forward much more and we were able to knock each other’s helicopters out of the air. We had a lot of fun and are looking forward to the weekend where we will have more time to fly these fun mini RC helicopters again.

HobbyTron.com was proud to co-sponsor the Orem Pie Night Party on Wednesday, October 3, 2007. Giving away hundreds of dollars of prizes, HobbyTron.com was a huge hit with the pie loving fans. We were live on TV with FOX 13’s Jodi Saeland which just added to the excitement.

For the Pie Judging Contest we gave away a $100 HobbyTron.com gift certificate to the first place winner and a Palm Z and Raven, which are a mini RC airplane and mini RC helicopter respectively, to the second and third place winners. HobbyTron.com gave away another $100 gift certificate to the winner of the Pie Eating Contest. All in all it was a very fun night, and it was great to have HobbyTron.com sponsor such a fun event.

You can watch our video as seen on the news below or on YouTube.

The new mini indoor airplane, the Silverlit Palm-Z, has made a big splash it’s first few months on the market. People are buying them up from everywhere they can. Because of the problems with China, only a few places even have the Palm-Z. Some places are already out of them or are not releasing them until later on in the season. They are scarce already, and if you think they will be around all season long, think again…

Why are the Silverlit Palm-Zs such a huge sensation? Let me tell you… The Palm-Z represents advances in technology unseen in other RC airplanes. First off it is small enough to hold in the palm of your hand and fly around your living room. The Palm-Z has digital proportional speed control. It is very durable being made of a tough polypropylene foam body which withstands most crashes. It is also very light. It weighs in at just under an amazingly light 10 grams! With its new Lithium Polymer (Li-Poly) battery technology you don’t have to recharge it nearly as frequently as older RC airplanes. Flight times typically run from 8 to 10 minutes with only a 15 minute charge. It also comes in three frequencies and colors thereby allowing users to fly up to three airplanes at one time. The colors are Green/Wave, Blue/Wind, and Orange/Fire.

Everyone who flies the Palm-Z will tell you that it is unlike any flying experience that they have ever had. Even people who aren’t RC buffs are flocking to this mini RC airplane because of how easy it is to use, its novelty appeal, and just how much fun it is to fly it. Anyone will be a professional-looking pilot in no time, whether old or young, male or female, with the Palm-Z.

Where can you find the Silverlit Palm-Z? HobbyTron.com has procured an especially large number of the Silverlit Palm-Z in preparation for the holiday season. They are confident we will have the Palm-Z in stock well after other places sell out. So what are you waiting for? Pick up a Silverlit Palm-Z from HobbyTron.com and start flying today!