After a lot of hesitation I decided to spend some money on a "real" RC helicopter. This one has full control over throttle, yaw, pitch and roll. Unfortunately I couldn't enjoy my toy for long; after I finally got off the ground and had some flights outdoors, something went wrong. In addition to overstraining the old batteries, I also must have managed to damage something else as the thing can barely keep aloft for a minute with one charge. Snif.

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