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US EAGLE
R/C COPTER

US Eagle R/C Copter, retail $17.99
Manufactured by (Unknown) for Excite (URL not known)
Last updated 02-17-13

This isn't a flashlight, household lamp, Christmas light set, or other thing that glows, but it *DOES* have a flashing red LED in it, so what the hey. I have only evaluated remote controlled (RC) toys several times before, so please bear with me here.

I love things that fly; that's why I took the bate (I saw it on a shelf at a nearby Right Aid store while I was there to pick up other things)

This is a very small, lightweight, easy-to-fly remote controlled helicoper. It fits in the palm of your hand, and is designed exclusively to be flown indoors; its construction is such that you won't gouge holes in walls or couches or break lamps when you crash (note I said "WHEN", not "IF", because you WILL crash it at least a few times while learning to fly it!!!).

SIZE

This toy is remarkably easy to use for a helicopter...here's how to get it off the ground:

As with any rechargeable product, charge it first (see directly below), and then you can pretend to fly a dragonfly (well, that's what the kitty cat thinks it is).

1: On the remote control, turn the "on/off" switch to the "on" position.

2: On the bottom of the US Eagle R/C Copter's body right in back of the charging port, there's a tiny on/off switch.
Use a fingernail to slide this switch toward the right (as the nose of the heli is facing forward) to the "on" position.
A red LED in the US Eagle R/C Copter's body will now come on, and then begin flashing.

3: Place the US Eagle R/C Copter on a flat surface; the floor is a good place. Orient it so the tail faces toward you.

4: Aim the front of the remote (the part with a "window" on it) at the US Eagle R/C Copter. Gently push the left-hand stick on the remote control forward.

5: The US Eagle R/C Copter should now lift off the ground. Congratulations, you're now a pilot!!!

Please refer to the furnished instructional materials for additional tips on how to fly the toy.

If the US Eagle R/C Copter does not respond (ie. the blades don't turn), set the "A B C" switch on the remote control to another position. Do it again if necessary. The bottom of the US Eagle R/C Copter's fuselage (body) is marked as to which channel (A, B, or C) the remote should be set to.
For additional instructions & tips on how to fly, please read the instructional material that comes with the product.

Turn the US Eagle R/C Copter and remote control off when finished using them.
Same switches as before, but slide them in the opposite direction this time.

The battery in the US Eagle R/C Copter itself is rechargeable and is not designed to be changed; however the batteries in the remote will need to be changed from time to time.

To do this, unscrew & remove the phillips screw from the battery door on the underside of the unit, using a phillips screwdriver that you furnish yourself. Set the screw aside.

Remove the battery door, very gently place it on the ground, and kick it into the garden so the hungry, hungry praying mantids will think it's something yummy to eat and strike at it...O WAIT!!! YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead.

Remove the six used AA cells from the compartment, and dispose of or recycle them as you see fit.

Insert six new AA cells into the compartment, orienting each cell so its flat-end (-) negative faces a spring for it in each chamber.

Finally, place the battery door back on, and screw the screw back in.
Aren't you glad you didn't kick that battery door into the garden with all those hungry, hungry praying mantids now?

Here is what a praying mantis looks like.
I found this guy on the morning of 09-08-06 clinging to the basket of my scooter.

To charge the battery in the US Eagle R/C Copter, first be certain that the heli is neutralised (turned off). Place it onto the remote as shown in the following photograph:

"Docking" the heli to the Tx (remote control unit) is quite fiddly; don't be discouraged if it takes you a minute or two. This connector is keyed to fit the receptacle on the US Eagle R/C Copter only one way; please do not attempt to force the heli onto the remote control unit backard or you may irreversibly damage the US Eagle R/C Copter and it might not fly for you again.

Turn the switch on the Tx to the "on" position. A green LED on the remote should now come on.

After a maximum of 20 minutes, the green light will turn off. If the red light on the remote goes out at any time during the charge cycle, turn the remote off & back on again. When the green light turns off, turn the Tx off, and gently lift the heli off.

Fully charging the US Eagle R/C Copter's battery (20 minutes) should give you ~6 minutes of flying time.

Although not stated in the instructional materials, you should wait at least 15 minutes before recharging the heli's battery after you've run it down in order to allow it to cool.

This RC helicopter is meant to be used as a toy in a dry area indoors, not as a flashlight meant to be carried around, thrashed, trashed, and abused, so I won't try to drown it in the toilet tank, bash it against a steel rod or against the concrete floor of a patio, let my housemate's citty kats

go to the litterbox on it, run over it with a 450lb Celebrity motorised wheelchair, stomp on it, use a large claw hammer in order to smash it open to check it for candiosity, fire it from the cannoñata (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piñata" too much again

- candiosity is usually checked with a laser-type device on a platform with a large readout, with a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or with a pack-of-cards-sized device that Fergy Fudgehog uses; and the cannoñata is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island), send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or perform other indecencies on it that a flashlight might have to have performed on it. So this section of the web page will be significantly more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.

This product is recommended for children of 8 years of age or older; younger children can injure themselves on moving parts or by swallowing something they should not (like an AA cell).

There's a largish piece of translucent (slighly milky colored) plastic on the tail boom right where it attaches to the fuselage that looks like it's supposed to be removed; ***LEAVE IT IN PLACE***!!! This appears to be a weight that ensures that the heli flies correctly (not too fast in forward motion in this case). If you remove it, you will very likely be at least somewhat sorry!!!

Photograph of its remote control.

Spectrographic analysis of the flashing red LED in this helicopter.

Spectrographic analysis of the flashing red LED in this helicopter; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 625nm and 635nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is 627.566nm.

Spectrographic analysis of the red "Power" LED in the remote control for this helicopter.

Spectrographic analysis of the red "Power" LED in the remote control for this helicopter; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 625nm and 635nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is 628.993nm.

USB2000 Spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.

This video shows the US Eagle R/C Copter being flown in the house.
All of the flights were mediocre at best; the lack of a tail rotor is to blame for much of that.

That music you hear is zax from the Commodore Amiga computer demo program, "äMPäri3" by the demo group Dekadence from 2011.
This product is not sound-sensitive; the zax may be ignored or even muted if it pisses you off.

This video is approximately 22.4424548826 megabytes (22,902,879 bytes) in length; dial-up users please be aware.
It will take no less than one hundred twelve minutes to load at 48.0Kbps.

This video shows the US Eagle R/C Copter being flown in the house.
All of the flights were mediocre at best; the lack of a tail rotor is to blame for much of that.

Video content is the same as http://youtu.be/tYnp9109DUo but with no music.
The sounds you do hear (that are not from the heli itself) are from an episode of NCIS that was playing on the boob tube at the time.

This video is approximately 15.9884544268 megabytes (16,350,513 bytes) in length; dial-up users please be aware.
It will take no less than seventy eight minutes to load at 48.0Kbps.

I cannot provide either of these videos in other formats, so please do not ask.

TEST NOTES:
Product was purchased at a Right-Aid store in Federal Way WA. USA on 02-10-13.

UPDATE: 00-00-00

Unknown

Toy R/C helicopter

LED

3 (1 in heli, 2 in Tx)

N/A

Slide switch on/off

Plastic

N/A

+3.7 v LiPo rechargeable (heli), 6x AA cells (Tx)

Unknown/unable to measure

Very light splatter-resistance at maximum

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20.80g (0.730 oz.)

China

Unknown/not stated

US Eagle R/C Copter *

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