{"id":4926,"date":"2013-05-24T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4926"},"modified":"2013-05-21T22:41:44","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T21:41:44","slug":"big-boys-toys-griffin-helo-tc-smartphone-controlled-rc-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/05\/big-boys-toys-griffin-helo-tc-smartphone-controlled-rc-helicopter.htm","title":{"rendered":"Big boys toys: Griffin Helo TC smartphone-controlled RC helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, I tweeted about my &#8220;new toy&#8221; &#8211; Griffin&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/helotc.com\/\">Helo TC<\/a> remote control helicopter, which is controlled from an iOS or Android mobile device:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New toy :-) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/wrcyBQceTb\">pic.twitter.com\/wrcyBQceTb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Wilson (@markwilsonit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markwilsonit\/status\/335710024699613184\">May 18, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I got quite a few replies asking me to write about how I got on with it so, here goes.<\/p>\n<p>I already had a BlackGhost RC chopper that I was given by Microsoft at the UK Windows Server 2008 launch. \u00a0I flew that when I got back to the office (once, before one of my colleagues got annoyed) and then at home a bit, but after a few crashes it mostly stayed in the loft until my son spotted it and pestered to have a go. To be honest the BlackGhost was a bit big for indoor use, a bit rubbish outdoors and is only made of\u00a0polystyrene\u00a0and plastic.\u00a0 My son was really keen to get something a bit better &#8211; only he fancies a decent quadcopter (no chance &#8211; it&#8217;s me who&#8217;s paying for this, not him!) so, when I saw the Griffin Helo TC in the\u00a0supermarket\u00a0for \u00a330, I thought we\u00a0should\u00a0give it a go.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, I should point out that it&#8217;s an indoor toy. \u00a0That&#8217;s not clear from the packaging but we took it outdoors and struggled a bit. Even the lightest of breezes would carry the Helo TC\u00a0out of range and send it crashing to the floor. \u00a0Thankfully it&#8217;s more resilient than it looks!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Back at base&#8221; (after the boys were tucked up in bed), I had another go and was much more successful inside the house &#8211; but you really need a lot of space to get used to flying (more than I have).<\/p>\n<p>Based on my complete lack of prior research I had expected the Helo TC to be Bluetooth controlled but it actually comes with an IR remote that clips on to the iPhone\/iPad\/Android phone and plugs into the headphone jack. \u00a0Engage Airplane Mode (seems appropriate!) and turn up the volume, then control the Helo TC with a free app that sends control signals via audio to the IR unit. \u00a0Power comes from a USB charge (approx 35 mins), engineering quality is pretty good for such an inexpensive device and it comes with spare rotor blades (main and tail). If you want a full review though,\u00a0there&#8217;s more detailed online (including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/08\/21\/griffins-helo-tc-cleared-for-takeoff-we-attempt-to-get-airborn\/\">Engadget<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legitreviews.com\/article\/1725\/\">LegitReviews<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t29xKIzXnGM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>My verdict: definitely an impulse buy; a bit of fun for some father-and-son time &#8211; but really needs a lot of space to learn to fly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, I tweeted about my &#8220;new toy&#8221; &#8211; Griffin&#8217;s Helo TC remote control helicopter, which is controlled from an iOS or Android mobile device: New toy :-) pic.twitter.com\/wrcyBQceTb &mdash; Mark Wilson (@markwilsonit) May 18, 2013 I got quite a few replies asking me to write about how I got on with it so, here &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/05\/big-boys-toys-griffin-helo-tc-smartphone-controlled-rc-helicopter.htm\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Big boys toys: Griffin Helo TC smartphone-controlled RC helicopter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[218],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Big boys toys: Griffin Helo TC smartphone-controlled RC helicopter - markwilson.it<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/05\/big-boys-toys-griffin-helo-tc-smartphone-controlled-rc-helicopter.htm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Big boys toys: Griffin Helo TC smartphone-controlled RC helicopter - markwilson.it\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last weekend, I tweeted about my &#8220;new toy&#8221; 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