Although predominantly considered a boy’s toy, remote controlled, or radio controlled toys are proving to be just as popular as ever, with sales rocketing, and the range widening ever more. The number of both radio and remote controlled vehicles is now bigger than ever, with both varieties of vehicle as popular as each other. The remote controlled vehicles tend to be much cheaper than the radio controlled ones, but because of this range in price, they are proving as popular as each other.
In case you aren’t sure quite what the difference is between remote controlled and radio controlled vehicles, the simplest way of identifying which is which is to see if there is a cable connecting the controller to the vehicle. If there is a wire which runs from the handset to the vehicle, then it will be a remote controlled vehicle, with signals being sent as electronic pulses down the cable. A radio controlled vehicle will have no connection or cable at all, and the signals are being transmitted from the handset to the vehicle using radio waves.
For this reason, if more than one child has a radio controlled vehicle, it can mean that the radio signals interfere with each other, and signals can become jammed, confused or duplicated across several vehicles. Remote controlled vehicle have no such risk of interference or compatibility issues.
The general reason why boys tend to like these toys more than girls is simply due to the fact they, by their very nature, tend to be cars, lorries and trucks, which are not usually as appealing to girls. However, there are some radio controlled and remote controlled toys for girls these days, usually ranging from pink limousines to pink off roaders. Essentially of course the mechanics of the vehicle is the same, but the cosmetic design will appeal more to girls than boys.
These toys have a real appeal to children, who enjoy the sense of control of another moving object, and that they can control and reach items and places beyond their normal reach. They also enjoy the challenge of being able to steer and manoeuvre the vehicles, which can often move quite quickly, and the more expensive ones can manage cross country very well, able to roll easily over rough ground, shallow steps, gaps and even small logs.
Of course, it mustn’t be underestimated that it takes a good deal of spatial awareness to be able to effectively control on of these vehicles. It is easy to forget that when a vehicle is moving away from you, left and right are easy to identify, but when the vehicle is moving towards you they are reversed, and of course if the vehicle is moving in any other direction, it is necessary to perceive the movement from the point of view of the vehicle and decide what the relative direction should be. This can lead to a few crashes in the early days, although vehicles are usually built to withstand a few knocks.
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Can I build a remote controlled airplane with parts from a remote controlled car?I was thinking about building a small RC plane and then take apart an old RC car and put the motor on the plane. Would it work?
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I work at a GM dealership, and YES that is a great price for an 09 Pontiac Solstice! Those cars run about $34,000. Take advantage!
So, you basically just listed all the factory options. That was pretty pointless.
That said, here's what's important.
Cars, right now, are depreciating at between 10-15% per year. So, let's figure an average of 13%.
So, judging from a decent interest rate, etc, I'm going to guess you're putting a down payment of around 5,000-6000.
Here's the fun part.
Within two years, you will have spent your downpayment, plus another $6,000. So, a grand total of around $11,000 on the car. And you will still owe another $5000.
However. At that point, the vehicle is only worth around 10,000. So, if you decide you don't want it anymore, you can sell it for 10, but 5 of that must pay off the remainder of the loan.
Long story short, your 17k car is going to cost you around 22,000 by the time you're done. And if you sell it within the next two years, you'll only actually get 5k out of it.
$22000 invested, for a $5000 return.
Does that sound smart to you? Most intelligent people would say no.
If quality is of any concern, likely paying any amount of money for a Pontiac Solstice is too much.
Both the 2006 and the 2007 Pontiac Soltices have Consumer Reports' Much-Worse-Than-Average Reliability Verdict and the 2009 Has CR's predicted reliability of Much Worse Than Average.
In particular, General Motors' 2006 Pontiac Soltice has Much-Worse-Than-Average reliability ratings in the following categories:
Engine Cooling
Drive System
Fuel System
Electrical
Climate System
Suspension
Exhaust
Body Integrity
Body Hardware.
There was insufficient data for Consumer Reports to rate the 2008 Pontiac Solstice, which, by itself, is ominous.
The Pontiac Solstice is also on AutoOnInfo.net's list of the Worst of 2009, with a Composite Reliability Value of -1.00 on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00.
Here's a company that sells not only electric motors but also complete kits of planes such as you describe:
http://www.nitroplanes.com/electricplanes.html
There's also a magazine, "Backyard Flyer", that you can research for both articles and tons of supplier ads.
Remote cameras are plentiful and it should only take a search on your terms (wireless camera "night vision", etc.) to find lots of sources.
The other question I can answer. Even at your intended limit of 70 km altitude (presumably AGL), you might well have a problem with FAA permission to fly this craft in certain controlled airspaces such as airport approaches. The question won't be what altitude you do fly it, but what altitude the aircraft could possibly achieve (for instance, if you were to lose control over it while it's in an ascending control configuration). Even the Border Patrol is having trouble with this little item as a number of recent articles have reported, and if they're having trouble with the FAA you can imagine what trouble you'll have! In any case, be *sure* you contact the FAA or an aviation attorney with your question directly.
You'll have another problem as well. This sounds like a "surveillance" or "spy" plane to me. Even if your purposes are "legitimate"…such as security, landscape photography, etc….you will likely have privacy issues (liability!) to deal with so be sure to get a qualified legal opinion on this as well. You can't peek over your neighbor's fence and photograph his activities…whether it's with a plane or a stepladder…without running afoul of privacy laws.
Finally, there may be local laws and regulations to contend with. For instance, even an electric aircraft makes noise, and it sounds like you want to fly this at night. Check with your local city/county government – usually there will be something called a "Code Enforcement" department where you can check this out.
You should also consider that such a car may be expensive to insure. Check your insurance rates before buying one, for example here – carinsurance.deep-ice.com
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