Brisbane University Review

It’s a strange thing to say, but one of the truly great dilemmas today is that there is so much choice, even these days when the credit crunch is making everyone more cost conscious.

If you have a lot of items to choose from, it’s at least 10 times as hard to pick one. Factor in price and that’s an added layer of complication.

For big kids of all ages who want a remote control helicopter there’s a very wide choice these days. Actually, prices start under £20 if you just want something that’s a bit of fun to play with and easy to fly.

In my opinion the best choice and value right now is provided by the range of Silverlit Picooz Helicopter range. They seem to know how to make fun, cheap radio control helicopters and their range is very wide and constantly growing.

More important than just a good range and a low price is that they’re just plain fun! Give one to a boy - or a man - and watch how they pretend to be ace pilots! You won’t see them for hours because they’ll be so absorbed in ‘flying’ the helicopter.

Best of all, they’re so lightweight they don’t have the heavy crash landings that you gt with the ‘real’ radio control helicopters. That means they don’t normally sustain damage the way the big toys do. In other words once you’ve bought one, it should last you a long, long time. Important in today’s economic climate.

So if you’re looking for a fun gift for someone who’s hard to please, don’t overlook the humble radio control helicopter!