I bought this heli used off the internet for a model that I could fly from the field outside my dorm room on the CU campus. It had been set up with an excellent motor and battery combo, and had excellent flight times. Flight quality in hover and slow forward flight was excellent, and I got a lot of practice doing the two. This heli was responsible for getting me comfortable in forward flight.

I really like the idea of an electric helicopter. With my glow models, I have to tote around a heavy flight box with fuel and a starter battery, and find a place large enough to handle a large helicopter. With nothing more than this heli, a few sets of batteries, and my transmitter, I can fly for an hour at any nearby open space.

Flight time with the Aveox combo is around 8 minutes in hover, and up to 12 minutes in gentle forward flight. This is generally longer than I ever need to fly. Eventually, I plan on buying a new set of symmetrical blades for this helicopter, changing paddles, turning up the rotor speed, and sacrificing flight time for some much needed maneuverability.

Many corners have been cut to get the Eco as cheap as it is. Plastic bushings abound, even on pivot points within the rotor head. Light weight keeps this from being a critical issue, but it still does not hold up terribly well to aerobatics.