| We all have someone in our loves who loves to play | | | | ready to fly. All you have to do is charge your |
| with gadgets, or who just has to know how things | | | | batteries and take off! Or, the third option is to go with |
| work. A great idea for those people is to point them in | | | | an almost ready to fly model. These typically require |
| the direction of a hobby that caters to both of those | | | | several hours of work getting the model ready to go |
| areas of interest. I am talking about the RC Helicopter | | | | flying. This version will usually come with several large |
| hobby. | | | | pieces instead of hundreds of small ones. You will |
| The radio control hobby is filled with people just like the | | | | have to install the radio and hook up all flight |
| one I described in the opening sentence. These kinds | | | | connections. This is a good option for a gift if you are |
| of people have a need for knowledge on how things | | | | not sure which part of the hobby the recipient will like. |
| work. They love to tinker with those things, and then | | | | As far as RC helicopters go, you can get very small, |
| see them in action. The other thing this kind of person | | | | mini helicopters that are battery powered and literally |
| has a need for is other people who think the same | | | | ready to take off right out of the box for less than |
| way they do. That is the other benefit of the RC | | | | $50. These are very popular at holiday time, and are a |
| helicopter hobby; it brings together like minded people | | | | great way to introduce kids to the hobby. |
| who enjoy the same things. | | | | If the recipient you have in mind is an adult, I would |
| When you are thinking of what to get this person for | | | | suggest going with one of the almost ready to fly |
| Christmas, think about how the radio control hobby | | | | options. This will cost you more, anywhere from $100 |
| would cater to the things they enjoy. In this hobby you | | | | to several hundred dollars, depending on how |
| can buy a kit that will require many hours of | | | | elaborate you want to get. These are not toys, they |
| construction before it is finally a flying machine. Or you | | | | are for the serious hobbyist and probably the best |
| can just go right for the flying experience by | | | | way to introduce an adult to the hobby. |
| purchasing a ready to fly scale model. These are truly | | | | |