Tiny helicopters and the Align T-Rex 150X

Written by Chris Mulcahy RC Helicopters Column As seen in the December 2018 issue of Model Aviation. I have a love/hate relationship with helicopters that are smaller than 450 size. This is driven by personal experiences from the past 15 years or so. My first micro-size helicopter (if you can cast your memories back a bit) was an Ikarus Piccolo Pro. I remember seeing a video of someone landing it inverted on the ceiling, and it sold me on what I thought must be the perfect indoor helicopter. It was actually a nightmare of a machine. Although it seemed to have potential, it…