If you’re old enough to remember what radio controlled toys were like fifteen or twenty years ago, you’ll know that they were a lot more expensive than they are now. There were no such things as ‘micro’ radio controlled helicopters, and RC cars weren’t as cheap as they are today. They were slower, bigger and more expensive.
Now that technology has made things lighter, faster (and most importantly, cheaper) radio controlled toys have become more affordable and more accessible for RC enthusiast and people who are new to RC models entirely.
RC helicopters have perhaps seen the biggest change as a result of the new electric technology. You can now get micro RC helicopters for very cheap prices, that unlike the toys of twenty years ago, are easy to fly. Back then you needed patience, care and experience to fly a radio controlled helicopter. In fact, it helped if you were a pilot!
Today however you can pick up a mini electric RC helicopter without any flight experience and start flying it around like a professional.
Anyone from a small child to a pensioner can pilot a modern RC helicopter easily, so you don’t need experience to use one.