More Birthday Toys

The family gave me 2 rc helicopters for my birthday.   I first got a small 3 channel rc helicopter last year for my birthday.   This year they felt I should move on to a bigger one.   When I first opened the larger helicopter I was fairly apprehensive about  a large outdoor helicopter but it turned out to be a manageable size to fly in the back yard.  It also came with a small indoor 4 channel rc helicopter (for when the weather isn't good for outdoors.)    

Elaine took some videos of me flying the larger helicopter in the back yard.   You pretty well need a time when there is little or no wind.  In the first part a breeze was coming up and the helicopter kept drifting over closer to Elaine.  When I tried turning it around it ended up landing in the rose bush right beside her.  Later the wind was calm and the flying was more successful.
I will also have to get some videos of flying the smaller helicopter around the living room.  My other birthday gifts were a wooden model of the Victoria blue bridge and a DVD of the documentary March of the Penguins.  I guess the family wanted to ensure I was adequately entertained in my retirement.