Look at the tail of the Velocity 806 and you will see the one thing that separates it from every other helicopter on this page. Where the others spin an exposed rotor on a bare boom, this has a red ducted fan — five blades turning inside a moulded shroud. A shrouded fan cannot be bent by a doorframe and cannot catch a curtain, and the tail rotor is the part that gets destroyed first on almost every toy helicopter ever sold.

The box calls it a super alloy structure, and that shows in the weight: around 300 grams, which is three times the featherweight indoor helicopters and puts it in a different class entirely. Mass is not automatically a good thing, but it does mean the machine holds a line instead of being shoved sideways by a draught from an open window.

The battery is a 3.7 volt 350 milliamp-hour lithium polymer pack, which is the largest capacity in our helicopter range. More capacity means longer in the air per charge, and it is built into the airframe rather than swappable, so charging is over the supplied lead rather than by keeping spares.

Two and a half channels covers climb, descend and rotate, with the half channel trimming the turn. That is deliberately less than the 3.5 channel machines, and it is the trade this helicopter makes: fewer directions, but a heavier, more solidly built airframe with the protected tail. If you want forward and backward flight, look at the 3.5 channel models instead.

The handset is a pistol-grip rather than a flat pad, with an orange beacon lamp on top that lights while it is switched on — a small thing that stops a child leaving the transmitter powered up all night. It takes AA batteries of its own, so the handset stays usable while the helicopter charges.

The Safencia price is Rs. 4,999 with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan, including Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. Stock and delivery charges are confirmed on WhatsApp before dispatch.

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