Customer Review: fun, fun, fun
This is great fun for the kids and adults alike. Worth the money for hours of pleasure.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Air Hogs Reflex Micro Helicopter Pro - Spinmaster Air Hogs
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Spinmaster Air Hogs - Vectron Phazor (27.145 MHz)
Vectron features: Input - AC, 120V, 60 HZ, 6W; Output - DC, 6V, 3W. Includes Vectron Phazer, thrust transmitter, AC adaptor and instruction manual. Requires one 9-volt battery, not included. Measures approximately 7" x 7". : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Customer Review: Big Boys Still Like Toys
My son turning 13 didn't want to get only clothes this Christmas 07' so I found this great gaget perfect for big boys fun. Can use this indoors if you have a cathedral cieling. The soft exterior is pretty saft too. Outside play is even better, just watch out for windy days. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Customer Review: Great little gadget
This is great, I purchased two for each of my two adult children:-)...,my husband and father and they loved it. They take it out side and this litle item goes up very high. They are having a blast with it. I would recommend this for the kid in everyone. I have even had a blast with it. You have to be careful with it, as it is made with styrofoam and it can break if you let it crash to the ground. Great toy! : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Spinmaster Air Hogs - Air Hogs Reflex Micro Helicopter Pro: Orange/black/silver
Customer Review: Fun if you don't get a defective one
I started out my RC helicopter hobby by buying a Air Hogs "Havoc" model... a cheaper, lighter, more unstable, model with with no forward or backward motion control (but still lots of fun!) So I decided I wanted to upgrade to a model with more control and stability. The Air Hogs "Reflex" seemed to be the answer. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
So here's what happened when I first got it. After wrangling it out of the package (the packaging sucks and you literally need the jaws of life to open it ) I actually read the instructions (for once in my life). I charged the helicopter up (like it said in the instructions) and about 30 minutes later it was fully charged... or so it seemed. But when I powered it up with the controls, the helicopter would not hover more than a few inches off the ground. At this point I thought that perhaps it needed more charging... so I did what any geek would do: I let it run until the battery was completely dead (as to not evoke the dreaded "memory effect") and charged it once again. This time it remained charging for longer... about an hour. The charging cycle is automated by the way, and it's done when the red light in the back of the helicopter stops blinking. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
After the second charging cycle was done I tried to powered it up full throttle again and this time it was able to fly up about 3 feet off the ground... still very disappointing. To me, it seemed like the battery or motor was not able to provide enough power for full flight. Yeah, my helicopter was a defect... a dud. So what to do next? Well, I could return it and call customer support... but the thought of waiting on the phone for half an hour or more wasn't too appealing to me. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
So being the geek that I am... I decided to modify it. I cut the landing props off to make it lighter and "presto", it flew high all the way up to the ceiling. It flew and controlled as well as I initially hoped for... and flew for about 10 to 15 minutes. Now, I'm not recommending that you do this to yours if you get a defective one... but if you're as lazy and sick of customer service as I am... well, I'll just leave it at that. Also, here are some pros and cons about this helicopter: : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Pros:
-Pretty stable in the air compared to other small RC helicopters (like Havoc). More resistant to small drafts of wind.
-Right, Left, Up, Down, and Forward controls work pretty well.
-Helicopter blades fold upon impact to prevent damage.
-4 Spare Helicopter blades included
Cons:
-Prone to defects. Both me and a friend received defective helicopters.
-Long charge time (about an hour) relative to short play time (about 10 minutes)
-Helicopter blades should be more sturdy... they are prone to chips during crashes.
-It was a bit difficult at first to pop the blades back in if they pop off because the instructions are not very detailed. But they only come off during very horrible crashes.
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Customer Review: Fragile
We flew our two constantly all day probably ten flights each and this is a long day watching the charger and pulling it of as soon as its ready to fly. The people who have said its durable just haven't flown it long enough. Our two lasted the one long day before the blades folded on a crash and chopped off the little stabalizer arms that look like tiny footballs on a toothpick. At about $60 for one day of fun (one flown by adults only) it is just too fragile. If anything other than a lifting rotor blade breaks then you're dead because the parts are not available. AirHog offer a whole new bladeless Helicopter for $35 plus shipping. So that could get the cost to $40 per day but you'd be better to buy an AirHog Havoc or a Bell mini. At least they're a lot cheaper and more controlable. Also, don't expect to be able to control the Reflex. Anyone who claims control is ignoring many failed attempts and bragging about one lucky attempt. The self stabalizing main rotors override the ting little thrust motors so you truly have no control. It'll wander around with you fighting it with minimal control until it ompletely falls out of the sky when the battery runs down or it hits something. One of ours flew ~OK and the other was totally unstable. We called AirHog and they said this happens and asked for the serial number and receipt and offered an exchange, it lasted one day. My call: Reflex is the wrong choice. Buy an AirHog Havoc or Bell Mini and get more control and they cost less than half what the Reflex does. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Spinmaster Air Hogs - Air hogs Robo Recon
Customer Review: Totally Rad... My Favroite Toy Helicopter on the Market
The Air hogs Robo Recon flying helicopter is the best toy that I have experienced from Air hogs. The Robo Recon has a great concept. A small flyable toy that can hover, turn left, right, ascend and decline altitude with a touch oh a button. The tiny foam composite of the Heli is relatively durable yet cannot take a lot of impact. At first the Robo-Copter is very difficult to handle. I recommend that you start flying in a soft open room with relatively no furniture and no other people. By the 3rd day of flying, I noticed that the feet from my heli was coming apart. I took some glue and stent 20-40 minuites holding the glue in place. The remote is very easy to use. The throtle is very smooth and there is no need to keep your finger on it. Unlike the havoc heli, the robo recon is very easy to fly. I am able to turn with pinpoint accuracy as well as hover for a very long time. On the tail of the recon there is a counter weight that can be slid towards the main body or back towards the tail to go slowly. WARNING: WHEN YOU BEGIN THERE IS A TENDENCY TO RUN INTO WALLS AND DROP FROM THE AIR. THIS CAN CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE SO BEGINNERS BE WARE. This is my favorite toy from air hogs and I recommend it to all lovers of the air hogs brand.Air hogs Robo Recon : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Customer Review: OK, not great
In summary, either get a Spinmaster Air Hogs Havoc Heli (Colors May Vary), Spinmaster Air Hogs Battling Havoc R/C Helicopters, or Reflex Helicopter: 27.195 MHz - Yellow. Treat the product links as starting points for shopping around. There are likely better prices. The battling version of the havoc comes with two helis that fly about the same as the normal havoc, so get the best deal. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
OK, robo recon. It's heavier than a havoc, so is a bit more controllable. However, the reflex is more controllable than the robo recon.
I have to hand launch because the landing legs were weak, flexible, uneven, and stuck to the rug. Luckily, they quickly broke off. Flight characteristics were not noticeably changed with the legs gone. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
My plan for the robo recon is to chop up the styrofoam body and maybe stick landing skids on it. Or use it for parts. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Regardless, shop around a bit. If the robo recon costs less than the havoc, then it is an OK choice. Especially if you aren't shy with the hobby knife. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Spinmaster Air Hogs - Replacement Main Rotor for Mini Infrared Remote Control Electric Helicopter
Customer Review: Spare replacement helicoptor rotors
I bought replacement main & tail rotors for my Air Hog R/C helicoptor I have. I've not yet had to replace them, so can't really rate their performance, but they look fine. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Customer Review: Broken on arrival
Rotor was broken upon arrival. Too inexpensive to return. No worth my time to package up and send back. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
Spinmaster Air Hogs - Air Hogs Havoc Stingers Blue
Customer Review: This Toy "Bugs" Me
I'm very disappointed in the Spinmaster Air Hogs Havoc Stingers (Blue). I bought it for my nephew since it's something he had on his wish list. It is made of plastic and for what it cost, I had expected it to be a traditionally-sized remote-control toy. Size-wise, the Spinmaster is small enough to fit in the hand of a toddler. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
An adult needs to set up this toy as well as charge the batteries before use. The child can then have lots of fun using it until the battery runs out which is fairly quickly. : Spinmaster Air Hogs
I do not recommend this toy. It's too small and too expensive! : Spinmaster Air Hogs
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