air hog RC

Bought one of those airhog RC helocopters from walmart today. Add's on TV looked like it might be fun and figured i could entertain my cats a little lol. any way its going back asap. total POS. Charge last about 3 to 5 min before it becomes so under powerd i cant keep it up "thats what she said"
using it out side is all but imposable as even the slightest bit of breeze blows it all over the place. it has extremly short range and even in doors its very hard to control. in fact iv found i dont really control it so much as give it hints on what it should do as it pretty much goes were it want. very unstable. maybe if you live in a huge house with a big spacey room it may be half way fun. But any way im very unimpressed. not only that but its made so flimsy i cant see it lasting very long. complete trash imo. at 34.99 its just a rip off.

Bummer, shoulda bought a game!

I saw those at Target once and almost picked one up. Your review makes me thank myself for getting a game instead. (ZeldAnTales nailed it)

There are better ones out there. I saw one reviewed on G4 during the E3 week that seemed to work very well and even allowed you to control it with an iPhone. I'm sure it was much more expensive, which seems to be the case if you want something that does what it advertises.

well after adjusting a couple thing i can now keep it from bashing in to the walls 75% of the time. i think i just got a bad one as the box was mashed up a bit and the heli it self was in a bit meh condetion. im going to take it back and get another to try. its def a cheapo product though. iv been watching youtube vids ect of more $ RC heli's and they look very fun. 100$ is about as cheap as you can get a good one and most of them are micro minis like the air hogs but they are just far far better. here is vid of one im thinking of getting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc38CYFIp8I&feature=related

the guy fling that is pretty good

That's pretty nice! It would be cool to get a couple of those and race around an obstacle course. Have you tried it outside yet to see if you get better results?

ok i took back the air hogs as at 40$ it just was not worth it. how ever iv found a mini heli about the size of the airhogs called a syma or sema s107. Its GREAT!!!!! its a 3 chan co ax which can go up,down,twist left and right as well as go forwards and backwards! its 100% stable in a hover. metel frame very very well built. completly def Lv of product from those crappy airhogs. And its cheaper to boot. on Xheli.com there 24.99 with a 14,99$ shipping fee. It can be charged from the controller or by a usb wire from a PC or laptop. flight time is 8 min with a charge time of 30min. it controls perfectly and is very tough built. its fairly quick to. I HIGHLY recommend getting one. its great fun. it ships from cali and i live in florida so it took about a 7 or 8 days to get here. Im having a blast flying this thing. but keep in mind like the air hogs it use's a IR sensor for the controls which means out side flight is a no go. its in door only. But even in my little living room its a blast.
im about to order a out door heli, prob a madhawk 300 which is a 4ch meaning it can also go side to side . its much larger than the indoor type and faster . But any way if any one wants a fun little heli for indoors this syma s107 is top notch

I saw a few others at Toys R Us the other day. All around the $25 price so they must not be that good. The guy on the box must be having a blast though. He looks as excited as the Nintendo 64 kid on Christmas.