Air Hogs Black Sharp Shooter Ch B

I've found two great uses for this toy:

1. Father & Son fun
2. Office cubicle mischief

Hand's down, the dad/son time is more valuable & more fulfilling than the office pranks. Mastering the Air Hog is no simple feat. Watching my son master it fills me with pride and humility both at at the same time.

If you've used other Air Hog copters before, then you can skip this review, because you already know all you need to know. The only difference with this model is the addition of the missiles (very cool feature).

If you're new to Air Hog copters, then you need to know that they aren't all the simple to operate. They're designed to fly indoors, but "indoors" isn't necessarily that big of a place. We're lucky to have high ceilings in most of the house, plus a cathedral ceiling in our dining room and a big space over the stairs. So the "no fly" versus "fly" zones are pretty favorable in our house.

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I have tried four other types of Air Hogs heli's and this one is a vast improvement in stability. Very easy to trim, it hovers very well and won't run away from you. The vertical control seems slow to react so you have to try and think a few seconds ahead. Only other complaint is the button for the missiles. Mine doesn't depress at all. It is just a separate piece of plastic fixed to the top of the controller. Mine moves just a sliver to the side when trying to press it, and the missile doesn't always fire. But it fires most of the time and that is enough to keep me happy. LOVE this helicopter and I hope Air Hogs stays in business and continues to improve them!

I bought this one to my son on his 4th birthday.

Helicopter is absolutely great - easy to control, durable and loads of fun. The only problem is short battery life - but that's expected.

Some advise for new users:
1. Do not start on maximum thrust. It is a great toy to teach a child to manage the pressure they apply to a toy. If the thrust is pushed to max then all the copter will do is throw itself into random direction - wall, ceiling - it doesn't have any preferences.
2. Do not start it from floor. I usually hold it with two fingers until my son spins the rotor and then I let it go. If you try to start it from floor it will loose balance.