Air Hogs Havoc Heli Shark

Comment: Cheap RC helicopters are always fun to use, but seem to break way too easily. We've had this product at my workplace for about six months and it has held up wonderfully. This despite some horrific crashes caused by me and my co-workers. The flight controls aren't the greatest, but once you get used to them it flies well enough. If you want great flight control you probably need to buy a more expensive model. Charging time is brief and although the controller takes 6 AA batteries I've only changed them once in six months. Overall I am very satisfied with this product.

DO:
-pair this up with a USB Nerf rocket launcher and have battles

DON'T:
-fly it outside, even a small gust of wind will send it flying

Comment: The helicopter was lots of fun for the 20 minutes it lasted. The counter-weight on the blade flew off without even hitting anything. I ordered replacement rotor blades, but it just doesn't fly the same. I bought another mini helicoper for about $10 more (Swift Twister Gyro stabilized) that is a hundred times more maneuverable, more durable, and simply more fun.

Comment: I bought this for my husband for Christmas (he's 33) this year and I think this is the best present I ever got him. He was so excited and plays with it all the time. Took a little while for him to learn to fly, but it was fun, not frustrating for him. It's been pretty durable, he's crashed it a lot into the walls and floor and no pieces have broken off yet (and no markings on the walls either, it's very light). Charges pretty fast and lasts for about 6 minutes which seesm a good ampunt of time, he hasn't complained it's not long enough. Just make sure your floors are swept well because I have long hair that gets everywhere, so sometimes when he crashes on the floor my hair gets caught up in the rotor and he need to cut it out with little baby scissors. Very small, fir in the palm of your hand.

I felt silly buying this, but once he opened it I knew it was a good decision. Would recommend as a gift for any adult male, his brother thought it was cool too.

Comment: I bought 2 of these. 1 for each of my grown sons (22 & 29) and they love them. After you get used to the controls they're alot of fun. It's a blast learning to fly them too. Lots of fun !!

Comment: one dog leaves the room; the other dog follows it around. the heli shark has held up for a month of light use and many crashes. if i spent more than a few minutes once in a while buzzing around the den, i think i would be able to fly the heli much more accurately.