Conquer the ground and command the sky with the Air Hogs Hover Assault. It’s the ultimate fusion of ground and air R/C technology. Designed for indoor play, explore terrain that no other vehicle can as you drive, jump and fly this powerful hybrid R/C. Speed across the ground as you engage the intelligent propeller system and hop or soar over obstacles. Fire quick bursts of aerial navigation or launch your way into full on flight. Unleash a fury of 4 plastic missiles on the included targets. Whether on land or in the air, nothing can stop the Air Hogs Hover Assault! Perfect for ages 10+. Includes: 1 Air Hogs Hover Assault™, 1 IR Controller/Charger, 8 Plastic Missiles, 2 Targets, 1 Instruction Sheet. Requires 6AA batteries not included
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Flies nicely once it decides to fly
My 8 year old son has used two different RC helicopters from Brookstone. Neither ever worked particularly well, usually spinning in circles before quickly going out of control, then running out of battery power within a few minutes. The Air Hogs Hover Assault unit flies quite well in comparison, and my son was able to get the unit to fly in a circle around him then move forward a few feet before it finally keeled over and dropped to the ground. Once. Other efforts were somewhat problematic.
First things first - the remote control takes 6 AA batteries. These are used not only to power the control unit but to charge the Air Hog through a wired connection. The charge takes less than half an hour. You then turn on both the Air Hog and the remote and start moving. To move on the ground, the rotors are spun up to half speed or so and the unit works well bouncing along the floor or other hard surface. It will not work on grass or similar exterior surface, though hard dirt is fine...
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Surprisingly durable - one safety issue
I have owned my share of RC cars and RC copters over the years, and I'm really really impressed by the durability of the Hover Assault vehicle. Three of us put this copter through it's paces in my kitchen, smashing into cabinets, appliances, the ceiling and the floor, and it just continued to fly as well the 25th time as the first. Battery life was about average for this type of toy, recharge time seemed to be between 15-20 minutes (just long enough for the kids to move on to some other activity while it's recharging and forget they were playing with it.) I liked that you don't need a special (proprietary) battery for it. I might have to buy another one so we can have them battle each other!
One safety note: I can't wait for the safety people to put this on some list. It shoots projectiles. Because it's a flying toy, you can easily shoot them into someone's face/eyes. It actually seems really dangerous to me, and I've forbidden using the weapons while it's flying.
Good Concept, but Quite Lacking
I have been a fan of Air Hogs since the release of the havoc heli. Air Hogs tried to step up the game by being the first toy company to make an rc car/helicopter. Keep in mind that this helicopter does not have a gyro in it meaning it will not be steady in the air. I found that this RC takes up a lot of voltage which drawl a lot of power from the 6AA batteries (not included) from the transmitter. I use energizer rechargeable batteries and i got a total of 4 charges before i had to charge the energizers. I doubt your average parent will want to keep wasting money of batteries for their child. Flight times were around 5 minutes and a lot of that time was fighting to keep it in the air. it works decent as a car. the car mode does not have a reverse function. the rc includes 8 missile pods that have an effective range of 5 feet. it includes 2 cardboard targets to fire at. a young child would be rough to that cardboard and bend it and render it a useless practice target. i wound up...
Product Features :
- Drive, jump, blast and fly with the amazing new remote control Air Hog Hover Assault!^Use the radio control to speed around on four wheels and perform awesome 180 degree tail spins! ^Jump over obstacles with the push of a button! ^When the time is right - speed away and TAKE FLIGHT! Once you're flying you can fire missiles and hit targets with precision! Nothing can stop the Hover Assault!^An awesome 2-in-1 gift for RC fans who love flying and driving!
Rating : 3.5
List Price : $49.99
