Customer Reviews

Air Hogs Battling Havoc Heli - Havoc vs Yellow Stinger

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Got this Christmas morning as a present to myself mostly but everyone in the family had a blast... while they lasted.

Amazon recommended that I also buy replacement rotors with this at checkout. Be warned that the top rotors CANNOT be replaced! Spinmaster (which these are) Havoc Heli rotors are fixed to their shaft. There is no documentation or warning about this. The instructions make no mention of ever needing to replace the top rotor. Luckily they were only a few extra dollars.

After about 5 hours of use, the shaft for the rotors that propel the heli upwards came lose from the motor and there is no way to reconnect them. We had a fair amount of crashes into walls, but no serious abuse. Both helicopters failed in the same battery charge.

Next time I will buy a heli that I can replace parts for. Even though these ones broke, it was still a blast while they worked and I would like to fly again.

Having owned Air Hogs products before, we bought the Battling Havoc Helis knowing how delicate the actual toy would be and how much practice is required for flying one with skill/precision.

That said, we are having a blast with our helicopters. We have a small living/dining area and it is a battleground for air hog laser tag. The units charge rather quickly (especially compared to the Air Hogs jet we own) and they provide 5-6 minutes flying time with each charge.

For the most part, we are two adults playing with them and we have only successfully "shot" each other a few times over two days of play so we still have a lot of practicing to do. We have 6 and 7 year old children who also like to participate in the fun, and they are able to fly the helicopters around the room. Shooting or really steering their machines is a bit much for their ages. This is definitely a teen/adult toy, but the entertainment is enjoyed by all.

Make sure to read the instructions/watch the DVD--especially if you are new to Air Hogs products to optimize the fun.

I bought this set as a birthday present for my 14 year old godson. I expected that it would be fun for awhile, but had no expectation that this product would work as advertised. These things rarely do. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this was a lot of fun to fly and that the battles were great! We had about 10 minutes of flying time per charge, but that seemed pretty reasonable. Of course, this was with a couple of adults playing with a teenager. I think this could be frustrating for a younger child with a shorter attention span. But for an older kid (or adult "kids") this was an absolute blast. Well worth the price. The helicopters were surprisingly durable considering that we crashed them into ceilings, floors, a cat, a water dish an into an enclosed ceiling (it takes awhile to learn to control these things). With practice we were able to maneuver them pretty well, and I was surprised at how well these helicopters could be controlled. In all of that, only one tail rotor suffered any damage, and that was quickly fixed with the spares supplied with the set.
Overall, for the right people, these are a lot of fun. It takes some patience and a pretty good sense of humor to play well with these, so that should be a consideration. But I'd buy these again, and I'll certainly consider buying a different product in the same line.

For $75 these helicopters are way overpriced. There are much better infrared helicopers out there that are more durable and easier to control. I'd keep shopping--go to a local hobby store.

im deployed in iraq.......
with that said anything that take my mind off this place is amazing
these things were so much fun until i got one stuck over a T barrier
while gettinng it down i kinda broke one
then the other crashed hard and broke too
they still fly tho but there even more retarded then they were when we first got them

learning to fly them was hard and doesnt really get easier since the tilt doesnt really set
but once there broken there like dislexic wombats
going whereever they wants and where you dont

dont even imagine your going to play laser tag in the air lol thats just there way to get you to pick there company over others.... theres no way to do this lol

its funny though i can crap about this product all day long and still encourage everyone to buy one of these though not once did i care how much they didnt work properly or break easily there fun and even after them breaking there still fun they charge fast so your not bored long

just good ol wholesome ignorant dumb fun...............stoners would love this

i bought these helicopters for my husband and he has a blast with them. he has fun just flying them around the house and learning new manuvers. overall i thought it was a great purchase.

We've had big way hoopty fun with these helicopters so far! I'm still working on getting them trimmed out for optimum flight, but other than the challenge of trimming them out, they're working great! Younger kids might have difficulty flying them, leading toward some frustration, but depending on their ability to learn and have fun, as long as they fly them in a wide open space with little to crash into, they should have a lot of fun.

This toy is awesome. We got this for our 10 yr old son for Christmas. He had no problem flying it. We had helicopter wars all afternoon. This was his favorite gift this year.

Fun to play with, but tricky to trim and fly. Once you get them trimmed and learn to control them they are a blast. They appear to be pretty tough. They have had some pretty good crashes, but they came back for more without any damage. After a couple of hours of flying the trim stayed true and they performed as advertised.

fun to fly but fragile. difficult to learn how at first but oonce you get the hang of it it is fun.