Micro-Mosquito Indoor RC Helicopter

by Interactive Toy

Product Features

• The most precise and stable indoor RC helicopter system available
• Full function 3-channel digital radio control
• Glowing LED eyes
• Twin coaxial rotors for easy and stable flight
• No assembly required, just add batteries (1-9V and 6C, not included)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• ASIN: B000MWRCT8
• Item model number: Micro Mosquito
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,147 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

Look out below, the Micro-Mosquito is above, ready to swoop down on unsuspecting co-workers, pets and targets at large! The 3-channel Micro-Mosquito is the world's most stable indoor helicopter. This hi-tech miniature chopper packs a big punch. Catch the eye of onlookers as this mini-chopper maneuvers up, down, left, right, and steady forward. The Micro-Mosquito is the harbinger of a new industry of ultra-small, ultra-light RC air vehicles that will fill our skies in the near future. It may not be long before you'll be flying these copters over the Internet to check out your vacation spot with a remote camera. Be ready for the future and hone your flying skills now with the Micro-Mosquito. Take it to the office, or to the cottage on a rainy day, and let the Micro-Mosquito provide hours of indoor flight action. Put the bite on boredom as the open-structure design on the helicopter lets you see the inner-workings of this amazing flying toy. It comes ready to fly and includes everything needed to be flying within minutes: R/C transmitter, flight battery, charger, instructions. For ages 12 and up.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Toy for the "Big" Kids, June 4, 2008

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WNC Consumer (NC) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Micro-Mosquito Indoor RC Helicopter (Toy)

This little thing is great fun for a "big kid." I'm 30 and still like to get a toy every Christmas, this was my toy this year. I play / tinker with it just about every morning before work and every evening after work. I'll try to organize my review below in a useful manner:

What "I" liked: (1) It is complex with some adjustments and part replacements that have kept me interested after the "toy" novelty wears off; (2) It is a ton of fun to fly around and improve your skills, especially trying to land on small elevated places or attacking my wife's head; (3) flying it in complete darkness, the lights actually make it easier for me to fly in the dark; (4) a true 3-channel radio control mini helicopter, i.e. up/down, clockwise/counterclockwise, and forward/backwards; (5) lots of internet information for problems is available; (6) the actual body/copter is very durable but see below about parts; (7) it was perfect right out of the box, I haven't been able to get it to fly as well since my first rotor repair; (8) it scares the hell out of our cats and did I mention is it fun!

What I don't like: (1) short fly time, about 8 min at most, I might have gotten 10 min once; (2) frail rotors - you will need extras and the replacements are not nearly as good as the originals - I've found it flies dramatically different depending on the rotors I put on; (3) the charger doesn't come with an AC adapter - but you can buy one that works at RS - a must have;(4) longer than advertised recharge times, mine takes closer to an hour to get full charge than the 20-30 minutes advertised - I use AC adapter; (5) ever changing flight conditions - it seems to fly a little differently each time making it harder to improve flying skills - I believe it is a result of new rotors, occassional falls, and decreasing power life; (6) EXTREMELY sensitive to air movement, turn off the heat/AC while flying and don't event think about outside.

General Observations/Comments/Recommendations: (1) READ the warning this is for ages 12 and over, I'm 30 and find it challenging to fly and maintain - but that is why I like it; (2) buy as many repair kits as you can find from RS as they are 1/3 the cost of other retailers and you will need more rotors; (3) the version I just got seems to be an improvement from earlier versions sold at RS based upon online forums I've read - this one already has the more aggresive tail rotor and better center-gravity weighting; (4) don't buy this if you like a toy that never requires tinkering, this is like a hobby toy, it is fun to mess with it; (5) you can find lots of videos of this little guy on youtube before you buy it; (6) watchout for walls, once you hit one, give up - it gets sucked into a wall and can't get away; (7) there are knockoffs of this online, but the original Bladerunner by Interactive Toy Concepts was great right out of the box and has lots of parts options, whereas the knockoffs do not. You can buy new circuit boards, motors, propellers, and rotors for this thing online - so far all I have needed is the main rotor kits.

Despite the Cons, I love this thing and give it a 5 star rating. Enjoy!

P.S. After so much use, my battery has stopped recharging, so I'm buying another mosquito and use the parts from the old one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY fun for one or the family, November 6, 2008

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E. Burzynski - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Micro-Mosquito Indoor RC Helicopter (Toy)

This thing is mad fun. Dont fall for any of those other phony ones, this is the real deal. It is hard at first...but when you get the hang of it, like i did, you can land it on anything (such as the remote to turn off the tv while that pesky remote is in the kitchen :) ) Anyway its a bit slow to fly fowards but compared to other so caled "precice helicopers" its is just best. up, down, turn left or right, foward or backward, (you can also adjust the trim)If it breaks, most likely whe onlything that breaks is the rotors, you can just buy a repair kit. you might not have to though, its just about indestructable. ide recomend it for anyone capable of using RC toys. If you want a faster one, you have to get the micro mosquito 3.0 (the orangeish one)its the same manufacturer but it goes faster and lasts WAY longer in the air and in its structure.

1.0 out of 5 stars TERRIBLE SERVICE/HANDLING, June 23, 2010

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A. Naeem (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Micro-Mosquito Indoor RC Helicopter (Toy)

I bought this item, and opened the box. The battery liquid was leaking and I had to go out and find new batteries. Once I put the copter together, there is a weird charger that doesn't work in the states. I come back here following the link I bought it at, and the pictures are completely different. I don't know where to get a proper charger that's specifically for this copter without having to buy a new one.
This was also a gift for someone, and they screwed up the whole message I wrote on the gift wrapping.
Will never buy from this seller again. Highly untrustworthy. Extremely pissed.