

My only qualm is the battery life is short.

He hasn’t ever used a drone that can perform stunts like this one and that added a whole new angle to the drone. Ollie being a remote control veteran was actually really impressed too. It’s nice that it is so resilient to bangs and crashes because that’s what happens when you play with these kind of toys! Although it is difficult to master I definitely think that it’s suitable for both children and adults and we all had a lot of fun with it. Once we became comfortable with the controls of the Stunt Drone we all really enjoyed playing with it. I really love how versatile the drone is for such a small item. Once you get really good you can remove the roller shield and give it a go without. He may not be the best drone pilot but he can play with the drone without fear of it crashing and breaking and that is a huge win in my eyes! Henry really enjoyed himself and the only thing he hated was having to put it back on charge in between flights. I was treating it like fragile glass that was going to crumble in the wind! It’s described by Spin Master as unstoppable where you can literally crash and keep going! Once I realised that it was much more fun. The thing is though the Air Hogs Hyper Stunt Drone is very resilient.

It’s much harder to explain to a child to be gentle with something so I was apprehensive that Henry would get any fun out of it. However flying the drone really wasn’t that difficult once you became accustomed to the sensitivity behind the controls. Within minutes Ollie had it hovering around the room and even started performing basic stunts – SHOW OFF! This was great but I had little hope that Henry or I would ever be able to do that. So it was time to admit defeat and ask Ollie to help us out. I was just too heavy with the controls and by the time I felt like I was making some progress the batteries needed charging again! initially I won’t lie – we were crashing into EVERYTHING. It took a moment to realise just how sensitive the controls were and you really didn’t need to press them too hard. The instructions weren’t particularly clear so we just ‘winged it’ and gave it a test flight. This was unneccessary though because despite the drone being petite it is extremely resilient. The drone is small in size and I was nervous that I was going to be too heavy-handed and rough with it. We setup the stunt drone which took longer than I anticipated.
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Please note: 2 x AAA batteries not included.I live in a house full of boys who like cars, bikes and anything they can make fly! My husband Ollie has loved remote control helicopters and drones for as long as he can remember so when Henry showed an interest it was a new-found hobby for them both. Are you ready to join the race A great gift for ages eight and up. Simply unbox, charge and fly! The world is your racecourse. Pull off tricks like a 360 barrel roll using the stunt button.

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