Great toy. I love it and Costco great price. Anyone knows how to add another battery to make it fly longer?
796652
Probably not realistic. Between the added weight and added expense and time, you'd be better off just purchasing a second one.
796653
No I don't but how do u make the radio control communicate with the heli. Mine doesn't work.
1781369
double a batteries. the batteries last forever too. I just changed them in june and my daughter's had it since December-plays with it all day everyday.
379632
The only issue I could see you having is with the LiPo battery or air density being so low that the props cannot generate enough lift. As it is radio controlled there would not be any other issue other than possibly wind if you were outdoors this is definitely a copter for size-able indoor spaces. There is no blade pitch adjustments so you stuck with the lift you can generate although this guy is really light and you don't need much throttle at 1,000 feet above sea level to get it going.Having no experience at high altitudes it is hard to say, perhaps review the return/refund policy and take a chance? The only issue I could see you having is with the LiPo battery or air density being so low that the props cannot generate enough lift. As it is radio controlled there would not be any other issue other than possibly wind if you were outdoors this is definitely a copter for size-able indoor spaces. There is no blade pitch adjustments so you stuck with the lift you can generate although this guy is really light and you don't need much throttle at 1,000 feet above sea level to get it going.Having no experience at high altitudes it is hard to say, perhaps review the return/refund... » Read More The only issue I could see you having is with the LiPo battery or air density being so low that the props cannot generate enough lift. As it is radio controlled there would not be any other issue other than possibly wind if you were outdoors this is definitely a copter for size-able indoor spaces. There is no blade pitch adjustments so you stuck with the lift you can generate although this guy is really light and you don't need much throttle at 1,000 feet above sea level to get it going.Having no experience at high altitudes it is hard to say, perhaps review the return/refund policy and take a chance? « Show Less
1182685
It's amazing to me you were able to fly it long enough to break anything. This thing has horrible battery life! It is an unstable platform and one of the worst helicopter I have purchased. Sorry don't know where to get new blades, good luck.
1777160
Listen to the first guy, I thought it was another rc for a sec, your going to have to build one for the time being. It's a toy rc so there really isn't much else you can do, but another thing you can try is to find a used or broken one on eBay and use it for parts. Hope this helps.
1532068
U bought it through Amazon, RETURN IT and get another one. Sounds like it's got a short or a defective motor/ battery. Take advantage of Amazons excellent return policy.
725355
It comes with 2 great LiPo Battery (Lithium Polymer battery) that can fly your quadcopter up to 8-10 minutesafter full charge.
265026
Glad to hear the toy is a good one. Ordered the AC unit for it. Maybe it will work. Thanks for your time.
1923266
There is a small panel in the tower that has a screw holding it on. You could try rechargeable batteries. Emmett loves his train and still plays with it every day.
1087916
Even with the extra battery you are only increasing the flying time 14 to 20 minutes. Overall you are still down 20 to 25 minutes not including the time it takes to change out the battery. There are larger, more expensive models that provide more flying time if you can afford them. My best suggestion would be to just relax and have fun.
2062347
Add batteries and charge and its ready. Unfortunately mine did not have enough thrust the get more than an inch off the ground.
492432
You can get larger batteries for these to last longer. I am ordering some 145 or some 150 mah and they have larger ones I think. Not sure of a 5-7 years olds skill, but if you get this heli and trim it for them and tech them, they should be able to learn. Just order some spare parts online so if you do break something you can fix quickly and fly some more. But I would not use larger capacity batteries and fly 2 of them back to back, I would let the motors cool some first. I am looking into adding some very lightweight heatsinks to both the main and tail motor on mine to keep them cooler for longer run-time batteries. The micro sized Walkera Super FP, I think has much larger batteries and is very very durable. I am looking into one of those with brush-less motors, but it cost 3 times this heli and that is with no transmitter. they sell a non-brush-less version with a TX for a little over double this heli. But this is a great and affordable heli to start with so I would say get one and order some more batteries and spare parts. I ordered main and tail motor spares from the Nine eagles Bravo SX cause they are said to be better. But some say they never changed a motor out.
2075729
Thank you all, I appreciate your feedback! I'll try with batteries first (when I receive it - ordered today), and maybe order this next! Thank you again.
2145522
Be careful using the upgraded batteries. I bought them and it was great that you get more flying time, but they make the motors run hotter and I burnt up my tail motor. After reading up on them people suggest buying two copters and letting one cool down as you fly the other one.
926888
It uses batteries in the controller to charge a capacitor in the helicopter. The charge lasts more than long enough to break the drive gears in the first or second flight so it will no longer fly. I had no response from numerous email and calls to world tech toys. Save your money...
212517
Agree with the other comments, stay with the battery you have, get extra if needed.Used 2C LiPo for a short moment but that simply meant replacing the motor often. Ended up upgrading the motor to brushless and now using LiPos Makes it a fun, fast, little car.Based on my experience now it would have been much better buying a brushless version from the beginning.
1451178
I wouldn't recommend adding any additional weight to this little bird. I even tend to fly mine with the canopy removed, seems a bit more responsive that way. Even with a higher mah lipo, the added weight of the bigger cell can hardly even extend flight times, much less provide any additional lift. Also, adding additional weight will dramatically reduce the life-span of the small brushed motors. Still, for the price, its a very fun quad to fly.