Tough and Tiny Air Hogs Helicopters Let Small Hands Develop Skills

If you want to make a 6 year old boys day, just bring home a box that contains a remote control helicopter from Air Hogs. This is what I did a few weeks ago with our son and although I knew he would be ecstatic over the new toy, I was concerned that it might require more skill to control the indoor flying machine than he had developed thus far.

The Havoc Heli might seem pint sized, but it packs some power that you control. It was a great way to challenge our son’s hand-eye coordination. It did take him several practices to learn to control the lift off and landing, but the practice has been good for him. He doesn’t seem to mind needing to practice flying a helicopter, unlike practicing learning to read.

One major prop is that it charges in about 15 minutes, which is good because most young children do not have the patience to wait. This should allow for around 6 minutes of flight time. You will need 6 AA batteries (which are not included) and that does seem crazy that such a small toy would need so many batteries.

Air Hogs manufactures several versions for all ages and skill levels. The cost averages around $26 for a model such as the one we tried and seems well worth the price. I was amazed at how durable the helicopter was considering it definitely crashed several times! They do sell replacement pieces for these models, which makes sense. You can get a new part rather than ditching the entire toy when something needs to be replaced.

I was amazed that the Havoc Heli is only 6 inches long and weighs just 10 grams. They literally fit in the palm of your hand. But the lightweight model allows it to withstand crashes and was built with a flexible, high-impact EPP foam body. You can choose from a yellow, blue or red exterior.

These tough and tiny helicopters are not just for flying solo. The Havoc Heli is specially designed to fly with your friends. There are three selectable frequencies so that up to three Air Hogs helicopters can fly in the same room at the same time. There is also a hook attachment on the bottom of the helicopter that will allow you to pick objects up - or in my son’s case you can hover small toys above the dog and tease her.

If you are interested in starting a new hobby that you and your child can enjoy together, take a look at the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). They are one of the world’s largest sport aviation organizations and provide leadership, competition, representation and education to modelers.

Written by Emily, who is a married working mother of a very energetic 6 year old son. They recently moved out in the country and live on a rock road. Emily had to give up high-speed internet and she blames the realtor for not informing her ahead of time that it was not available. She writes at her personal blog, Fenicle and loves to review new things.