Air Hogs RC Rollercopter - Blue
CUSTOMER REVIEW
For the money, it's an alright Rc vehicle.
Pros:
It flies, it rolls, it climbs flat surfaces.
Quick charging, decent battery life.
Cons:
There is no reality where this vehicle can be properly trimmed
Inability to properly trim vehicle results in spinning, even when crawling up a flat surface
Crawl has to be on a completely flat surface, or the vehicle loses stability
Instability in rotor design results in rotor collision on impact with a surface
Lack of durability in rotor assymbly results in diminished durability(rotors lasted a whopping three days before breaking)
Inability to control direction of the vehicle when crawling up or across a surface other than the ground
IR control, which requires DLoS to control vehicle
The Reality:
While this vehicle looks durable, and does most of what it claims, it isn't worth the price tag. Some relatively inexpensive design changes could be made to ensure that the vehicle has a survivability of more than a handful of crashes; afterall, this is advertised as being durable. The cage itself is flimsy, which is a benefit in terms of shock absorbancy; however, it is too flimsly to withstand deflecting too far with a crash at morderate height or velocity. This reality actually negates the shock absorbancy of the cage, resulting in rotor collosion with the cage itself. Once airborne, or climbing across a surface other than the ground, all lateral control is lost. It appears that the vehcile relies on a weighted boom to control the direction of forward motion, which works well only while crawling across the ground. The IR method requires that the control and vehicle maintain direct line of sight in order for the vehicle to function. Due to the placement of the IR sensor, you can expect frequenty loss of control. Overall, the instability of this vehicle makes it all but worthless. My son crashed it a handful of times, and the rotors broke a part.
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