WowWee FlyTech Crash FX Flyer - Red

Reader Reviews
When I saw this, I thought it'd be great. So I bought one for each of my two kids. The magnetic design is a cool idea because it lets the wings come off easily. And they're very easy to put back on. But we discovered with the first of them that the wing material is so flimsy that the slightest bend causes it to crack, and repeated crashes break it. (Our experience: less than one hour out of the box, on Christmas, the main wing broke.) Then you've got a pricey piece of junk. The manual supplies no suggestions for how to fix the wing. No spares are supplied. The other plane was even worse. There is a power switch on the plane; you have to turn it off to charge it and on to fly it. So obviously you'll be using that switch a lot. On the second plane, the little tab broke off the switch within a couple of days. So now the plane can never be flown again. Even before it breaks, it's hard to get it to fly. Most of the time it just nosedives to the floor and, as designed, falls to pieces. Kids seem to find this amusing for a while. The box says it is for indoor use ONLY and they mean it. If you try to fly it outside in even a gentle breeze, the breeze blows it apart most of the time; the rest of the time it still nosedives to the ground. So what the manufacturer recommends is flying it indoors in a room "at least 20 x 20 feet" (quoting from p. 6 of the manual). How many people have that kind of open space? Oh, and don't hold your breath waiting for tech support from the manufacturer. Their support web page allows you to submit a message to them, and promises a response in 2-5 days. They've broken that promise: no response at all, ever. (It's now been months.) I recommend avoiding this toy. Truly, taking a sheet of paper and making your own plane works better and lasts longer.