Jakks Pacific Road Champs XPV Radio Control Car - Without Battery by Jakks Pacific $58.68 At Amazon on 7-28-2008.

Features Does Not Include Battery The Fly Wheels XPV Battery Pack and Charger Are Required. Drives like a car on the ground and take off and fly on command Manufacturer's Notice Release #07-101Description: This recall involves battery packs used with FLY WHEELS XPV toy vehicles. The battery packs were sold with a charger (item number 73904) and with the radio-controlled XPV toy (item number 73906). Item numbers are printed on the product’s packaging above the barcode label. The batteries are marked “Fly Wheelz,” “XPV,” and “JAKKS Pacific,” “Lithium-ion Polymer battery (LiPo)” followed by a list of warnings and precautions. The XPV Xtreme Performance Vehicle is not the subject of this exchange program. Product Description The Fly Wheels XPV Xtreme Performance Vehicle takes the world of radio-controlled toys to new heights. Drive it on the ground like a car and then take off and fly it like an airplane. The XPV can reach amazing heights of over 20 stories, with speeds approaching 30 mph. On the ground, it can tackle all sorts of terrain, including concrete and grass, at speeds approaching 20 mph. Battery Not Included. Color of item may vary from image shown. Fly Wheels XPV Battery Pack and Charger required to play. Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism I bought this at Wal-mart. BTW this thing is leaping off the shelves.. Ok I bought this thing... Only to find out you gotta purchase the battery & Charger seperately. So I went back to walmart, they had no more XPVs (Sold Out) But they had piles of the Battery/Charger packs. Which tells me there are going to be a ton of excited kids Xmas morning only to find out they cant do squat with it until mommy/daddy fork over another $29.95 for the battery & charger.. :( THey need to make the labeling and requirements for that more obvious. The box says 8 years old and up. Nonsense! I would not give this to a kid younger than 11 or 12. An 8 yr old unsupervised will destroy it in less than 1hr.. THIS THING IS FAST!!! I will say that.. This thing has tons of thrust and more than enough needed to get off the ground. Its rare an electric R/C plane has enough get-up-and-go to get itself off the ground. They advertise this as a ground or air vehicle. Let me suggest it is an airplane with limited ground capabilities. The wheels on this thing are just too light wieght and flimsy for regular power slides and drifting. Mine broke a front wheel hitting a curb. I managed to fix it myself with tape but its not pretty. Flying the XPV is where its at. An absolute blast. This thing really GOES... It is a bit heavy though and needs a lot of speed. It can take off from the ground but it takes a lot of energy. So do a hand launch and save power. Do not expect to fly this thing in front of your house.. It needs a lot of space and you will crash it into the neighbors cars, house, trees. Get an open field. YOU WONT BE FLYING IT IN YOUR BACK YARD - Unless you have an acre or more...I have had a blast flying it in a grassy open field. I flew it in a field that was clod/dirt and its really hard on it when it crashes. The dirt causes the tape no to stick and the clods can damage the plane on crashes (its styrafoam remember!). This thing needs a lot of speed to stay up so get a wide open area.. It will get away from you if your not quick on the controls. I have been able to exceed the radio range of the controller flying it so high (est I got it nearly 400 ft up) which it corrected itself by powering off until I could reach it again. But if its flying away from you it could glide almost out of site. Landing it is fairly easy although it can be hazardous. If you let off the power complely you have no steering control. If there is no wind just let off the power completely about 10-15 ft off the ground and it will guide smoothly. If there is wind keep the throttle on min and you can still steer it a little bit. Because there are no rudders you steer it with thrust.. So no thrust no steer.. But this has the advantage of making it more durable. I have been frustrated with it many of times. Its easy to get this thing in a death spiral and screw it into the ground at a high rate of speed or cartwheel it if you dont get good with the controls. Fly it on a very calm day. Use very short bursts of steering thrust and you will be fine. Keep the speed/throttle up when turning as if you let off that too much it will crash hard. I have done cartwheels and plowed it nose first into the ground many times.Its pretty tough as far as R/C planes go.. VERY TOUGH.. But it still takes damage and requires patching up. Taping up a cracked wing or busted wheel mount changes the flight characteristics. What you do to one side of the XPV take the same amount of tape and apply it to the other side. That should balance it out. I did have a problem with the first battery. It failed and the battery case swelled up. Possibly a factory defect. I will be taking the battery back to walmart. I did buy 2 though and suggest you do as well. That way you have more flying time. Pros: Extremely Fast.. Fastest R/C vehicle I ever owned. Tough but far from indestructable. Powerful! More thrust than the Air Hogs Storm Launcher(But not as durable).. Can take off from the ground. 8 Min Battery life is a long time in the Electric R/C Aircraft world. Cons: Price including Battery 100 bux.. Wheels are flimsy for extended driving use.. Tape get dirty and loses stick. High speed flight + no rudder = high speed impacts.. No available spare parts at this time. Battery charge time is 45 mins - 1hr Conclusion: I would not buy this for a 8 year old for sure or if I did they would be supervised and assisted 100%! A responsible 11+ would be the target. This is a great R/C toy for a teen or dad who likes toys and doesnt have 500 bux for a R/C plane. Younger kids I recommend the Air Hogs Aero Biplane.. Cheaper 24.95, tough and slower.. Also comes with the battery.. When your kid can fly that thing without busting it to pieces then let the XPV be the next step up. Comment | Permalink | (Report this) Jakks Pacific Road Champs XPV Radio Control Car - Without Battery Available from Amazon Updated on 7-28-2008.

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