LEGO® City 60260 - Air Race

I’m compelled to write a review for the first time to warn folks. These helicopters are very poorly designed. As another reviewer described, the rotors and such need modifications. As an adult I can get them to fly marginally. Kids have no shot and get frustrated. They require precision arm movement in an upward trajectory and a clean pull to even have a shot at flying. You fling them more than they take off. Overall, the plane is fine. But for this price and paying for the concept of flying your various Lego pilots into the air…it’s a complete failure. Please avoid.

To get the plane to fly, point the propeller in the direction you want the plane to fly (perpendicular to the ground - NOT at the sky like a normal helicopter) and pull the plastic piece. Lots of fun!!

Leider ist die Aerodynamik der Hubschrauber sehr ungüstig. Die Rotoren üben viel zu wenig Auftrieb aus und somit stürzt der Hubschrauber eher kontrolliert als das er fliegt. Hier sollte LEGO überlegen wie man Gewicht reduzieren und den Auftrieb erhöhen kann. Bitte nächstes Mal mehr Tests bevor man solch ein Set auf den Markt bringt.

I purchased this set for my 5 year old son. We were both excited to see the helicopters fly. After the build we went out to test the helicopters. We went out to a Park with an open field, we did not want the helicopters to get stuck on a tree or on anyone’s roof. The first attempt , with all of the figures and cockpit I place failed to take off. My son’s attempted to pull as hard as he could and no take off just a controlled fall from his outstretched arms. We tried from a higher surface to give it more hang time. That was not the solution. Second attempt, no figure in the cockpit. Same result, did not take off. Third attempt, no cockpit cover no figuring, failed to launch. My son loves the plane, the building of it, the fox image, the fact that the figuring is named Rivera, just like he is. But we are both disappointed that the helicopters did not launch. Really bad design. I’m going to have to request a refund.

The set is nice enough for the price but the fact it has the specific "pull chord" and they don't fly makes me review as a 1. Pulling as hard as I can it will launch about an inch and then descend. My 7 year old has to almost lower the launcher as she pulls the chord. The plane is nice with the gates but more work on the aero on the blades required!

Die Helikopter sehen leider extrem schlecht aus, weshalb das Set nicht lohnenswert ist. Warum verschenkt diese Firma so viel Potential?

I’m only writing a review so that you won’t make the same mistake by buying this set. We have spent thousands of dollars on LEGO (3 boys aged 3, 6, and 8) and this is easily the most disappointing set. The copters don’t even come close to flying. They awkwardly spin off the launcher, and immediately fall to the floor quite forcefully. I remember similar toys as a kid that worked great. These should never have gotten out of product development and are definitely not worth $40. The airplane is cool...