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The media could not be loaded. I teach high school aviation courses and just got these to include in the curriculum. It is a nice addition when talking about control surfaces and their impacts on flight. As the battery starts to drain, the airplane will stall, dive, and recover which leads to another discussion. I got the basic 2.0 kit. It came with a paper template for one model and then it had links to other models in the included paperwork. The students enjoyed comparing the performance of the models and troubleshooting each model when it didn't behave as desired.I will say that you should not be surprised when some struggle with the initial airplane folding. Even with video instructions, I had several get a bit frustrated with the folding. I do not see this as a bad thing. I want them to have the experience of following instructions and building something. If it leads to them having to learn to deal with productive struggle, even better. This is something that is missing in their lives as they do more and more in the virtual world. If you have students that you know will struggle with the folding for whatever reasons, the models do vary in difficulty so you can guide them to an appropriate plane.I used them for 2 sections for 3 periods. The battery packs are still performing well and all propellers are intact. I did have a student snap a stabilizer bar, but it is not crucial. There is a spare parts kit offered on their site that I will be getting in the future but had the student experiment with using a larger paperclip for the repair this time.In closing, I absolutely recommend these for class. I look forward to seeing what else we can bring out of their use of them. (The video is only 5 seconds of the 25-second flight.)

UPDATED REVIEW: customer service reached out and provided a replacement product. I appreciate they went beyond to improve our experience with the product and now our kids are enjoying this!Broke on first use - recommend flying it where it can land on grass or something similarly soft, rather than concrete or blacktop. That said, it is advertised as being durable and should be able to handle usual impact of a paper airplane landing on the ground, but it doesn't. I do not recommend this.

This is my 4th version in the PowerUp series. The first 2.0 I used as a gift for my grandkids and then I realized it was much more than a toy. I learned how to fold the plane using the enclosed template. Then I started customizing the paper airplane with my own artwork and messages using plain copy paper that I give or insert in the box. Using terms like, "You've reached new heights" for graduates, or "Congratulations on landing X as a new client", or "your support of our company has allowed us to soar", or "you are a great employee who has taken us to new heights.... for corporate clients. So many ideas if you let your imagination "fly"!!

Bought this for my son's birthday. Was a little disappointing how they work. Videos are elaborate and not very helpful

I was very disappointed with this item. It does not fly like the video indicates it does. It flies into the found or does a couple of circles before dining into the ground.

This is a very neat little toy.I know a lot of the others on here are having difficulty getting their planes to fly, but with basic understanding of Aerodynamic principals, you can get this propeller to carry a paper plane for a significant distance. If you build them right, you can get your designs to fly several hundred feet!The designs that come with the product don't always work amazingly well, so you should experiment with your own.It's key to get the largest wings possible to provide as much lift as possible since this propeller does not have an enormous amount of thrust. Then you also want to make sure your airplane's center of mass is in the correct spot, since if its too far back you will have your plane go straight up and dive, while if it's too far forward, it will dive straight off.Just like it says in the instructions, you want your plane to be able to fly well with the engine turned off, before you can expect it to fly well with the engine turned on.

Just prior to receiving the device I folded a plane from slightly heavier paper than was supplied with the shipment. I then attached the device and it totally failed to fly. I then folded the same design from the supplied paper and it (sort of) flew. The concept of giving a paper airplane greater range (after much trial and adjustment) is fine but the construction and quality of the device is not anywhere close to the cost. Frankly, I'm a bit embarrassed to have paid so much for so little.

We just opened the product last week and put it together. The stabilizer seemed a little weak, but we tried to fly it anyway. The stabilizer broke soon after. I called their customer service and they were really easy to get ahold of and willing to send us a replacement for free. We are excited to try it again!