The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 152,000 "Sky Champion" Wireless Indoor Helicopters due to a fire hazard. The rechargeable battery can ignite, causing the whole thing to become a flaming fireball zooming around your living room. The "Sky Champion" indoor helicopter comes with a transmitter that controls and recharges the helicopter. It is made of foam and plastic and measures about 7" by 3". The transmitter measures about 6" by 4". You will find ""BH26047" printed on the tail of the recalled helicopters and "WIC 551777" and the UPC code 630990006005 printed on the packaging.
The helicopters were made in China and imported by Tradewinds International Enterprises Inc., of San Francisco, Calif. They were sold exclusively at Walgreen's stores nationwide from June 2007 through November 2007 for about $20.
If you have one, you should immediately stop playing with it and contact Tradewinds for a full refund. Don't take it back to Walgreen's as they will not accept returns or issue refunds for the helicopter.
For more information, contact Tradewinds toll free at (888) 583-4908 anytime or send an email to returncoptersl@aol.com.
