April 24, 2008

GeoTrax GeoAir Airport Instruction Sheet Now Available

I just noticed the GeoTrax GeoAir Instruction Sheet is available online if you would like to take a look.

You can pre-order some of the new GeoAir sets online (and take advantage of FREE Shipping):

* GeoAir High Flying Airport
* GeoAir RC Plane and Pilot Figure
* GeoAir Expansion Set Assortment



This will give you a good idea of all the parts that go into building the new airport and how the GeoTrax 'Air Track' fits together.

Looks like, similar to the remote control trains, the RC airplane will require six "AAA" batteries (three "AAA" batteries for the plane and three for the remote). Starting and stopping you GeoTrax RC airplane is done via a start and stop button on the remote (which you have probably already noticed is shape like a control wheel or yoke for a real aircraft).

A couple other subtle things I noticed:
  1. A new logo which now reads GeoTrax Transportation System (vs. the old GeoTrax Rail & Road System)
  2. There appears to be a movable elevator that carries the included GeoTrax figure to the top of the traffic control tower
  3. It seems there is only one way to configure the air track and there is no mention of adding any additional track to the set to create a longer flight path :(



Anyway, should be lots of fun.

April 5, 2008

GeoAir - New GeoTrax Airport & RC Airplanes

Wow, looks like the next big thing from the GeoTrax folks at Fisher-Price will be GeoAir. Recently it seems there has been renewed interest in the GeoTrax Coastal Winds Airport (that seems to be the case when sets are discountinued and hard to find) as many newcomers to GeoTrax have wanted to get their hands on this set.

GeoAir

Now, it looks like an alternative will be available soon...the actual release date is not public but new sets usually appear in stores around May.

You can pre-order some of the new sets online (and take advantage of FREE Shipping):

* GeoAir High Flying Airport
* GeoAir RC Plane and Pilot Figure
* GeoAir Expansion Set Assortment

More pictures of GeoAir are available online taken at a recent toy fair--check out the new RC Planes, a new suspension bridge and the barn burner set.