Hello. First timer here. My 11yo son received a Blackjack 24" as a christmas gift from his grandparents. We've taken it out 3 times now, and every time the boat quickly goes out of range about 100' away.

This doesn't seem right. I've checked the antenna wire in the boat, and changed the batteries in the controller, but the problem still persists.

The last time we took it out, the boat went out of range and then the wind took it away. I had to go and rent a pontoon boat to receive it. That was annoying.

Did we get a bad unit? Anything I can do to boost range?

Thanks.