For the price, this is an incredible little piece of technology. This was my first introduction to RC flying. I wanted to start small (and cheap) - I think this is an awesome starter copter.
Like other reviewers have said, you NEED TO CALIBRATE IT, otherwise it will drift all over the place, which is terrible if you are a beginner. The instruction manual is all broken English - so here's a quick guide:
- Set it on a flat surface. Turn on the copter. Turn on the remote.
- Push IN the left (throttle) stick twice, you should hear 3 beeps.
- Once the blue LED's are blinking steadily (not flashing quickly), push the throttle (left) stick up (you'll hear a beep) and then down (another beep) - this arms the copter - if you throttle up at this point, you're flying.
- Hold the left stick at the BOTTOM LEFT and the right stick TOP LEFT and hold them there. Watch the blue LED's - after a few seconds, they'll start blinking again. Release both sticks. Now you're calibrated.
- Push the left stick in once more - one beep. This is beginner mode. Now you can take off and it will fly fairly stable.
Pushing in the left stick changes the mode: One beep is beginner. the right stick will only tilt the copter a little bit so you don't send it off into the neighbor's yard. Keep it on beginner until you feel comfortable with maneuvering around. Two beeps is intermediate - let's you tilt a bit further, and 3 is expert - even further. I honestly can't tell much of a difference between 2/3, but they increase agility quite a bit over beginner mode. You'll "graduate" from beginner fairly quickly, then you can really zoom around and make sharp turns.
At first, I wouldn't try to yaw at all (left or right on the left stick) - it becomes extremely disorienting, even if you can see the LED's to figure out which way you are pointing. While learning, only use yaw to make minor adjustments and only fly "nose out" with the right stick. Try learning in a big flat grassy field rather than your own back yard.
I would suggest starting outside and getting comfortable before trying to fly inside. Landing in grass is much kinder to this little guy than running into walls and crashing on tile.
Also, order extra props and even a prop guard if this is your first flyer. They'll get bent all out of shape and eventually break - the 4 that it comes with don't go far.
I think it took me 8 or 10 flights to really get the hang of it, and another 10-20 flights to get good enough to start breaking it when I slammed into walls :). Little kids LOVE this thing, you can herd a group of 5 or 6 toddlers all around a field by hovering 5 feet above them.
The little corner bits that hold the top of the body in place are very fragile - and they are the only thing that keep the motors seated. I actually took mine apart and put a dab of hot glue to anchor all of the motors in place. Otherwise, the motor will "pop up" and the whole thing won't fly level. All 4 of my corner pieces have broken off and the top half of the body has cracked in a few places after some crashes, but it still flies fine after the glue :).
I have noticed that as I've given this thing more and more of a beating, overall reliability seems to have gone down. Sometimes it won't link with the remote and I need to restart both to get it to link up. Sometimes, even after calibrating, it seems to wobble around and drift/yaw itself even while I don't touch the remote. Once or twice I've had a minor crash where I throttle down to let it fall, but one motor keeps whirring away - if I hadn't gotten to these crashes quickly to power off, the motor probably would have burned up. HOWEVER - bottom line - for $15 to $20 ready to fly, you absolutely cannot beat the entertainment this thing provides.
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This my first nano quad copter,and I have to say it is fun to fly. It has taken several flights, about 5 to get the hang of the controls, and remembering which is forward/backward when this little takes flight. Also this thing is tough, I mean I have banged into the walls, chairs and ceiling several times, with no n issues. I would recommend purchasing some extra blades when do buy this unit, cause the 4 props will not be enough. Besides they are cheap enough....5/22/15 update :I have purchased a second one , and is just like the first one , perfect. If you are going to complain about the little things that this can or can't do, then why did you look to spend lessential than $20? For myself it was about learning how to fly a quad copter, not jumping into a $500+ quad copter, just to crash it and be upset about it. So if you are about enjoying some simple and fun flying quad copters, this is the one for you. If not go purchase something else.
