Top positive review
3 people found this helpful
Great drone at price range!!! Had to return 1st one due to trim issues.
By Brian on Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018
*********** UPDATED 01/24/18 ************I contacted the seller, USA Toyz, and they said it was a bad main board causing the issue with the trim. They promptly sent me a replacement drone. My son quickly put in batteries and started flying it in the house. WOW, what a difference. The new drone required very little trim adjustment. USA Toyz also sent a label to send back the original drone.We have not gone back outside to see if it flies better in the wind now that the trim issue has been resolved. Will update this again after the weather is nicer and we get a chance to go back outside. Now that the trim works my son is able to fly it around the house.The new brand of battery I found is working much better than the original and the first replacement battery we tried. Battery life for any of these types of toys is always an issue so I will not be adding that to the CONS section.CONS:NONE (Now that we have a working drone.)PROS:1) This drone offers great control. My son is able to fly it around the house. So far nothing has been broken.2) The drone came with replacement blades.3) The battery type is universal and it is easy to find larger mAh batteries that fit in the drone. Get a six pack with a USB charger.4) Camera is great for this level of drone. My son took an aerial photo of our property and it looks great. He has the VR headset and is able to fly around the house using the camera.5) Coolest looking controller for this level of drone.6) Drone body design is very slim.7) Drone is light weight which helps with battery life.I left my original review below so everyone can see the difference. Having a working drone is a night / day difference. If I decide to get my youngest son (7) a drone I would definitely buy this one again. Currently my 12 yr old son is using this drone.If your drone is not staying in one place while it is flying and you are not moving the joy sticks, then:1st - Try adjusting the trim. If you have the trim adjustment as far as it goes (all lights on controller lit up) then you may have an issue with the main board. Or you need to learn how to adjust the trim. It may take a while to figure out which trim switch is for which drone direction.2nd - Contact the seller about getting a replacement. Seems to be a common issue. Hopefully you bought the drone from USA Toyz.*******************************************************************************************************************ORIGINAL REVIEW:Please do your research when buying a drone as you can probably find one better than this one. My son has been asking for a drone for a long time and it was on his Christmas list this year. This drone has the same features as others and flew so I gave it 2 stars. Here is my opinion after a couple of weeks:CONS:1) Trying to get the trim set is impossible. It does not happen. We have attempted this in an empty shed and in the house where there is no wind. With the trim settings maxed out it still drifts considerably. Other reviewers have mentioned this as well and it is true.2) Trim settings reset when you change the battery. Spend half the battery life adjusting the trim to halve to do it all over again when replacing the battery.3) Flying outside with any amount of wind is also impossible. May due to not being able to set the trim correctly. Other reviewers have mentioned this as well and it is true.4) Battery life is horrible. The stock batteries do not last as long as indicated. I even purchased larger batteries and they barely lasted 10 minutes. Other reviewers have mentioned this as well and it is true.PROS:1) Remote looks cooler than other drones.We have had mini drones that cost a third of this one not need any trim adjustments right out of the box. Those also flew better in the wind than this one. Definitely not impressed with it.If we could figure out the trim issue it would be a great drone. Will continue to play with the trim settings and will update post again later. Each time the battery is replaced the trim settings reset. Would not be so bad, but the same trim settings do not normally work the next time. Have to reconfigure every time.I have ordered another brand of battery to see how they do.
Top critical review
6 people found this helpful
Poor quality/wouldn't fly after following all calibration procedures
By Colorado on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2016
I ordered this drone for my daugher's Christmas present. We tried for an hour or so to fly it on Christmas day, then decided it would be better to just put it back in the box while it was still ok and return it. I hope our experience is not the norm. It looked like it might've been a nice drone.Prior to ordering this drone, I wrote to the company (USA Toyz) about spare propeller blades. They didn't reply so I asked again a few days later. They replied with a link I could have to order spare blades for a few bucks. I ordered. When the package came, it had guards in it (not propellers). I suppose I should've taken that as a bad omen, but I ordered the drone anyway based on reviews (which have fallen a bit now).Perhaps there may've been a bad motor or gyro or controller in the unit we received? The drone would not automatically fly up to 4' in height when the button was pushed - instead it skittered across the floor, keeping the power on no matter what. Eventually I flew it manually altogether (I'm accustomed to flying RC helicopters) - it was pretty touchy and required override on the controls, despite having followed all of the calibration instructions a few times (yeah, we even read all of the manual). Further, on two occasions starting to fly it again caused it to decide to fly straight up 18' into the ceiling on its own, regardless of what was happening at the controls. Outside this would've been the end, as some other reviewers said they have experienced. We do not know if the camera worked - we never tried it.At this point we were concerned we would not solve whatever was wrong before we damaged something. Thankfully Amazon has an awesome return policy so we cut our losses and sent it back. My daughter is interested in a cheaper drone she can learn on inside, so we're going to order one of those.
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