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Brand | Syma |
Model Name | 4 Channel 2.4GHz RC Explorers |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Color | White |
Effective Still Resolution | 2 MP |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
Included Components | SYMA-X5C |
Item Weight | 1.6 Pounds |
Battery Capacity | 500 Milliamp Hours |
Remote Control Technology | RC |
About this item
- Equipped with HD camera.
- Perform flips at the press of a button with 360 degree eversion, Wind resistant and can be flown indoors or outdoors
- 6-axis Gyro stabilization system ensures maximum stability during flight
- 7 Minute flight time and 100 minute charge time.
- Kindly refer the User manual for troubleshooting steps.
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Brand | Syma |
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Model Name | 4 Channel 2.4GHz RC Explorers |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Color | White |
Effective Still Resolution | 2 MP |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
Included Components | SYMA-X5C |
Item Weight | 1.6 Pounds |
Battery Capacity | 500 Milliamp Hours |
Remote Control Technology | RC |
Control Type | Remote Control |
Maximum Range | 50 Meters |
Material | copter |
Wireless Communication Technology | Wi-Fi |
Battery Cell Composition | Lithium Polymer |
Are Batteries Included | Yes |
Remote Control Included? | Yes |
Rechargeable Battery Included | No |
Product Dimensions | 16.5"L x 12.2"W x 3.8"H |
Item Weight | 1.6 pounds |
ASIN | B00MNG37C2 |
Item model number | SYSX5C |
Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
Best Sellers Rank | #246,108 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #1,328 in Hobby RC Quadcopters & Multirotors |
Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Manufacturer | Syma |
Date First Available | May 22, 2014 |
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Product Description
Main Features: 6-axis Gyro stabilization system makes the helicopter more stable and flexible when flying. Wind resistant and can be flown indoors or outdoors Modular design structure is applied, more simple for assembly and convenient for maintenance 360 degree Eversion and throwing flight function. Equipped with HD Camera Left / Right hand throttle mode can be changeable by the transmitter (2 in 1) Includes: 1 x Syma X5C RC Quad Copter 1 x 2.4G Remote Controller (does not include 1.5v AA batteries) 1 x USB charging cable 4 x Rotating blade 4 x Protection frames 2 x Landing skids 1 x Screwdriver 1 x 3.7V 500mAh LiPO battery 1 x User Manual.
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From the manufacturer
X5C Camera Drone
The ultimate drone for beginners, the X5C can be used indoors or outdoors. Perform flips,take video, or snap photos with the push of a button.
USB Charger
Battery: 3.7V 500 Mah Li-poly
Charging time: About 100 minutes
Flying time: About 7 minutes
2.4GHz Remote Control
The X5C uses spread spectrum technology for further remote distance and anti-interference ability.
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Spare Propeller (4) |
Blade Guard (4) |
Battery: 3.7V 500 Mah Li-poly |
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Customers like the ease of use, value, and sturdiness of the unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, they mention it's the perfect introduction to quad flying for beginners, it'll get you the hang of things, and it'd be a good investment. That said, opinions are mixed on quality, performance, and control.
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Customers find the unmanned aerial vehicle easy to use. They say it's the perfect introduction to quad flying for beginners, and a terrific way to learn to fly. They also say it is easy enough to fly that you can pass the controls around at a party. Overall, customers say the drone is good for beginners and to grow with.
"...But at the same time its light weight makes it real easy to fly when there's little breeze...." Read more
"...All in all, this is a GREAT little Quadcoptor for beginners, kids, or anyone starting out. (Or just wanting to add another toy!)..." Read more
"...is fun, agile and with it's two power profiles it is good for beginners and to grow with...." Read more
"...I found it was well stabilized and very easy to fly...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the unmanned aerial vehicle. They say it's more than worth its price, a perfect learning quad for the cost, and well worth buying. The batteries and charger were a good investment, and the drone flies extremely well for the price.
"...Important parts are available to order and they seem to be priced reasonably...." Read more
"...Conclusion:This product is worth every penny and was able to re-spark an elderly man's old passion for R/C aviation...." Read more
"...Other than those details I would rate it a 4/5 quad. Very good for beginners...." Read more
"...-Inexpensive: If you're looking for something to use as a trainer before moving up to something like a Phantom, this might actually be pretty close..." Read more
Customers like the sturdiness of the unmanned aerial vehicle. They mention it's pretty robust, extremely stable, and reliable. Some say that it'll fly in a breeze but not in turbulence.
"...The quad flies nice and stable, is easy to trim if there's no breeze and takes crashes and keeps ticking.It has 2 sensitivity levels...." Read more
"...Recently, I found this product and thought, what the heck, it seems stable…and indeed it is if there is no wind and the trim is adjusted properly...." Read more
"...(Or just wanting to add another toy!) It’s very tough and durable for how light it is, very responsive to the controls, and at under $30 you’re not..." Read more
"...would be hard to find anything better-it is an accurate, EXTREMELY durable quad copter that is fun, agile and with it's two power profiles it is..." Read more
Customers find the unmanned aerial vehicle extremely fun, and say it provides hours of enjoyment. They also say it's a fun little copter to fly, and a toy for all ages. Customers also say that it'll lose its signal at high altitude.
"This thing is a lot of fun to learn and fly. Its enough of a challenge to be interesting, yet easy enough to fly to be fun...." Read more
"...I love this little guy, it’s so much fun to fly in the back yard, and it’s a great introductory tool for new and learning pilots...." Read more
"...better-it is an accurate, EXTREMELY durable quad copter that is fun, agile and with it's two power profiles it is good for beginners and to grow with..." Read more
"...High speed mode makes for a fun flight. It takes an aggressive angle and can hit impressive speeds. Banking turns become an adventure...." Read more
Customers like the ease of flying the drone. For example, they say it's easy to maneuver, accurate, and has good control handling. Some say that it can move in a serious way. That said, they like that it has a wide range of motion.
"...The quad flies nice and stable, is easy to trim if there's no breeze and takes crashes and keeps ticking.It has 2 sensitivity levels...." Read more
"...Flies accurately with good control handling...." Read more
"...better-it is an accurate, EXTREMELY durable quad copter that is fun, agile and with it's two power profiles it is good for beginners and to grow with..." Read more
"...If you did this while the copter was not level, it won't fly correctly. I then went out to my back patio to see what this thing would do...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that the camera quality is good, while others say that it's of extremely low quality.
"...The camera is actually quite good in daylight conditions, not excellent, but still impressive...." Read more
"...’re not buying this for incredible cinematic shots, and the camera isn’t incredible - it’s 2.0 megapixels on a platform lacking and kind of..." Read more
"...The quad is a decent one...." Read more
"...Life: Ok, this really isn't that big of an issue since batteries for this craft are cheap and you can have as many as you like...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that it performs acceptably, the camera works pretty good, and is decent enough for most applications. However, others say that it quit working, the blades on one side wouldn't, and one motor stopped working.
"...As such, for the price, it is a wonderful and stable product...." Read more
"...Whats particularly annoying is it just stopped responding, due to some internal fault, and we had to watch it drift away in slow motion with no way..." Read more
"...Today I finally tried out the 360 roll feature and it worked very well...." Read more
"...The electronics do much of the work, but a low center of mass, sturdy frame, and aerodynamic body help...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the control of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention it's very responsive to the controls, simple, and quick. They say it'll handle very smoothly indoors out of the wind. However, others say that it can be difficult to control especially in 5+ mile an hour. They also mention that the battery runs out, you effectively lose all control of it.
"...It’s very tough and durable for how light it is, very responsive to the controls, and at under $30 you’re not super worried about crashing it -..." Read more
"...First off, one of the props was loose and fell off after flight one, so I was forced to replace it...." Read more
"...as good as it gets before you exceed 100$, and it does a good job of being easy to control, while teaching you how to fly without the fancy sensor..." Read more
"...It loses a lot of altitude so you need to make sure you are high enough to execute it or maybe I need to just be harder on the throttle..." Read more
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Having spare batteries makes the learning process go quicker because you don't have to wait 2 hours for the original battery to recharge before flying again. I get 5 to 7 minutes with the original 500 mAh battery and 8 to 9 minutes from the spare 600 mAh batteries. The batteries recharge in 90 to 120 minutes. A faster charger might reduce recharging times.
When I got the quad I took off the camera because I've seen youtube videos and the recording showed mostly the ground and hardly any of the horizon. There's a way to point the camera more horizontally and I'll eventually do that with mine.
The quad flies nice and stable, is easy to trim if there's no breeze and takes crashes and keeps ticking.
It has 2 sensitivity levels. Some might call one beginner level and the other expert level. The button for changing the setting is the silver one at the upper left of the radio. The operator is notified that the change took place by a quiet little beep. I can hear it OK because i have good hearing.
As a beginner its hard to fly in a wind of 10+ MPH. The best I can do is to fly straight into a strong wind and then let the breeze blow the quad back toward me. That might not sound like much fun, but its a good way to get accuston to the radio controils. Setting the skill level button so the quad goes to the expert position allows much better flying when the wind blows.
After flying a few weeks I'm gaining the ability to keep orientation better and its getting to the point its almost second nature to steer the quad. I've even enjoyed flying at night a few times. Whether doing flights at night or in full daylight its a lot better at first to keep the quad as close as possible. Its really easy to quickly let the wind get the quad too far away when the wind is 10+ mph.
I've found that rather than trying to regain control after losing my orientation its working a lot better to cut power and let the quad hit the ground. The quad will be taken really high really quickly in a strong wind when the quad is set to beginner mode, but changing to expert level can help overcome the wind and help keep the quad from being taken really high too quickly. The thing is light and really durable, so its better to crash it to the ground than to lose control and hang up in a tree. There's times I didn't do that and the wind carried it into the trees where it hung up for anywhere from several hours to 2 to 3 days before I could get it down. Its so light weight that the wind can carry it away very quickly. But at the same time its light weight makes it real easy to fly when there's little breeze.
I learned the basics of the controls with the prop guards installed, but believing the prop guards are partly responsible for making the quad a lot harder to recover from trees I removed the prop guards.
The digital readout on the radio works, but its more of a distraction than useful and is better left unwatched. The radio batteries outlast the quad batteries by at least 10 times.
I've let it get out of range a few times because of the wind. When out of range it takes the quad 3 or 4 seconds to cut power, so when you think you're going too far and you're not in complete control cut power to prevent losing the quad. Range is a few hundred feet. By my reckoning that's plenty far enough because as it gets further away it gets too small to see.
I like to fly in a 40 acre field because I can stand in the middle and have room to fly, to try to regain control if I lose it and to let the quad drop to the ground before it gets into trees.
One thing I was a bit slow to learn is that when I put in a fresh battery and fly again immediately its easy to forget that the quad will have a LOT more power and respond faster. That means it will get too high too quick in the wind.
Important parts are available to order and they seem to be priced reasonably. I wish the reciever and other electronics were available so I could experiment putting something together with a scratch built frame.
Would I buy this again. Oh yes.
Would I recommend this quad to a friend whose interested in getting started in RC toys. Oh yes.
Overall Impression:
This Quadcopter is a great little R/C "toy" for it's price.
History (What I Use It For):
I bought this product for my father (a retired pilot) who has Parkinson's Disease and Heart complications (replaced aortic valve, etc), so you can imagine he is not the most mobile or coordinated anymore. However, that being stated, he has no problem flying this in our fields. My reasoning for buying him this product is that he use to be heavily into R/C flying and had a workshop specifically built for building planes (both R/C and real planes). Before his health started to fade, he flew his R/C planes daily (weather permitting of course) and frequently built models for local clubs and aviation museums. However, after his first surgery, he no longer was able to accurately fly and he sold all of his planes (which you could tell broke his heart). Recently, I found this product and thought, what the heck, it seems stable…and indeed it is if there is no wind and the trim is adjusted properly. He was originally opposed to trying it, since he feared crashing it via his health symptoms, but after I finally made him take the controls, he fell in love with it. You could see the spark reignite his R/C aviation flame. As such, for the price, it is a wonderful and stable product. To top it off, I pressed the down button for him to record his flight and he was very impressed to see the farm from such a vantage point later on the computer. He always wanted to do that with his R/C planes, but never got around to it.
Pros:
1) This Quad is very stable in calm winds (no wind is best) and with proper trims set, which is easy to do (check your manual).
2) Very light weight and the blades have a protective guard to reduce injury potentials.
3) Flies accurately with good control handling.
4) LED lights aid in dawn and dusk flights in terms of directionality (not so much during the daylight though).
5) Comes with propeller blade replacements in case of damage (4 total).
6) The camera is actually quite good in daylight conditions, not excellent, but still impressive. Not worth attempting though in darker conditions.
7) Decent Battery Life. The Quadcopter's internal battery, which you charge via USB connections (unless you buy a different adapter which we didn't), lasts about 7-14 minutes pending the amount of torture you put it through (attitudes, speed variations, maneuvers, camera utilization, winds you are fighting, etc).
8) Accessories are easy to come buy. I also bought, separately of course, four extra batteries, an extra 4 USB battery charger (buy one, you won't regret it), spare parts, and a carrying case with foam inserts specifically fit for it. Since I wanted a tighter fit for the chargers, batteries, and spare parts, I simply heated a screwdriver tip with a lighter and then melted smooth segments in the foam case to fit each piece perfectly (be care if you decide to do this and do it in a well ventilated area). Now my father has everything he needs in one light weight case... which is ideal.
9) The batteries recharge quickly, about 60 minutes total with both chargers in use (the single one it came with and the extra one I bought with four charger docks). If you choose to buy a separate 4 battery charger like we did, you can spend your day flying the Quad longer with all 5 batteries (the one it comes with and the four separate dock one we bought extra), and then have them all recharge again in about an hour to go out flying again. It averages out to be about 35-70 minutes of flight time (usage dependent according to each battery's specs.) to only one hour of charge time. We personally average about 60 minutes each time we went out (with all five batteries) with a one hour charge duration. I assume if you so desired, you could bring a computer along and charge during flights too, but I wouldn't recommend it since the little motors should have some time to cool down between flights (to extend their life and not burn them out).
Cons:
1) It is difficult identifying directionality when it gets further away or higher in elevation. As you can imagine, since it is completely symmetrical, any directional cues vanish as it travels any distance. It does have LED lights to show directionality, which is great at dusk and/or dawn flights, but the lights are not clearly visible in daylight. It takes some practice to learn and might have been better if the product had been painted in two separate bright colors to easily address such a concern. However, for the price, that is truly not a flaw of the product, just personal preference.
2) The Quad can be touchy in terms of synchronizing with the controller. Basically, make sure the Quad is level when starting of, otherwise, it tends to just blink like crazy (from the LEDs) and does nothing. This is once again not a true product issue, but a personal method we had to learn. Also, if the Quad starts drifting abnormally in flight where the trim isn't helping (and wind is not the issue), just land it, turn both it and the controller off, then turn them back on and re-sync it again. It took us a bit of time to figure that out, but it is not so difficult with practice. This is a product issue that more expensive Quads usually don't have, but for the price, it really isn't an issue.
Special Safety Notes:
1) PLEASE fly responsibly. Even though this Quad is an inexpensive "toy," its blades can cut you our injury spectators.
2) Keep all spectators at a safe distance.
3) Only fly this in an open area. Since this product is so light, the higher you go, the more the wind picks up and carries it away. Therefore, make sure you have enough space to account for that incase it is not powerful enough to deal with it. For example, we have a few large fields with neighboring tree lines. During one particular flight, when the Quad flew above the tree line height, the winds increased drastically. So much that in 5 seconds the quad drifted 500 yards in the opposite direct we were flying it with the controls peaked. This is important to consider since we had very little wind in the field region itself. It was only when we reach higher altitudes when the winds picked up (in that particular case). Therefore, if we had not had enough land to safety bring it down, it might have crashed. If you were not flying in a safe region and the same thing happened, you too might have crashed and/or injured someone if the reception was ever lost (via distance).
4) Anyone new to flying should not fly this indoors nor at any extreme heights until you learn how to fly it fluently. Once again, directionality becomes and issue since it is painted one white tone and since it is so symmetrical. As such, unless the lighting is dim enough to see the LEDs, it might prove difficult for a newbie to know what direction they are flying before it becomes too late.
5) Before Flying The Quad to maximum heights and in ruff conditions, you should always break-in any R/C motors. I do not know if they already do this in the factory prior to delivery for this model, but a safe bet is to spend one battery spinning the propellers at slower speeds to break-in the motors. It is too simple of a process not to do if it means not burning out your motors on their initial flight.
6) Have Fun, just be smart doing it.
Conclusion:
This product is worth every penny and was able to re-spark an elderly man's old passion for R/C aviation. I fully recommend this product to any R/C hobbits, both veterans to the hobby and/or newbies, who have the common sense to fly this safely and responsibly. It is truly a blast to fly.
I've included 3 photos to present the camera's quality: One of a deer in a field during the onset of dusk, and 2 just above the same field's tree line during the day.
I hope this review helps.
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2015
Overall Impression:
This Quadcopter is a great little R/C "toy" for it's price.
History (What I Use It For):
I bought this product for my father (a retired pilot) who has Parkinson's Disease and Heart complications (replaced aortic valve, etc), so you can imagine he is not the most mobile or coordinated anymore. However, that being stated, he has no problem flying this in our fields. My reasoning for buying him this product is that he use to be heavily into R/C flying and had a workshop specifically built for building planes (both R/C and real planes). Before his health started to fade, he flew his R/C planes daily (weather permitting of course) and frequently built models for local clubs and aviation museums. However, after his first surgery, he no longer was able to accurately fly and he sold all of his planes (which you could tell broke his heart). Recently, I found this product and thought, what the heck, it seems stable…and indeed it is if there is no wind and the trim is adjusted properly. He was originally opposed to trying it, since he feared crashing it via his health symptoms, but after I finally made him take the controls, he fell in love with it. You could see the spark reignite his R/C aviation flame. As such, for the price, it is a wonderful and stable product. To top it off, I pressed the down button for him to record his flight and he was very impressed to see the farm from such a vantage point later on the computer. He always wanted to do that with his R/C planes, but never got around to it.
Pros:
1) This Quad is very stable in calm winds (no wind is best) and with proper trims set, which is easy to do (check your manual).
2) Very light weight and the blades have a protective guard to reduce injury potentials.
3) Flies accurately with good control handling.
4) LED lights aid in dawn and dusk flights in terms of directionality (not so much during the daylight though).
5) Comes with propeller blade replacements in case of damage (4 total).
6) The camera is actually quite good in daylight conditions, not excellent, but still impressive. Not worth attempting though in darker conditions.
7) Decent Battery Life. The Quadcopter's internal battery, which you charge via USB connections (unless you buy a different adapter which we didn't), lasts about 7-14 minutes pending the amount of torture you put it through (attitudes, speed variations, maneuvers, camera utilization, winds you are fighting, etc).
8) Accessories are easy to come buy. I also bought, separately of course, four extra batteries, an extra 4 USB battery charger (buy one, you won't regret it), spare parts, and a carrying case with foam inserts specifically fit for it. Since I wanted a tighter fit for the chargers, batteries, and spare parts, I simply heated a screwdriver tip with a lighter and then melted smooth segments in the foam case to fit each piece perfectly (be care if you decide to do this and do it in a well ventilated area). Now my father has everything he needs in one light weight case... which is ideal.
9) The batteries recharge quickly, about 60 minutes total with both chargers in use (the single one it came with and the extra one I bought with four charger docks). If you choose to buy a separate 4 battery charger like we did, you can spend your day flying the Quad longer with all 5 batteries (the one it comes with and the four separate dock one we bought extra), and then have them all recharge again in about an hour to go out flying again. It averages out to be about 35-70 minutes of flight time (usage dependent according to each battery's specs.) to only one hour of charge time. We personally average about 60 minutes each time we went out (with all five batteries) with a one hour charge duration. I assume if you so desired, you could bring a computer along and charge during flights too, but I wouldn't recommend it since the little motors should have some time to cool down between flights (to extend their life and not burn them out).
Cons:
1) It is difficult identifying directionality when it gets further away or higher in elevation. As you can imagine, since it is completely symmetrical, any directional cues vanish as it travels any distance. It does have LED lights to show directionality, which is great at dusk and/or dawn flights, but the lights are not clearly visible in daylight. It takes some practice to learn and might have been better if the product had been painted in two separate bright colors to easily address such a concern. However, for the price, that is truly not a flaw of the product, just personal preference.
2) The Quad can be touchy in terms of synchronizing with the controller. Basically, make sure the Quad is level when starting of, otherwise, it tends to just blink like crazy (from the LEDs) and does nothing. This is once again not a true product issue, but a personal method we had to learn. Also, if the Quad starts drifting abnormally in flight where the trim isn't helping (and wind is not the issue), just land it, turn both it and the controller off, then turn them back on and re-sync it again. It took us a bit of time to figure that out, but it is not so difficult with practice. This is a product issue that more expensive Quads usually don't have, but for the price, it really isn't an issue.
Special Safety Notes:
1) PLEASE fly responsibly. Even though this Quad is an inexpensive "toy," its blades can cut you our injury spectators.
2) Keep all spectators at a safe distance.
3) Only fly this in an open area. Since this product is so light, the higher you go, the more the wind picks up and carries it away. Therefore, make sure you have enough space to account for that incase it is not powerful enough to deal with it. For example, we have a few large fields with neighboring tree lines. During one particular flight, when the Quad flew above the tree line height, the winds increased drastically. So much that in 5 seconds the quad drifted 500 yards in the opposite direct we were flying it with the controls peaked. This is important to consider since we had very little wind in the field region itself. It was only when we reach higher altitudes when the winds picked up (in that particular case). Therefore, if we had not had enough land to safety bring it down, it might have crashed. If you were not flying in a safe region and the same thing happened, you too might have crashed and/or injured someone if the reception was ever lost (via distance).
4) Anyone new to flying should not fly this indoors nor at any extreme heights until you learn how to fly it fluently. Once again, directionality becomes and issue since it is painted one white tone and since it is so symmetrical. As such, unless the lighting is dim enough to see the LEDs, it might prove difficult for a newbie to know what direction they are flying before it becomes too late.
5) Before Flying The Quad to maximum heights and in ruff conditions, you should always break-in any R/C motors. I do not know if they already do this in the factory prior to delivery for this model, but a safe bet is to spend one battery spinning the propellers at slower speeds to break-in the motors. It is too simple of a process not to do if it means not burning out your motors on their initial flight.
6) Have Fun, just be smart doing it.
Conclusion:
This product is worth every penny and was able to re-spark an elderly man's old passion for R/C aviation. I fully recommend this product to any R/C hobbits, both veterans to the hobby and/or newbies, who have the common sense to fly this safely and responsibly. It is truly a blast to fly.
I've included 3 photos to present the camera's quality: One of a deer in a field during the onset of dusk, and 2 just above the same field's tree line during the day.
I hope this review helps.
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El dron resiste caídas, la batería dura aproximadamente 6 minutos, muy bueno para aprender a volar un dron.
Die Kamera kann man auch abbauen, die ist nicht so gut.
Akkus sollte man sich ca. 5 Stück kaufen mit 1200mAh, sonst machts keinen Spaß
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It is very durable - I've crashed it into concrete floors, fences, and trees and aside from some scratches it is working just like new. I still haven't had to use the spare props yet.
Can fly outdoors - It's also got enough power to handle stronger winds outside.
Community support - There is also a lot of support for modding this platform to perform better including range enhancements and upgraded motors.
Two modes - high and low modes make it easy to learn to fly in low mode, while having some fun in high mode.
cheap parts - should you ever need spare parts, they are dirt cheap to find replacements.
Downsides
toy grade - it doesn't have a lot of power, so heavy winds can be problematic
battery life - it won't fly too long on the included battery - 5 to 7 minutes.
camera picture quality - Don't expect a lot from the camera. It is pretty rubbish, but it is enough to wet your appetite on aerial photography.
useless box - the provided box isn't reusable at all for transporting your quad. You'll probably want to diy your own transport box, or buy one. i made my own with pick and pluck foam and a laptop box.
Couple notes:
- balance the blades for better picture quality. There is a great tool from Align for their trex250 that works on the syma blades with their 2mm prop shaft diameter.
- when become a better pilot. take the prop guards, camera, and landing skids off and it becomes a much faster machine to play with
- buy some spare batteries... the 5-6 min flight time is really only enough to get warmed up
- it is on the big side to fly indoors, but if you have open space in the basement or something it works pretty well.
- when you crash - make sure to throttle down completely to avoid burning out the motor
- plan ahead - if you're a tinkerer, then you'll probably want to purchase the parts required for the tx range mod, extra batteries, spare motors, 3 leaf props, and a prop balancer. So plan to spend an extra $50 or so after your purchase.