Cheerwing Syma X20 Mini Drone for Kids and Beginners RC Nano Quadcopter with Auto Hovering 3D Flip(Black)

This drone is quite possibly the best mini flyer in its class. It flies indoors so smoothly, I have yet to crash it after several flights. It flies as stable as a helicopter (I have 4 helicopters and this drone hovers like they do). All the features work flawlessly, and easily with the touch of a button. It maneuvers nimbly. If I could give it 6 stars, I would. It is an amazing little drone. With auto take-off and landing, a child could fly it easily. Unlike other drones, the throttle works to either raise of lower the altitude of the drone, not the speed of the motors. Although this may not appeal to some drone enthusiasts, I think its a great idea, specially for indoor flight. I have yet to hit my ceilings using this one. The controller uses sliders, rather than sticks - no problem for me - but they are a bit small and dont stick out very far from the face of the controller, which can get annoying at times. But overall, this drone is a spectacular leap forwards in design for indoor flying. For the price, it has the same features of more expensive, larger drones. A different model has a camera (and is more expensive). This one does not have a cam although it looks like it does. My only complaint is that the battery lasts about 5 minutes (a little shorter than my other mini drones), probably because its not crashing all the time indoors, and I assume the altitude sensor draws some milliamps that would otherwise be used for extending flight time in drones that do not auto-hover. I wish I could rate this drone higher.

my first pocket drone took 6 weeks delivery and fits inside the controller. the compact design was cool, but battery life was 5 minutes and flight control was next to non-existent.This pocket Drone is AMAZING. from the first flight the auto-hover, works perfectly, the distance from self, the flight time, and durability is beyond what you'd expect ~$35 to get you. Have gone higher and further than I need in my yard, and when I went to a football field the lack of objects made distance boring.after 5-7 flights, I switched to high speed, which made the unit feel like the speed had doubled. At this speed walls and objects come up fast on the drone and the durability really started to shine as I caught the edges of walls and spun out of control.As I continue to fly this I have convinced my neighbor to buy one for his son and self. I have no doubt they will enjoy theirs especially after I crashed my drone flying in the house causing it to land in the dog bowl. Completely submerged I pulled the drone out only to keep flying. This durability should last for an idiot or child looking to have a good time.

The X20 was my first drone, and it is the single most impressive toy I've ever played with. I've crashed it about 100 times and it hasn't broken. Plus it looks really cool. So many good things in such a small package!Here are some tips, so that you can have as much fun as me:1. Create a perfectly level surface to launch it from, and calibrate the drone before launching. If the surface is not level by just 1 degree, it messes up the launch and the flight. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY KEY TO HAVING FUN WITH THIS DRONE!2. AFTER launching it from a perfectly flat surface, adjust the trim. If the drone drifts right, trim to the left. If the drone drifts forward, trim backwards. Basically, trim to the opposite direction of the drift.3. Learn to fly it outside before trying to fly it indoors. This will give you time to adjust the drone before it crashes into anything. Once get the hang of it outdoors, it is pretty easy to fly indoors.

NOTE: The manual I received had incorrect instructions on charging the drone. The booklet said that the light would GO ON when it was completely charged, but I found a PDF version of the booklet that said it would GO OFF when it is charged. Thought I had a broken drone at first, but it works fine. Apparently it was fully charged out of the box.My first drone was the larger Syma X5C-1 but it couldn't practice indoors because it was too loud and scared the toddler. Finally decided I needed something small and quiet. I searched all kinds of reviews online and noticed people just having fun flying this little X20.----------------------------------Fine Tuning Is Important----------------------------------My first flight was kinda crazy. It was sliding this way and that and bumping into all sorts of things. In videos I watched guys would have it just floating in air. Then I read the fine-tuning instructions and was able to get it nice and steady. When you fine tune you hold the left button down and just quickly lip the right joystick in the direction you want to adjust. I was trying to "hold" the joystick and that didn't work. Just flip it once and let it come back to center. If you need more, flip it again.----------------------------------Charging----------------------------------Yes, I'd like a shorter charge time and a longer flight time, but that is the case with pretty much every drone on the market.I can appreciate the simplicity they are going for with this model and understand the reason for making the battery inaccessible, but I do wish that it wasn't that way so that you could do multi-battery charging in order to have more "fun" time.----------------------------------Summary----------------------------------Despite lacking clear instructions on charging (others were okay) and a having a concealed battery, I still think this drone is a great value in the price range. The important thing is the fun factor, and this will give you 5-6 minutes of fun. Once you fine-tune and get it balanced it is a blast and won't scare toddlers away.Would absolutely love to see a model with HD camera option

Fun little drone when it is working but we’ve had to return 2 of them now from one of the motors that stops spinning.