Parrot AR.Drone Quadricopter so much fun, kids love it, lots of value

Parrot AR.Drone Quadricopter is a blast! I don't know what other people were doing when they crashed their drones, because I have crashed mine 50 different ways and its only suffered a single bent rotor shaft, which cost a few dollars to fix.

Parrot AR.Drone Quadricopter foam indoor hull is very forgiving and the rotors cut out if any one of them meets any resistance. this means your drone drops like a rock if it bumps a wall but because the props aren't spinning when it hits the ground you do a lot less damage to the expensive parts like the motor. it will also cut out if you flip it over or the angle is too high.

fly Parrot AR.Drone Quadricopter indoors until you get the hang of it. my only damage, the bent rotor shaft happened when I took it outside for the second flight and I crashed it into a building. the instructions say to operate it away from wifi as that could interfere. there aren't a lot of places completely free of wifi but I recommend not flying right next to your wireless router. either turn it off or fly somewhere else because interference can happen.

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Anyone who's flown RC aircraft knows that flying means crash, rebuild, crash, rebuild-- that's the reality. do yourself a favor and buy the spare gears, rotors, and extra screws to start out. they're cheap and will seem cheaper when you don't have to wait for a few weeks to get parts while your drone is down.

I recently developed a problem with connecting to my drone. I called tech support, waiting on the line for about 45 seconds, and had an RMA for a repair or replacement in about two minutes. maybe other people's experiences were from the early days after the launch but right now my only complaint is that some parts aren't well stocked.


I've never experienced the uncontrolled ascent that some people have wrote about but it is a known issue. it is NOT, as people on amazon and elsewhere speculated a firmware issue. It has been demonstrated to be an issue with the ultrasonic altitude sensor becoming confused by things like tall grass or bushes, etc.

the sensor works brilliantly at keeping your drone below 10 feet or just at a constant height (it only works up to 20ft). It can also auto land your drone from any height. But some surfaces can confuse it and there's not much you can do about it except avoid the ones that are known to cause problems. also if you ever do have this problem, and are clear thinking you can hit the emergency button which cuts all 4 rotors. your drone will drop and may get damaged but it won't fly away leaving you with a sad tale of woe to tell on amazon reviews.

people have suggested parrot offer an option in a future upgrade to turn off the ultrasonic sensor. that may be a good option for maximum flexibility but I'm not sure its a good idea given how much of the drone's stability comes from its ability to maintain such a constant altitude. while testing the battery life I launched the drone, it ascended to a height of about 1 meter and I left it. after about 10 minutes the battery ran low and it auto-landed less than 1 foot from where it took off!


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