Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Best Quadcopter to date for the money! The picture attached shows the SYMA quadcopter up about 200 feet or more. The house on the left with the orange roof is on a hill about 75 feet above me and my transmitter and as you can see I am way above that roof. I have 2 helicopters, 2 hubsan quadcopters, 1 with a 2mp camera and one without. I purchased the SYMA x5c from an Ebay seller who was in Calif. Didn't want to wait the 30-45days from China. The Syma came with the landing gear attached, I didn't need to install the blade guards because I am a veteran RC pilot. I used one of the already charged batteries from my hubsan. Yes they fit fairly well but flight time is less because they are only 380ma. The SYMA X5 flies great, better than the hubsan x4 and it is twice the size so you can see it better in the sky. Camera works great, the directions say to use the top right button but that is incorrect, the SYMA X5c is the newer model and there is a slide button on the front panel, slide it up to take a photo, slide it down to turn on the video. Video is 1280x 720 avi files. Same as the hubsan in HD. Here are my Pro's and Cons: Pros: Copter handles beautiful, love the feel, fun to fly More stable than any $60 quad I have flown. Like the ability to turn on the camera remotely Can also take pictures remotely Size is perfect, about 12", white and easy to find Well built frame and camera videos are very good 2mp HD Battery easy to swap I have had some crashes without the guards and the copter handles it I don't think there is another quadcopter this good with these features for $60 anywhere Cons: Flight time is about 5-7 minutes Copter blades shutoff when battery is low (on the Hubsan you lose altitude and the lights flash to warn you) Still loving this machine. There is a easy range modification that will change your controls from 30-50 meters to 80-85 meters. Just google it. Also before flying this machine you should sit it on a level ground. Turn on the SYMA quadcopter, then turn on the transmitter. Next move the left control forward and backward. This will connect your transmitter to the quadcopter. Next hold both controls in the 5 o'clock position and wait till the light change from flashing to steady on the quadcopter. This procedure resets the quadcopter. It works great but you must be on level ground. I did this on my driveway which is on an angle and the copter flew to one side. I did it again on level ground and it hovered perfectly! Loving this Quadcopter! More updates to come. UPDATES: I've made the easy tramsmitter modification and my control distance is way over 300 feet. I have flown this Quadcopter higher than I have ever flown any UDI copters or Hubsan Quadcopters. This is truly the best Quadcopter I have flown to date. Night flying is fun also, led's at the bottom of the unit help you keep the quad aligned in the right direction. The quadcopter is a fantastic deal! The motors are powerful, the 500ma battery gives you 7 minutes of flight time. I have ordered two 600ma batteries. What else can I say I haven't flown any of my other copters and really non of them are as much fun as this one! UPDATE: Some experienced flyer I am. A gust of wind caught the quadcopter, I miss judged and it got caught in a tree branch. I put it in expert mode and it broke free, fell to the ground without a scratch! Lucky me.