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Frustrating first drone experience. It took so long for the controller to pair with the drone that I only got to fly about 3 minutes before it crashed and that was that. Second...I'm glad I bought extra batteries that came with a charger. The connections are tiny. I have big, thick hands and my fine motor skills aren't what they used to be (I'm 62). The instructions say "charge the battery first" so I did that. The red light on the charger cable (the red light is at the usb end) went out pretty quickly (30 minutes or so). I went to separate the battery from the charger cable and, whoopsy, out comes the wire from the connection that the battery plugs into. Great...so within 30 minutes I have destroyed the charging cable...and I thought I was being gentle. At this point I decided that I would never charge a battery while it was in the drone. Take the whole damn battery out, replace it or charge it, plug it into the drone connector cable, then put the battery in the drone. Third: The manual is pretty tough to follow along. The Chinese need to hire someone that can write clear concise instructions. They reek, and thats putting it mildly. The instructions, as someone else succinctly put it...will not get you from point A to point B. The manual does not tell you to move the left controller (the one that isn't spring loaded which controls propeller speed) to force pairing. Even doing that it still took over 5 minutes to pair the controller to the drone. All the blinking lights are confusing to a new user because they are codes. The signal that indicates it isn't paired is...two blinks....about 3 to 5 seonds...two blinks. When it is finally paired, the blinking green light on the controller will be solid. All I can say is....be patient...and when you no longer see the red light on the green/yellow/red light bar projected onto your working surface (its about 1" long and ½" wide), turn off the drone, wait 5 seconds and turn it on again. I had to to do this a few times. It was frustrating so be prepared. Assembly: This is actually really easy but, the screws are really really tiny. I saw that and immediately moved my work surface from my desk to the kitchen counter and worked on a couple of white napkins. I suspect I dropped the screws about 10 different times. The napkins keep them from rolling to far. I have a tiny motorized hobby screwdriver that I got from Lowes. It was invaluable. I didn't have to use the screwdriver that came with the kit. The prop guards go on super easy (I used mini needlenose pliers to position stuff) and so do the landing struts. I put a drop of Super Glue on each strut attachment point. So far so good. Pairing the camera: Took about 5 minutes and the instructions are easily understood...but read 'em two or three times anyway. Timing is critical. The camera will only pair with your phone when the red portion of the light bar I previously mentioned is flashing. Also, when the MJX C4005 FPV shows on your phones WiFi networks list ...press it real quick. I waited a few seconds and my phone started defaulting back to my home network and I had to start all over. Anyway, I got it working and the little camera is surprisingly good. I'm pretty happy with it. Neighbors dog might not be. Flight:...Ahhhh finally. I am a total rookie. My first goal was to get the little beast to hover. Heh....I put it on the patio table and gradually engaged power...Holy Cow. My American gradual and their Chinese gradual are two different things. The little thing leaped twenty feet into the air and took off over my lawn. I instantly let go of everything...it crashed. It was fine. My grass is also nice and thick. Now I get "gradual". Took it back to the table and just barely touched the throttle. I then adjusted the trim switches (in this regard manual is accurate) until I could get it to hover a few inches above the table. Conclusions: It's a fun little thing but the learning curve is pretty steep. I believe it will be an excellent learning tool for an adult who wants to take up drones as a hobby. UPDATE: 8/25/2016. OK, I broke it on the second day of use. One of the prop guards broke. Didn't effect flight. Pretty easy fix and I'm up and flying again. I was contacted by OXA USA COM who is an Amazon retailer for this little guy. I have to admit that US retailers and customer service folks could learn a hell of a lot from these folks. They sent me batteries, rotors, rotor guards and a new engine...oh and a cable. Not only that but they over nighted it to me. I think these folks know what is going to break and have kits prepared for distribution. So...Alice (lol)...Thank You. Based on customer service alone I would change this to a 5 star rating. But now that I have the stuff, and an electric hobby screwdriver for those tiny screws, I'm happily playing with my drone again. Thank You so much. Rating changed to 5 stars.