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For Review :
QR Series UFO
Sponsored by
Tiny Deal
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For review I have a QR series UFO
quadcopter (
Product Link
) .
First Impression :
I was really impressed with
the quality of the quad , it seems to be a very sturdy and
intelligently designed . The transmitter is of a traditional RC
design ( Which is good ) with the throttle / rudder on the left
stick and takes some 6x AA batteries in the back of the
transmitter . Now the only real negative thing I have is that
the AA battery carrier is poorly designed and can make fitting
all 6 batteries a little tight , its nothing that cant be
overcome with a little force , but it is surely a no brainer to
make a AA battery carrier ? I cant see adults having issue with
it , but children .
The battery is fixed to the Quad , and I haven't attempted to
remove it as it looks to be a permanent fixture . Charging takes
place via a USB cable and it takes about an hour to charge the
battery . Flight time is just over 6 minutes , and let me say
that this is one very stable easy to fly Quad . In fact I think
it would be just about perfect for anyone contemplating entering
the RC helicopter hobby as their first RC Copter . Being stable
and easy to fly would make it perfect for first timers to
orientate themselves to the RC transmitter and Copter flight
characteristics . I think this is where most people get into
trouble , because they are not familiar with the controls or RC
copter behavior .
And it does take some time to make controlling quads /
helicopters more instinctive than reactive .
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The transmitter does have a USB charge port , but I was in no
way tempted to use it . I dont want to drain the Tx batteries .
Now it does look like the body will come off without too much
trouble , so I will do part two where I remove the body and see
what happens .
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Flying the Quad:
I was amazed at just how
stable and easy to fly the QR series UFO was , it needed a few
clicks on the trim tabs and after that it was so easy to fly .
This quad is Noob friendly , I love the shielded propellers . I
have flipped it , banged it and bumped it and dropped it from
about 2 meters height with no damage what so ever . Just flip it
back the right way up and keep going till the battery gives up ,
and just a FYI there is little to no warning when the battery
gives up ( hence the 2 meter drops ) .
Now for experienced Quad pilots or heli pilots , this may not be the most
exciting Quad out there , in fact it just might be most lazy
quad out there ( read stable ) . To make this Quad hot dog you
need to push the sticks ( Tx ) almost to full lock , and that's
not really conducive to good control say in a living room as
once you make it move , there is no extra stick movement to
counter any violent maneuvers .
What you have here is a Quad that would make an excellent
learning tool for those wishing to enter the hobby . Also due to
its size and stability , it does not handle wind too well in
confined spaces ( gets pushed around a lot ) , so I would
recommend staying indoors until you find yourself pushing the
confines of your indoor space .
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Last Word:
A affordable , tough , easy to
fly quad that looks to take a lot of punishment ( mine has ) .
The interesting thing is it looks like the body comes off , so I
will do a part two to this review where I remove the body and
see if that improves the handling and flight time ( just over 6
min ATM ) . I would like to take this opportunity to thank
Tiny Deal for the
opportunity to review the QR series UFO ( Thank you ) .
Come back for part two :
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