Dragonfly Radio Control RC Helicopter Hughes 300 9093 Review

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(More customer reviews)My first experience was in reading the operator's manual. The English translation of the instructions from their original language was at times humorous and quirky, but also confusing and difficult to follow. The quality control around the manual was the first of many quality issues.
After preparing the craft and charging the batteries (for 3 hours), I took an initial test flight to determine if the counter rotation needed adjustment. It did, but upon touching a screwdriver to the potentiometer, the plastic head fell off and to the floor. I was able to make the necessary adjustments by manipulating the potentiometer directly with a small tipped tool.
I performed several test hops between 1 and 3 feet high, to familiarize myself with the controls. During the second hop a minor crash on the floor caused one of the posts that hold the cowling to snap off. I glued the post back in place and tried again the following day, but the glue never held securely. I may have to use heat to "weld" it back on.
Next to go was one of the two tail fins. The fin was very loosely attached and was lost during a low level encounter with a bush. I am not sure why one fin is well attached and the other is so loose. Controlled Flight seemed to be possible with just one fin
Next, after a "tip over" in the lawn, the main rotor stripped free from its drive post. It would not reseat, requiring me to use more glue (and making future rotor blade changes challenging).
The quality of instructions also left a lot to be desired. First, there were no flight instructions for beginner rotor-craft flying - for a product aimed at age 14+, this would seem important. The instructions warned of flight in high winds. Although "high" was not specified, I discovered that attempting flight even with a 1-5 MPH breeze made control nearly impossible. There may be ways to control the craft in this situation, but the instructions provide no guidance to the novice flyer, even for calm and indoor flying. Without roll controls, the craft moves in unpredictable directions that depend, in part, on rotor speed, requiring constant correction from the tail rotor. The tail rotor seems to run either too fast or too slow when attempting to hover. The angle of the tail is adjustable, as is the angle of the tail rotor. Both adjustments came loose during the first 5 minutes of test flight and without guidance on optimal positions; I had to experiment with their positions.
I am slowly getting a handle on how to fly the "FLY", and I hope that I have experienced the worst of the quality issues. I do not recommend it to anyone.


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This is a brand new Dragonfly 24" Remote Control Helicopter. This helicopter is most suitable for beginning RC hobbist. Get your training and acquire you skill set before flying expensive RC Toys. It comes with all the items necessary to get you started and fly immediatly. It comes with Remote controller (required 8 X AA batteries), AC Battery Charger Re-chargeable Battery Pack and Instructional Manual.

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