There are many quadcopters for beginners. The Smya X1 is one of the most popular. I like it because it has a 2.4GHz transmitter, it’s very durable and very easy to fly. You can also make him do somersaults at the touch of a button to impress your friends.

But I just recently got the Blade mQX, and I have to say I’m pretty impressed. It’s actually similar in size to the Syma X1, but has better performance with 4 x 8.5mm brushed motors, 5.5in fan blades, and a 4-in-1 receiver/ESC/mixer/sensor that acts as a dashboard. flight check. The built in DSM2 receiver is one thing I really like about the Blade mQX, many quadcopters come with proprietary transmitters and receivers and it can be difficult without hacking the hardware to make it compatible with your existing transmitter. With the Blade mQX, you can pair it with any DSM2 compatible radio, like Spektrum radios. So instead of lugging around a multitude of radios, you can program all of your models into one transmitter.

Out of the box, it comes in what is called a + configuration. This means that the upper arm of the + sign is forward. The + setting is a bit better suited for beginners as it will be more stable and respond a bit slower to commands. As such, it will be more difficult to lose control. You can easily switch to X mode, and this provides a slightly more advanced flight experience. Personally, I prefer X-mode. If you switch to X-mode, I would recommend changing one of the fixtures so that you have two fixtures of one color on the front and two fixtures of the other color on the back.

The battery that comes with the model is a 1S 3.7V 500 mAh LiPo battery and provides approximately 10 minutes of battery life. The battery takes about 45 minutes to charge, so you may want to get a couple of extra batteries to be able to fly for longer periods of time. They are quite cheap and provide much more fun!

And don’t worry about crashing, as long as you’re on grass, you can crash it all you want. The carbon fiber stringers are strong and the plastic cover is durable. It is so light that not much momentum is built up in a crash, so not much damage can be done. But if you DO break something, there are detailed tutorials online on how to fix your little quadcopter. It also comes with spare propellers and you can buy replacement parts online.