Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Walkera QR LadyBird V2 Mini Quadcopter W/ Devo 4 Radio, RTF

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Product Description

Features Quad-rotor design makes the flight very stable and suitable for beginner ** Biomimetic design makes the flying very funny ** Adapting 6 axis gyro control system, easy to fly ** Modularized design features simple installation and easy maintenance ** The flying time can be over above 8 mins with full charged LiPo battery ** Item Included **1 x Walkera QR Ladybird Quadcopter **1 x Walkera DEVO 4 Transmitter **1 x Battery charger with USB cable **1 x 240mAh 3.7V 25C Li-po Battery **1 x Extra Rotor Blades Set (4pcs) **1 x Manual in English


Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #16119 in Toys & Games
  • Brand: Walkera
  • Model: QRLB-V2

Features

  • The smallest Quadcopter with ladybird canopy
  • Ready to fly with Devo 4 Radio, Receiver, Battery, Charger
  • Walkera 6 axis gyro control system
  • Extra Rotor Blades Set (4pcs)
  • Easy to fly, durable, flight time about 8 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
5Very nice, but a bit confusing...
By Peter H. Kosel
I'm a 69-year-old engineer and have never flown an RC copter before, so I have a lot to learn.

I got this via Amazon from Hobbymate. It quickly arrived in Sacramento in a package with a return address in Elk Grove, CA but indicating it was mailed from Roseville, CA; that's confusing. Hobbymate may be some sort of stateside warehouse for a Chinese outfit, I think.

The copter is a tiny marvel of technology. Trust me as an engineer, this kind of stuff was never in my old textbooks.

However, the instructions were written by a Chinese manufacturer in English and Chinese, are rather sketchy, and seem to have at least one error - they show the throttle control on the right, but the throttle on my unit is definitely on the left (it's possible there are some units that DO have the throttle control on the right). They don't indicate the function of the "D/R" button (it turns out to be some sort of response rate selector, but interpreting the flashing light indicator status is a total guessing game). The description of the "code pairing" or "binding" procedure seems clear enough but I had an awful time getting it to actually do it - I finally succeeded after virtually everything. After that, however, after turning things off and back on it seems to sometimes respond to control and sometimes not, and I'm not sure why. Summarizing, thhe instructions are more than a little confusing.

I found it hard to remove the transmitter from it's plastic retainer in the package. Same with the black charger - I had to use a screwdriver to pry THAT out. The package is pretty sturdy and quite useful for transporting and storing all the stuff. Keep it!

The battery came charged. I made the mistake of pushing the connector all the way together until it "snapped" into the detent, then couldn't disconnect it again - I finally pulled the connection apart by pulling HARD on the wires and now I know better - I just push it in until the LED lights up, NOT all the way until it locks together.

So, at this point I've managed to "bind" the copter to the control radio and happily crashed it a couple times. It's midnight and I'm putting it back in the box to play with another day. As an aging newbie quadcopter pilot I have much to learn. I'm happy as a clam but a little confused. I'll learn.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
5Fun little bundle...
By W. Walker
When I ran across this item I thought "$50? I've spent that much on dumber stuff than this before" and so I ordered one. It was the videos on YouTube that really sold me.

I've never owned anything like this so I expected the worst. Turned out to be way easier than I feared.

However, I did have one surprise. I was plugging things in and seeing if it all worked and flipped the throttle stick forward and that little thing shot up past my face like a little rocket. What saved it from disaster was I didn't have the battery mounted in its compartment so as it went up it pulled the connection free. It still hit the ceiling but not hard enough to break anything. And it bounced off a bookcase before hitting the floor and still nothing broke. It's so light weight it doesn't hit with much force.

After that I found a large nut & bolt to tape to it. It was too big a combo so I just used the nut (10 grams) and that was sufficient to make it heavy enough where I could get some practice in without it getting away from me again.

Today I was practicing without the extra weight and things can happen very fast with that little thing. I pushed the control the wrong way and it slammed into my shin and drew blood. Just one drop but still, it's my blood. I've got more respect now for what it can do.

It sure seems like some Americans could go to China and set up a business translating instructions that come with their products into real plain English. I had to go to YouTube to find someone who posted how to turn it on and make it "bind" with the transmitter.

Overall, it's a lot of fun for a reasonable price and I've found where spare parts can be ordered for cheap when I break something. It's inevitable. But now that I've got the "World's smallest Quadcoptor" I'm beginning to lust for something bigger. I can see where, if I'm not careful with this hobby, I could get sucked in deep.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
5defective-new one
By aaron david
I just happened to get one of those defective ones. don't base your judgement on buying on this review. it came early, was packaged beautifully, but had a faulty circuit panel. one in a million shot of bad luck. but I would still recommend it.

Just got my replacement, ahead of its due date. Took it out of the box, hooked everything up, and it flies like a dream. Absolutely no problems at all. I give it 5 stars again.

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