This one is great

Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Pros:This one is great!My 3.5years old son managed to fly it around. well, up and down at least... but its great fun.comes with spare blades - important as I already managed to break

Cons:the battery dies too fast - a bigger battery or a replaceable battery would have helped.up and down is easy - getting it to fly around needs a lot of experience

Other Thoughts:the USB charging cable is confusing - it has a red light that is on when not connecter to the helicopter. it turns off when the helicopter is charging and turns back on when the charge is completed.

Bottomline:Great product - Big fun, small price.

Very god quality

Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Pros:The construction of this heli is great, the lift it generates is amazing, you have to be careful not to slam it into the ceiling. It has some sort of shock sensor that stops the blades when it hits something, that saves a lot of damage. Everything is screwed together with the same size screw and it comes with a screw driver to fit them, you have to check the screws for tightness now and then. Battery life is good and the USB charger doesn't take long at all.

Cons:It is hard to trim, flying a straight line takes some practice but it is doable. It will always be faster turning one way or the other so you have to be aware of that when flying. It is very slow to go forward, I have found these tail rotor blades make it go twice as fast http://www.dealtoworlde.com/details.DTW/sku.10808.On/off switch on controller is very stiff, I'm worried I'm going to break it one of these days.

Bottomline:For the price you can't beat it. I have not tried the one with the gyro but I can't imagine it's any more stable than this one, the problem with these is not stability it is the left/right trim. Hovering this chopper in one place is very easy.

Fragile

Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Pros:Everything worked first time out of the box.

Cons:At the secont hit to a wall (slow hit, not a fast crash), the head which holds the upper blades broke. I found the pieces: it is a T shaped small plastic part, very fragile. Although most of the body is made of metal, this part, which is where most of the energy goes on crashes is made of plastic.

Other Thoughts:Flight control is difficult, it was very hard to keep left-right trimmed, and it would keep spinning most of the time. Also, left/right controls are very sensitive.

Bottomline:I recommend SKU.15970 instead, I bought one and it was easier to flight and trim.

Okay but the gyro version is the better choice

Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Pros:Price is good. Arrived in fine working condition. Sturdy construction though the trade off is additional weight.Usb charger and extra blades are included.Dual led red/blue switching ledsTransmitter works just fine.

Cons:Nothing major. One of the led headlights had fallen out of the little hole in the body when the chopper arrived. I was able to remove the canopy and put it back in place. I added a drop of glue to keep it from falling out again. Also, the other led looks melted but it works just fine.It if were a bit lighter it would fly for longer. For comparison this weighs approx. .4 to .5 ounces more than a blade mcx.

Other Thoughts:I own the gyro version of this chopper as well. Spend the additional four bucks, if you can, and get the gyro version(sku 32694). It's so much more stable. Night and day difference between the two. Flight time is around five to six minutes. I wish it were just a bit longer. I did buy a 210mah lipo for it but it seems like the additional weight of the higher capacity cell would offset any additional flight time so I'm hesitant to put it in.USB charger has polarity protection and seems to do a good job charging. Charged voltage was 4.19volts which is fine. By the way, you only get a red indicator light when it's done charging. So when you plug it and don't see any lights, don't worry, it's working fine.

Bottomline:Okay but do yourself a favor and get the gyro version.

I can actually fly this.

Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: less than 1 day

Pros:This heli has the best build quality i have ever seen on a r/c heli of this size and price range.Most of the frame is metalic and the main rotor blades are made out of flexible plastic and after many crashes i can tell that it can withstand a lot of punishment.You can actually fly this but you have to be precise with the sticks because it is very sensitive.Another big plus for this model is the usb charging cable which has some kind of circuit with a red led to inform you that the heli is fully charged.Pros:*Excellent build quality*130mah battery on the heli*Usb charger with indication led*Decent box*Trimmer not button*The price is very good*Spare parts and screwdriver*You can fly it

Cons:*No user's manual*It is IR not r/c

Other Thoughts:This heli is better than other more expensive models i bought.

Bottomline:From the momment i brought it home from the post office this pocket size r/c heli gave me tons of excitement and fun.Buy it.