| Specs | |
|---|---|
| Flight Time | 6-8 mins |
| Charge Time | approx. 80 mins |
| Control Distance | about 50m |
| Size | 135 x 135 x 38 mm |
| Weight | 58g |
We first bought this quadcopter model for my dad for his birthday as his first drone. To our dismay, it seemed like we had gotten a defective drone. Every time we tried to lift off, the drone would lift up, but take off in a forward direction uncontrollably. We ended up taking it back to the store (and they seemed to agree it was defective) and traded it in for a UDI RC Discovery.
Months later, my birthday came around and my dad surprised me with the same model. And this time, not a defective one! I'll admit: we were a little worried that we would end up in the same situation as the first one, but I'm happy to say that we probably were just super unlucky the first time. This drone is among my favorites (so far)!
For about the first month of flying the H107C+, it had no guard. This was fine since at this point I had been flying safely for a while. I did have a few bad crashes, but none bad enough to damage the drone or propellors too badly. We were so thrilled with our CX-10 guards that I decided to look into buying a guard for the H107C+. I ended up buying two, which came in weeks later and are easy to install and uninstall with no prop removal required.
The H107C+ happened to be my first drone with a camera. Like the UDI RC Discovery, I do find it a little frustrating to constantly fight the wind to take stable pictures. And especially after trying out DJI's Mavic Pro with its camera stabilizing gimbal, it's a little nauseating to watch a video that's constantly being rotated left and right. However, for the price and size of the drone, it's pretty much what you should expect.
One super awesome thing this drone features is altitude hold. Instead of having to constantly adjust the altitude with the controller, the drone stays at a certain altitude automatically. This feature is even noticeable on the controller, since the left (throttle) joystick defaults to a center position instead of a down position. The altitude hold is not perfect; the quad will hover within a few feet of its intended altitude. For that reason, I would recommend that unless you are an experienced flier, don't fly this one indoors unless you have a good amount of space (and no delicate objects nearby).
I do often have a hard time getting the H107C+ to land and turn off the propellers. This is likely some sort of oversight on my part, that perhaps I'm not following proper landing controls. It gets down to the ground easily, but the propellers don't want to turn off right away. It's about a 50-50 chance that they will turn off as expected.
Both recording video and taking photos are super easy. The controller has two buttons on the top (where your index fingers rest) that allow for one-push stop/start recording and one-push photo capture. The lights on the drone blink to notify the pilot if it's recording or capturing a picture (one blink for photo and continuous blinking for video).
Since I liked this drone so much, I also bought extra batteries and a charger hub. The hub uses a USB connection and allows for four batteries to charge at a time. It also has eight extra ports for other types of batteries (4 of one type and 4 of the other) and one seems to fit Syma's X51 battery. This was about $30 for four spare batteries, the charging hub, and a USB cable.
I must say, despite our earlier hiccup with this model, it ended up being one of my favorites. It's so portable, functional, and cute!
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Features | ★★★★★☆☆ |
| Battery Life | ★★★★★★☆ |
| Control | ★★★★★★★ |
| Durability | ★★★★★★★ |
| Price | ★★★★★★☆ |
| Total: ★★★★★★☆ | |
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