Inguity Croto-X Micro Drone (White)

I bought two of these quadcopters because I thought it's the same as the Estes Proto-X which I have a few. The two share very similar parts with the major difference being the electronics and software. That is what makes the Croto-X inferior to the Proto-X. The Proto-X performs far better than the Croto-X in all categories. Here are the problems with the Croto-X.1. It loses communication out to about 20ft and doesn't go near the 100ft said in its description. It's likely due to poor antenna design using a wire for an antenna that's not matched. The Proto-X flies much further with its meandering f antenna that is likely tuned. I was able to improve the flying range of the Croto a bit by standing its antenna vertically out of the body.2. It's motors do not spin in unison. It's uneven or sometimes one motor doesn't even spin. You might find the rest of the motors spinning at full speed which causes the quad to flip on the ground. The quadcopter needs to be turned off and be initialized again with the controller. The Proto-X always spin in unison with appropriate speed like a quad should do.3. The initialization routine of the Croto-X doesn't always work. The Croto will remain flashing and will never be ready to arm so it will need to be power cycled. The Proto-X works 100% of the time and arms quickly to fly.There is also an arming sequence the instructions failed to mention. After initialization the red leds goes into a slow blink. You have to move the stick to full throttle then back to zero. You will hear a beep at each end of the stick movement. After this arming sequence then will the red leds go solid, indicating ready to fly.The Croto and Proto controllers are not interchangeable.Avoid this quad and pay the extra to get the Proto-X! Thank god I can return this garbage back to Amazon.

Disappointed big time!

got this for Christmas and it is THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER FLOWN!!!, its quite hard to fly as it flits around like a humming bird and sounds like a bluebottle! it was great for flying around the living room especially as my sisters are scared of it. its a great thing to fly and is remarkably sturdy for something that is purely circuit board, it lasted for a lot longer than I respected in our house, although you do have to clear the fluff tangled round the propeller shaft. it takes some getting used to with the controls but once you can hold it steady you are ready to do flips with this thing by just clicking the right control stick and then moving it forwards and backwards and it will do a flip!!!!, you do NOT need a different controller to do flips, you can do it with the controller that comes with it!!! also comes with a pack of spare props!I recommend you get it now, its a great thing to play with and lots of fun!