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Syma X5C

$45.99

MSRP

January 2015

Release Date

An excellent starter drone, the Syma X5C is resilient, reliable and easy to operate. Nothing fancy here, just a simple toy-class drone to practice flying a drone.

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Description

The Syma X5C was one of our first drones. A toy-class machine that is very resilient, fairly stable and easy to operate. We knew we needed something inexpensive to learn how to fly in the beginning, and this machine was our choice. The quirks of this simple drone taught us about basic flight mistakes, how to control a machine and much more.

The Syma X5C runs about $30 for the drone, a little more with extra batteries and parts.

The X5C offers two speeds. Normal speed is very stable, in which you can go full tilt without the craft getting out of control. Fast speed mode allows the craft to tilt enough that you must manage the throttle to keep it from hitting the dirt. That’s how drones fly, these settings are excellent for learning how not to crash. The best part for us, the X5C is very light weight and made of flexible plastics. We crashed ours many, many times. We always flew over grass, and even from 100ft up, the drone would almost float back to the earth and bounce off the grass.

Related: 8 reasons to choose the Syma X5C

Keep in mind that this is a light weight drone, get it up too high and the wind can take it away. Trust me! We no longer have our Syma X5C.

Specifications

Syma X5C
7.8 DRONERUSH SCORE
FLIGHT TIME 10 Minutes
CAMERA 720p 30FPS
SPEED 11 MPH
RANGE 100 ft
6.1

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