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The registration is $5 The fines if you get accused of doing anything wrong are can be as much as $27,500 and $250,000 For example, let's say your drone had an internal error and flew off all by itself and onto an airport and hit an airplane. You could face jail and a $250,000 fine. Phantoms...

Yeah, very annoying video to say the least. I just went to the last 20 seconds or so and saw he got it back.

Did you read about the new bathroom registration requirement? Seems now they want us to register before we ride the porcelain bus, and fill out a form reporting the weight of solids going into the environment so we can be taxed a fair amount for "environmental impact". I'm so happy they...

For drones under 8 oz..... That would include the SYMA X5C weighing in at only 4 ounces WITH battery!

You accidentally cancelled RTH, but signal wasn't strong enough to regain control so it sat there, waiting. Eventually you reactivated RTH (you kept pressing buttons)

Exactly as Jackson said. If you're trying to get a quad without GPS or compass to hover in one spot without any inputs...that's not likely.

Not sure. Try disconnecting the camera on hers and see if maybe the camera is draining the batteries too fast. So are you saying your Syma X5C-1 flies longer on the SAME battery than hers? I'm having pretty good luck with my X5C batteries so far. About 50 flights on them and going strong.

You're welcome. Keep us posted :)

You made the right choice. The X5C-1 is (in my opinion) the very best beginner quad and training quad. I have a DJI Phantom but you know what? I fly the X5C-1 more than the Phantom. I carry it with me everywhere. Even in the trunk of my scooter. If I come across a place where I want an...

On looks alone it makes the Phantom look dated imo. That TX is cool as well. Sure will be interesting watching these drone wars play out. Up to now, DJI has ruled the market but 3DR and now Hubsan and others are catching up fast (I think) What gets me is that I would have gambled (and...

Oh...check the voltage on the Transmitter batteries also. If they get low the X5C will lose connection to the transmitter and go into idle mode

When you say it "loses power very quickly"....could you be more specific? How quickly? When first flown, how long does it fly properly? And how long have you had the Syma and how long have you had the batteries? What charger are you using? Please describe your charger.

Do this.... Get a Multitester. Check the resistance across the "new" motor leads and write down the value in ohms. Now check the other 3 and write down their resistance values. If the resistance on the motor you replaced is higher than the others...you got a bad "new" motor"

What Jackson said. They should reach 4.2v fully charged And....they should "hold" at least to 4.14 over night after you disconnect them from the charger. If they drop below that too fast, the internal resistance could be too high.

You're welcome. Glad the good folks here could help