I am very impressed with this heli. It is a chinese knockoff cross between a Nine Eagles Solo Pro and an Align T-rex 100s, but for a third of the price. I even found the word Align in thier manual since they didn't do a good job removing that in the process of duplicating the manual. I came from flying an airhogs, then the Syma S102G (much better than air hog) and now this 4 channel V911. I can't compare to other 4 ch heli's but compared to the coaxial 3 channels, this is much, much more fun. It is so much faster and can fly outside in the sun, thanks to the 2.4 Ghz remote. Wind will greatly affect it so calm days are best. The 2 removable batteries are awesome and last 5 or 6 minutes each. The biggest problem I had was getting use to the different controller layout compared to the 3ch coaxial heli's. The throttle is still on the left, but the rudder (spin left or right) is on the left instead of the right, which makes this controller a mode 2 layout. The right stick on this controller controls forward/backward, and slide left/right (this function is the added channel). This took a couple days to get used and ended in a couple severe crashes. I severed the tail rotor wire on one of the crashes, which could have been prevented if I put a small piece of tape back there to keep the wire in between a recesed area. I soldered it back and taped it, and it is good as new. Mine was not purchased from amazon (was 80 dollars at the time, but more resonable now), but from ebay for $48. I also purchased a spare heli (no controller or batteries) for $28 from Banggood.com. Good thing I bought a second because I destroyed the servo on the first heli while showing at work. It was my fault though since I slammed the heli's side, directly on the servo arm, into a steel ladder at a very, very high rate of speed. This made the heli a spare parts doner (which was its original purpose) and not a flyable heli. By the way, to bind the radio to the new heli, simply turn both the heli (insert battery) and the controller on at exact same time, and it binds everytime. I do recommend putting some lightweight oil on the swash plate and main shaft for smoother action. Despite my couple issues above, this heli is very robust, having survived many crashes inside and out including slamming into a car and concrete pretty hard. Simply reattach the canopy that pops off (which probably absorbs a lot of the impact and save the heli's internals) and it is back in the air. I highly recommend!
Review By. J. Sovel
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