Is Hubsan a brand any good? How is it compared to Syma?

Purpose is to get a "cheap" and usable to learn about Drones (hardware) and if really interested, learn how to DIY/Upgrade/Build a better drone...

Which brand can get spare parts easily?
Because, after playing with it, feel like DIY build my own drone....

And are all the controllers compatible (from different brands)?
Or its fixed to the Board/Controller pair?

Still deciding on Syma or Hubsan....

Wah less than 20 USD (50% off), with free shipping....

Can use one or not?

You asking me to get it, cause its "supposedly" ok ok for noob to try la..

at least crash the cheap one first... then once poisoned, start investing in some DJI la

I received my Hubsan X4 (from China) yesterday.
Anybody in Kuala Terengganu who Quads?

I wanna see how an "experience" person flies.....

Question: With the tiniest of wind, I can see the drone drift.... does this happen even on the bigger (and more expensive) drones? Or the expensive drones has a better sensor and computer that compensates and keeps it at a fixed spot?

Because I have seen some videos from the Phantom, and noticed that they stay stationery at a certain height and doesn't move left or right.... Is this computer assisted/compensated or human controlled?

Yah, X4 about 30 USD of course cannot compare Go Kart with Bugatti Veron....

So, you saying that the onboard computer uses some Gyro to stabilize the drone in all axis including height?

I have trouble keeping my drone hovering at a certain height.... lol... no wonder those training videos looks so easy, got autopilot to help

Question: Is the bigger drone more stable when you fly, when compared to the small one? For example, the kancil travelling at 140kmh, feels not stable, but a BMW at 180kmh feels planted to the ground.... is a bigger heavier drone the same.... or a bigger drone is actually more difficult to fly, but all the onboard computers helps it so it "feels" easier to fly

Or is it because it has bigger propeller and bigger wingspan, it is more stable?

Sorry for NOOB questions

This post has been edited by eric_tan: Jan 7 2016, 08:23 AM

Actually all I am trying to do is to get the X4 to hover at 4 feet off the ground within a 2 feet radius....
Controlling it within the 2 feet radius is ok la... keep adjusting only....

However I cant get it to hover at the same height... it keeps going up... or coming down... like yo-yo

This post has been edited by eric_tan: Jan 7 2016, 10:50 AM

OK. I'll load a new pair of propellers, and use the trim to do that...

Last 3 days flying, got light wind... so the trim doesn't really work....
Need to find a day with ZERO wind

House too small to play la.. plus got 2 dogs trying to destroy my Quad.

In another words, any other expensive quad that I buy would be easier to fly than my cheap Quad la...

Walkera as a brand ok? Their FPV damn cool looking

I been playing every night ... most days got wind OK... can control, just cannot adjust the height consistently.... if going forward... maybe level flight, but on the way back.. either up or down (due to wind)...

Still learning.... planning to DIY and build a drone, or buy another RTF now