Switch it into training mode, and the speed is reduced, the controls are made less responsive, and your maximum altitude is reduced. If, on the other hand, this is your first flying experience, then don’t worry. You can fly with the barometric pressure sensor on, which feels like DJI’s popular self-centring controls, or switch it off for more nippy old-school left stick, which makes you more manoeuvrable during a dogfight. If you’ve flown drones before, you’ll understand the controls very quickly. Hopefully by the next pressing, those errors will be sorted. It’s actually 3&4, like the illustration shows, but like the old days of building Meccano, you need to be alert. For instance, to access ‘music mode’ on the controller, the manual instructs that you press buttons 2&4 for a couple of seconds. There are a few printed inconsistencies or, you know, mistakes – at least in our review unit’s booklet. It’s worth reading the manual – we know, it goes against your nature to do so – but it’ll show you how to change flying modes, adjust the music volume (or switch it off), and give you battling tips. Little chance of an uncontrolled flyaway, then. Lights start to flash as your ship waits for you to pair your controller. Once the battery is in, the drone is on, and there are no switches to worry about. The 800mAh battery (there are 2 in the box) locks into the cockpit space, and lasts about 6-8 minutes (a full charge takes about 40mins). Make sure you get the right blade on the right corner, though. You get 12 identical-looking propellors in the box, enough for 2 complete swap-outs after your first major crash. The drone is made of polypropylene, which is slightly flexible, and designed to take a lot of shunts during battle. It’s hand-painted, too, so each one will be slightly different if collectibility is important to you. It’s solidly built, and although it’s light, it doesn’t feel flimsy. There are 3 mini quadcopters in the range: a T-65 X-Wing, a TIE Advanced x1, and a Speeder Bike (as seen racing through the Ewok’s forest moon of Endor) – we’ve had a go with all three, and they all fly the same, but for this review, we’ve been flying the X-Wing. Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter looks suitably imposing, backlit and enshrouded in the Imperial March. Remove the lid you get treated to a sound-and-light show, featuring John Williams’ classic themes. Even the packaging is fancy, with a beautiful 3D relief of the drone on the front, and a wax seal on the side.
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