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We reported this issue to the manufacturer who promised an investigation and sent out a replacement battery. When I came back the battery was deforming (bubbled) and a strong hot plastic smell, so I quickly disconnected the cable. After a test flight one evening, I plugged in the battery into the 2A charger that I had been using and went to have dinner. This worked for several charging sessions. I was able to temporarily fix this problem by resting the cable and battery at a specific angle while charging. This meant that I would often come back to my workbench to find that the battery had not been charging for the past 2 hours so I had to wait longer to fly again. This seemed to be a problem with the microUSB port in the battery itself. My testing of the AW30 hampered by a battery / cable combination that would disconnect and stop the charging. I was able to successfully fly the AW30 both inside and outdoors without damaging any of the propellers despite quite a few crashes while initially exploring the flight controls and then exploring the flight envelope. My limited time with the AW30 was enjoyable. I was prepared for this, but the small size of the AW30вЂ™s rotors means that it does not respond quickly as vehicles with larger rotors. Like other aircraft and air-cushioned vehicles it doesnвЂ™t stop or turn on an dime. The AW30 is quite nimble and is easy to get moving in any given direction. This process is much easier using the app controls. This is a non-intuitive process that requires using one joystick to go into trim mode and then moving the appropriate joystick to adjust the control trim.

Once in the air, the control trim may need to be adjusted.

A quick press of the automatic takeoff button and the drone is airborne.

Connecting your phone to the onboard WiFi hotspot (optional).

Turning on the remote and then the drone.

For those readers not familiar with the older DraganFlyer models, most do not have automatic gyroscopic stabilization or any other flight assistanceвЂ“you are in complete control, and there is a steep learning curve coming from fixed wing flight. I had previously flown a DraganFlyer III. The piloting experience with the AW30 is much smoother than my last quadcopter. The remote will alert the pilot when the drone is flying out of range. The right joystick controls pitch and roll (nose up/down and left/right tilt). The left joystick controls the altitude and rotation of the drone. The right switch toggles the smart controls, which will allow you to navigate the drone without worrying about what direction it is pointed, when pressed to the left and activates the auto takeoff / landing feature when pressed to the right. The left toggle switch starts/stops video recording if pressed to the left and takes still photos if pressed to the right. The controls on the included remote includes two self-centering joysticks and two self-centering toggle switches mounted in the top of the remote in addition to the power button.

The app also includes flight controls that are independent of the remote operating over WiFi.Д«efore each flight, the drone and remote must be paired and the drone calibrated. You must connect to the WiFi hot spot from your device to see live video.

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Once charged, the battery is inserted into the bottom rear of the drone (photo shows battery partially inserted).ДЇor the full experience, including video recording and photography requires the downloading of a iOS/Android app to an appropriate device and connecting to the WiFi hotspot in the drone. A green LED lights up when the battery is fully charged. When charging the battery has a red LED that lights up. Right off the bat, I had trouble getting the cable to seat properly in the battery. I used the included cable plugged into a Bestek Vertical Power Cube, which will supply up to 2.4A per USB port based on the demands of the device being charged, to charge the flight battery. Setting up the AW30 involved installing the phone holder into the specified slot in the body of the remote and installing 6 AA batteries into the back of the remote.Д«efore flight, the droneвЂ™s flight battery must be charged. The app also supports limited VR capabilities using the appropriate phone mount. The app supports photo / video capture and live views from the droneвЂ™s camera.

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It includes a remote control which may be used to control the drone or the drone may be flown using the downloadable iOS / Android app. The AW30 is similar to other starter drones on the market with fixed position propeller / motor arms, fixed propeller guards, a fixed front-mounted camera, and a removable lithium battery.

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