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Hey, I actually just got my Hubsan a couple days ago, but I've been flying it non-stop(at least until I have to charge my batteries again). I went for the crash kit, and also these extra batteries. They are 380 mAh, so you'll get a couple more minutes of flight time. Plus, if you charge all the batteries, you'll be able to go out and fly for an hour or so! If you want to charge a lot of batteries at the same time, this battery charger will do that for you.

I would try to find a large open space like a field without too many trees or a large parking lot on Sunday morning to practice on. I started out by just messing around with the controls(there is mode 1 and mode 2, you can google how to change the mode, but I find mode 2 is more natural for if you have RC experience, but not quads). If you spend some time just trying out the controls, I would try to bring it up a bit higher and starting doing turns and getting used to controlling your elevation while at the same time moving the same stick to the left or right to turn. It's a bit hard but it comes with a flight or two to get the gist of it.

The hardest thing to do is fly nose-in, when the orientation of the quad is not the direction you are facing. Learning all the controls backwards is tough, but keep at it. What works for me is to visualize the orientation of the quad in my head, and turn the mental image of it to decide which control I need to move. It should become muscle memory after a while.

Also, know the capabilities of your hubsan. The gyros can only do so much work, dont experiment with dropping it from high altitude(I learned this the hard way). Just go easy for the first couple flights, then if you're in an open space and comfortable with it, bring it higher and work on keeping your orientation at a longer distance.

Hope this helps!! Good luck with your learning! I'm sure you'll be flying in no time.

PS. When you get comfortable with normal mode, kick it up to expert mode when you're in a spacious area. Watch out though, suddenly changing the pitch or yaw can make the quad flip when you don't want it to!

Get the Hubsan x4(107L). It is AMAZING. Don't be fooled by its small size and inexpensive price. I would wager it goes over 25mph, can do flips, and is amazingly tough. I crash quite a bit while messing around and it always amazes me what it will take. So far since 7-11 I have broken 2 propellers and lost 1.

I would recommend getting the bigger batteries and some extra propellers - especially if you plan on flying inside. I also picked up a 2 slot battery charger so I can charge 3 batteries at once.

I bought 5x 380mAh extra batteries and the 4-battery charger.

Warning you - it gets expensive, haha. If you get the Hubsan there are a few other parts I would reccomend. THey may all be cheaper on Banggood (they ship from the US for some stuff too!)

Reccomended stuff:

Prop guard

Extra batteries to keep you flying longer

Extra props


Edit: also check out /r/multicopter

the best ive found that look like they will fit are these:
http://www.amazon.com/380mAh-Battery-Hubsan-Walkera-Genius/dp/B00B3GP1R2/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1417381176&sr=1-1&keywords=husban+x4+battery

they appear to have the same connector and almost double the capacity, and possibly the correct physical dimensions, but im not really sure.

Thanks for the answers!

Part 1:
After thinking about Hubsan x4 vs Syma x1 carefully and researching on google, I still decided to go with Hubsan X4, mainly because I will probably have to be flying indoors since it's going to start snowing here pretty soon. :(

1. http://www.amazon.com/Hubsan-H107L-Mini-RTF-Quadcopter/dp/B00IZC6C8E.
   
   I will also buy the propeller guard. What I am curious about is, seeing as the flight time is only a little over 5 minutes, what extra batteries should I get for it and what charger? Would these do?
   
   
2. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B3GP1R2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A329XU3OEAWG5H
   
3. http://www.amazon.com/ThinkMax%C2%AE-In-Battery-Charger-Hubsan/dp/B00LGWQ4FG/ref=pd_bxgy_t_text_y
   
   Part2:
   Oh, that was my bad. A week or so ago, we were thinking about getting a hexacopter with a gopro and later upgrading it to be able to lift dslr devices, hence the second dslr gimbal. But seeing as gopro4 has some pretty good quality, we probably won't need to be lifting dslrs any time soon. Is the gimbal we get with f550 kit any good? Also, the f550 kit says we need to get a controler, but I have no idea which one.
   
   The FPV you recommended is this one, right?
   
   
4. https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__66474__Skyzone_Plug_N_Play_FPV_500_Set_With_TS58500_TX_RC832_RX_Sony_700CCD_and_C_P_Antennas.html
   
   We would probably need to get an aditional controler with LCD screen, right?