The Zoopa Q420 Cruiser drone from ACME is a decent quadrocopter featuring 360 flip function, a big responsive remote, one 600mAh LiPo rechargeable battery, a 720P camera module for taking photos or recording videos on microSDHC, blade protections but also a removable landing gear. The manufacturer also includes an additional set of blades for replacement in case the stock ones do break, while the drone orientation can be easily spotted via the different colored blades, but also thanks to the LED assemblies under each arm.

Despite the fact that this drone is marketed for beginners regarding the difficulty level, some grade of experience is needed to pilot the Q420 Cruiser in order not to damage it or to avoid getting it stuck into a tree; before each flight, it is better to reset it and calibrate with the trim buttons from the remote and only afterwards have fun with it. Even very slow winds can make it move in the wrong direction and we needed to adjust its direction in many situations; what we were not exactly happy with is the fact that if we would like to rotate the drone on the spot, it also climbs in altitude, so there are high chances we would hit some tree branches or other obstacles in the way, so we would recommend doing this operation when flying in an obstacle-free area. While we have tested the drone in a relative short range of the remote, make sure not to go too far, because the drone will simply drop when it loses signal; same thing happens when you fly at a high altitude and the battery gets empty, a situation when the drone will fall like a rock.

Considering the fact that we always have to pay extra attention to the directional and throttle levers of the remote in-flight, we have found working with the Photo/LED/Video buttons a bit difficult, because they are located in the lower area of the remote.

The Zoopa Q420 Cruiser drone is available online for just about 66 Euros, which is a good price for what we are getting so we could safely say that the mainstream segment and people which are a bit low on the budget can now experience it.

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We would like to thank again to ACME for making this review possible!