I tried the first “race” drone of my life to see if I would recommend it to beginners right away.

Introductory

Anyone who follows this blog will know this test will only be my second drone article. The reality is that guided by a sudden idea, I transcended the subject of my previous writing. I planned to keep it, and it would be my drone, but then after a few correspondence, a reader of mine stabbed me in the farewell that if I might decide to get rid of him, he would be interested. I decided.

This turned out to be a relatively good decision, because this way I have "only" three drone boxes under my desk, saving some space for other gadgets. Yes, three pieces, so I'll have more to write about in the new year.

MJX Bugs 6 came here because I thought I had to try a quasi-racing drone as well. It’s quasi because anyone who’s seen a racing drone up close knows that, to put it mildly, they don’t quite look that way. Leaving them to fly for the time being, I didn’t control either the real thing or anything like the Bugs before this article, so I don’t have a faint purple vapor what’s the difference between them. But maybe that’s why I felt it was a good idea to try it out with a machine for beginners, if it wasn’t the cruise control that kept the machine in the air while I was scratching my back trying to figure out which button was for what.

Packaging and exterior

Bugs 6 came in a not-too-big but distinctively flashy box. At the back is our flying beetle, on the side is a list of accessories, and we also get some information about the hardware capabilities. I tend to say on such cardboards that the store shelf sells itself with its flashy graphics.

Inside the paper cover you will find the drone and accessories in styrofoam at the top and the remote control at the bottom. Accessories include a screwdriver, a small plastic bizbust to tighten or unscrew the blade clamp, a description and a sticker set to make the beetle even more beetle, and a set propeller in the event of an accident.

The drone is powered by a battery, of course, but the remote will require four AA pencil batteries. Don't go out into the field without it.

I don’t want to open a debate about whether this drone is beautiful or ugly. It’s a matter of great taste, and I think it’s more important for a structure like this to fly than it looks. The enjoyment begins when you take off with it, and it can be so small in the air that you won’t be amazed at the cover or stickers that imitate chitin armor.

The arms holding the engine look strong, though I didn’t test the propensity to break in addition to one or two just off the shaken landing. To be sure, the grass won’t break from a rollover, so don’t worry that your first landing might not be perfect. The blades are large for the size of the drone - at least it seems to me - and the carbonless brushless motors under them provide the torque.

I was a little afraid that I would feel a lot of strength at first because of the brushless motors, but if chocolate got into my pants I would describe it later.

When viewed from the front, two strong, white-lit LEDs are the beetle’s two eyes, and at the rear, in contrast, two red light sources help determine in flight whether the drone is approaching or moving away. We find the camera between the first two lights, if it is in it.

The battery is housed in a frame on the abdomen. The battery is wrapped, but as I looked there is nothing special in it, it's not a "smart" battery, so we can add anything without plastic cover that fits right here.

It is important to describe that we can buy several versions of MJX Bugs 6. The machine and the remote control do not change in the different packages, the difference is in the number of accessories. The cheapest packaging does not include a camera, screen or glasses, although the latter would not make much sense without a camera anyway. The second version is for those who already have e.g. FPV glasses, so they put a camera in this version. The third package also got a display in addition to the camera, and the fourth also includes a display and glasses. For me, the validity of the fourth version is highly questionable, I would much rather be happy with a version without a display, only with glasses, because if I have the glasses on, I still can't see the display, so it's a bit pointless. Plus, we could save some money in this case.

The remote control is a properly assembled piece. Not an UpAir One, not a DJI, but the same quality as the third flyer I still have, though the little one knows more belongs to a slightly more expensive drone. So with that in mind, you won’t have the feeling that you’re falling on your atoms right away, but you don’t even think about the two million working hours of 100 engineers resting in it. It’s usable, the arms move accurately, firmly, without unnecessary wobble, the buttons fall to your hands, and the captioning also comes in handy if we fall out of rhythm and suddenly don’t remember which one it’s for.

In addition to the levers and power switch, there are four more buttons on it. With these we can switch between fast and slow flight, we can start recording or we can take photos or spin the machine in the air, which will make us look extremely professional in the eyes of other amateurs. So the latter is perhaps the most useful feature that Bugs 6 knows!

Test

As I wrote this drone above, I ordered it to taste a little of the lack of sensors that facilitate various flights. This machine, at least I imagined, will give a little insight into the world in which the so-called race drones live, so I’ll be able to decide if I want some more serious bird or stay with the cruisers packed with sensors. Well, the bottom line is that this drone goes and comes (already here) instead of one that I can really even look at while using it.

No, that's not the reason Bugs 6 is a bad drone, it's just not for me. Anyone who knows knows that I have been riding motorcycles for many years. I have a six hundred sports engine right now, which is why people conclude that I’m such a real sports motorcycle face, even though that’s not true. I love his speed, his agility, but I haven’t been with him yet and I’m not going to go because I don’t care. I love hiking, but maybe a little more dynamically than I could with a hiking bike. Somehow I do the same with the drones. I like it when it’s fast, I like it when it’s strong, it’s easy to control, but I’m already too comfortable looking for the excitement of being able to fly through the point of the needle. I don’t really care if it goes or not, and while you’re experimenting with this, I’m trying to make the most perfect shots possible with the most perfect onboard camera.

So Bugs is not a bad machine. Strong and quick to grade me as a true beginner with a very little bit of it too. I describe this as an advantage because if one wants to try this kind of flight, this plane will be perfect for its entry level. And if you start to grow out a little bit, if all kinds of flicks go perfectly, you can still click one on the switch, in other words it will take a little longer, the one-time novice pilot will grow out a little later.

How is the management? It's actually easy. I’m not saying you have to be sensible, you really have to make decisions here, you have to think faster than a machine with a larger GPS or at least altitude hold, but it’s not the speed we should feel awesome about, maybe the IFA strip would get into our pants because of it.

Conclusion

The question with this drone is whether we dare to give it to a novice. Well, considering myself a beginner, or rather a newcomer, I say yes and no. If I really want to go to safety, I would suggest that winter is coming, we won’t really drone in the field, so take a tiny room drone from scratch, which you can’t do much damage to, and practice a little bit to control the be in his hands. Then in the spring can come a Bugs 6, head to the meadow and chase the cows and the rabbits.

Still, this is a drone for beginners. There is nothing to beautify on this. We can’t set speed records with it, we won’t even turn at a right angle, it’s more of a feeling like when we drive forward with a carriage handle, we’re just right in the air right now and we don’t have to worry about the lane barrier catching (or not catching) us. That is, by the way, but you can go wild with it, especially in the fast mode, where you also allow a little tilt in the corners.

However, no matter how much it was made for beginners, I wouldn’t give it into the hands of anyone under the age of 12-14, so if you’re looking for a first drone for your child, it shouldn’t be. For this purpose, there are less expensive, even telephone-controlled, structures with altitude hold and telephone FPV view.

Although I described above, this drone is not my drone, so as in any similar case, I enjoyed flying now, and I think that’s the point, be it an airplane, a helicopter, or a drone. If you want to get a little off the ground, if you want to get a little wandered, this machine will be good, and if you get bored, you can come up with a real beast that you might already be building for yourself. In the meantime, feel free to buy this, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed in it!

I ordered from: MJX Bugs 6 250mm RC Brushless Racing Quadcopter