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I just got my Drone a couple days ago and I have been busy so I could not take it outside to see how it works but today I finally got the time to take it out for a test drive but I let my sister try flying it and she allowed it to slam onto the ground from a high altitude and now the propellers are spinning but its not taking off. How do I go about fixing it?
Check all the props for damage and debris around the shafts(string and things like that). Other than that make sure you have a fully charged battery
I had the same problem after switching my propellers out, my drone (X5SW) didn’t want to lift and kept tilting to the right. After some searching I found that if you don’t have the propellers in the right sequence, that you’re not going anywhere. I switched the props to the picture on the box and low and behold, I’m flying again!
On a lot of these toy grade drones if you get hung in a tree and the transmitter is still throttle up you are going to burn out something. I had issues when I was new to the hobby, so I feel your pain.
recalibrating the gyros WORKS follow the directions
Props are marked A and B. Make sure they’re mounted on the correctly marked arm of the quad. Recalibrate the transmitter
You need to reset your drone by moving the joysticks to the bottom right and when you open your remote push the botton that is under the right joysticks you only need to do this once
Motors cost nothing a few pounds for a set of 4 . If u crashed it u more than likely damaged the motors or control board. Check all the solder points are ok and no wires are detached. If thats ok and the motors rev up and respond to transmitter power then the board is naf. U can bypass the power control by placing a small blob of solder on the board in the right place. This bypasses the gyros and enables normal flight again. The gyros perm set at default so no need for calibration. Email me if u want to know where and ill send u photos stormx29@googlemail.com
switching the props around worked for me. The quad now takes off and fly’s correctly.
I have FOUND the answer to your problems (1) You might have the propellers in the wrong spots! I lost my drone for a week then someone found it and the wings were TERRIBLE and so I cleaned them. I put them back on and turned the drone on and it wouldn’t fly. You have to check the propellers to see which number it has on it.
Quad Props set up: A B B A
Hold the drone from the bottom and lean it every direction, you will find the weak motor. If one motor is weak it will pitch to one side and only hover as high as the weakest motor will let it. Drones fight to stay level, so by tilting the running drone from rotor to rotor, you can tell if one is fighting back less than others. Replace that one.
