GW008 Mini Skull Quadcopter Review

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I recently received a GW008 Mini Skull Quadcopter from Banggood for a product review. In addition to the quadcopter itself, a transmitter, charger and spare set of propellers were included.

All you need is 4AAA batteries, everything else is included

The quadcopter comes with pretty much everything you need, other than 4 AAA batteries for the transmitter.  As always, I recommend reading the instructions before using any electronic device.

Charging and setting up the quadcopter is very simple.  Once you are ready to fly, the controls are fairly simple to use and are mode 2 setup which is the same as two other quadcopters I have tested.

Here are some of the design aspects I noticed:

- Cool design
- Pads on the landing feet to help make landings softer
- Propeller guards help avoid crashing if you bump into things

Front of quadcopter

Bottom of the quadcopter

Pads for landing feet, helps for rough landings

The quadcopter has a nice design and pretty sturdy from what I can tell - I hit walls, the floor, and the ceiling multiple times and haven't broken anything yet.

As for flight, it is fairly smooth and stable but practice does help.  I did notice when you move from a stable hover, you also want to give it a little throttle to keep the quadcopter from dropping a bit.  Once you learn how to do fly around pretty smoothly,  the controller has an button to adjust the movement speed and has an easy "flip" button to do stunts.

Some video of my testing (and crashing)

I mainly flew indoors, but I would suggest that first timers practice outdoors (with no wind) to have plenty of room to get comfortable with the quadcopter.  Also, try to practice over grass instead of the street - chances are, you will crash it a few times until you get the hang of it.

Bottom line: A cool looking and fun quadcopter that is also pretty sturdy.  Great for a first time quadcopter owner, or someone who just wants to add another quadcopter to the collection.

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