JXD 4 Ch Indoor Infrared RC Gyroscope Helicopter "Drift King" - Colors May Vary

by JXD

• 4 Ch infrared remote control
• 2 speeds forward
• Turn light on and off with a button on the remote
• 2 main blades, tail blade and connector buckle
• Transmitter requires 6 AA Batteries, not included

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 7.2 x 3.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B004OGBNJ8
• Item model number: JXD340
• Manufacturer recommended age: 14 years and up
• Batteries 6 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,301 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #23 in Toys & Games > Hobbies > Radio Control > Helicopters
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (349 customer reviews)

Product Description

This is the Newest of the Indoor Infrared Remote Control Helicopters out there. While all the others are just 3 ch this one is a true 4 Channel. The forth Channel give the little heli the ability to drift right or left. 3.7 V Li-Po Battery can be charged with a Charger in the Transmitter or by a USB Charger included.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

132 of 137 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars They keep getting better! March 17, 2011

By G Wheels

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I agree with Austin. It flies very much like the S107; same dimensions and visuals. The lighting is spectacular but what's cooler still is that you can turn it off from the controller to save battery life. The opposite button gives you added performance. Like the sideways drift that Austin mentioned, it's not much but it is noticeable and adds to the fun of flying this neat little package. As you would expect, there's a rotary trim knob to correct any left / right rotation while hovering, flying forwards or backwards. My ONLY complaint is that you must take your hand from the controls to adjust the knob. You will not need to do this often as the helicopter is very stable and doesn't lose its trim easily once set. My favorite trim control was on the Syma S009G which had left and right buttons to tap while flying. A totally eye and hands free way to control trim. One more nice feature of the Drift King control is the flashing green light while the control is binding. In my situation, this takes a good half minute or more but I know the task is complete as the green light becomes solid. Anyway, the box says "easy to fly" and that it is. I haven't crashed the Drift King into anything but looking the little helicopter over, it appears to be just as sturdy as the Syma counterpart which is very robust. You get one extra blade for the top and bottom coaxial, a spare tail rotor and an extra connect buckle. The instructions are a decent attempt at translation from Chinese but the helicopter hardly needs any of that if you have previous experience with any coaxial toy helicopter. I liken this micro helicopter to what the Spaniards called a humming bird as they saw it for the first time - a flying jewel. The appearance of the Drift King is very appealing. The aluminum frame and nicely attached tail / boom fins make me think I got good quality for the money. Even the tail motor looks extra sturdy in its housing. The canopy is very attractive with an eye catching paint scheme. Nothing about the Drift King appears cheap or flimsy. Like the S107, it is a very well thought out toy - very appealing to the eye.

The rotor shaft separates the coaxial blades far enough apart that they will not interact. In other words, no danger of the top blades cracking on the lower ones. The controller requires 6 AA batteries, which are not included so be prepared and buy a package of new alkalines before you get a Drift King. I recommend that you do NOT use the controller to charge the Drift King. Use the black USB charging cord instead. It glows red while charging which has an appealing glow inside the black USB plug. The LED shuts off when charging is complete and my brief experience with charging is about 45 minutes. These times seem to vary and your mileage could be better. You will have a slightly different action if you choose to bleed the controller batteries with its separate / attached charging cord. The controller batteries will last for months if you do not charge the Drift King with them and I guarantee they will last no more than a few days if you do. The controller charging is a good feature if you take your helicopter where there are no USB charging ports. Besides a computer you do know that your cable / satellite box has a USB port that you can use to charge things don't you?

Like the S107, you need to be careful right after a full charge. The available power can shoot the Drift King right to the ceiling with a small amount of throttle. Speaking of which, it is a dead stick; meaning there is no spring return for that axis and you can hover hands off the controls. This is unlike the S107 and can be a problem for folks used to the "return to zero" throttle type controls. The sideways axis control is from this same stick (mode 1). Drifting is a unique feature that needs practice and I haven't discovered how JXD has accomplished the ability with a coaxial. The ZR Avatar uses two separate outrigger motors to achieve this but JXD has figured something else out. Anyway, as you push the left side stick right or left you must balance the throttle. A little more difficult than it sounds but the drift feature isn't something you do by accident. There is spring tension on that axis but not the other. That means you must consciously move the stick left or right while being careful with the near zero force up and down motion. Balancing throttle while drifting will be the most difficult part of flying in this dimension.

Coaxial helicopters are nothing like hobbyist style fixed pitch single rotor helicopters in regard to flying. You get your feet wet with the controller axis and perspective as you turn toward yourself but the sideways (4th channel) is not like flying a Blade mSR sideways. This is a good thing if you just want some relaxing fun. The spectacular light show that can be toggled on and off, the acceleration button and sideways drift ability make this guy significantly different from the S107. The price difference reflects this too. If you have a spare $40 or so, buy this little flying jewel. It's really a step up in fun.

102 of 112 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value and fun, very fast ! January 31, 2012

By mofun77

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Length: 3:34 Mins

I bought this heli and really liked it. I find the build quality to be very good. Very durable, has crashed hard lots and still goes and goes. I read where alot of people like the Syma S107 and I bought that one to. Comparing the two of them I find that the S107 is very stable but alot slower than the Drift King. Overall I feel the Drift King is more of a challenge but also more fun.I rated five stars on educational because it has allowed me to get alot of flying time and that helps because I have since purchased a Blade SR 120 that I fly outside. Two things I should add by reading more advice online I found out that you should wait 10 or 15 minutes to let the battery cool down after flying before charging and also tun the switch to the off position before charging.

60 of 64 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice flight control, but poor production quality at the factory, at first March 21, 2011

By Bargain Finder

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

If I was writing this helicopter's review on the first day I got the copter, I would have given it 4 stars. It had excellent handling characteristeics, and the response to the 'sticks' was appropriate and proportional (not over or under-responsive.) However, the 4th channel 'drift' control was problematic, as a left drift caused the helicopter to accelerate upward as it shifted left, and plummet downward as you 'drifted' it to the right. But all in all, I liked it alot...until 'day two'. Then, with just a mere bump against the cushioned arm of my sofa, it stopped flying. Upon inspection, I saw that the main motor shaft's gear, that turns the lower propeller's full size gear, had come off the motor's shaft, and, of course, would then no longer turn the lower propeller's gear. This should NOT have happened with such a minor 'bump'. In fact, I tried to cannabalize a gear from another defunct 'copter', and it was a 'struggle' to get that gear OFF the motor's shaft. But with this Drift King, apparently, someone at the "big C" factory had barely inserted the tiny gear sufficiently onto the main motor's shaft, and one little bump of the helicoter caused it to dislodge. I guess when you buy a 4 channel copter for under $50, you have to expect that they've tried to save money somewhere, and their production quality control standards is where they apparently cut back on costs. [Follow-up: Amazon discontinued this model for a few weeks, then brought it back and sold it through Amazon rather than through their 'marketplace' So, I figured, that with an easier-to-return policy, and the hope that the problem with the gear had been fixed by the time this model had been 'brougt back', I took a chance and ordered it again. And I was happy to find, that despite disassembling it to put some super glue on the gear that was originally the problem (i.e. falling off the motor's rotor shaft), the entire inside had been reconfigured now, so it was less likely that the gear probelm could occur in this newer version. And after flying this new version for 2 days, and having a number of 'collisions', it's still going strong. (But I'll let you know if that changes). By the way, as this new/2nd heli 'used to' have the nice 'proportional responsiveness' to stick movements as the first version, this ability seems to be deteriating over time. Also, this is just about the only heli that, if you give it too much throttle just after a full charge, it won't hit the ceiling...it defintely shoots upward, but it's just heavy enough to prevent a ceiling collision. As for flight time, 40 minutes of USB charge gave me about 6-7 minutes of flight...but that was just a small 'circling' test in order to test its maximum flight duration under ideal conidtions.]