Chroma - Your First Flight

In this video you will learn how to properly prepare the Chroma for your first flight.

[Mrkck]

Great Video and Great Product. Just Purchased mine today and Im in Love!!!

[robertbowen]

At last, I was able to get the chroma into the air. I was very impressed with the quad but it was pretty chilly and my hands got very cold so I only used one battery. That's ok though, as I got to try most of the functions and got some video and stills. A couple of guy came to the strip to fly (I was happy to know I wasn't the only nut in the club) and were awed by the chroma. I was on top of the world after the experience I had with the first gps quad I purchased. It flew just fine for 6 min and promptly stopped listening to the transmitter and ended up crashing. The calibration is much easier and it was very gratifying to enjoy the problem free experience. Very easy to operate. I am very happy with it. (you think?)

[hispanic]

Great video, my father and I just got ourselves one. Can't wait to fly it.

[Ducott]

What is happening at 6:04? Look at the rear left prop. Its either way off balance or malformed. Doesn't speak well to the Chroma name in any case.

[Heartlanddualsport]

Excellent video, you guys should do some on the yuneec q500 4k as well. I know they are essentially the same, but it would be nice to see some quality videos on the yuneec Q500. Thanks and have a blessed week.

[mmsteve]

Does this really last 30 minutes? I like the smart fly selection. Do others have this feature or just this drone?

[dericsooch]

Taking off in safety mode is only ok in a large open area. I tried to take off in a riverbed to film some fish and it went out of control and crashed into a tree blew into pieces and sank to the bottom of the river 14ft deep. I dried it out used some tuck tape and crazy glue. Amazingly it still works fine. The buttons on the controller are problematic however, I popped off the buttons and filled the hole on the button to stop it from sliding down on the male end. I also have had issues with the still camera and starting since day 1. Took apart the controller and found a loose harness connection on the button board. Easy fix but seems loose in the harness so I expect it will happen again. I get under 20 min filming per battery charge.

Actually I would not recommend taking of in smart mode - if Chroma behaves anything like the Q500, it could take off like hell and smash into something because of the safety distance - I know a lot of cases with broken props because of this ;-) Take off in angle mode and switch to smart mode when you're up and safe instead (if you want to use smart mode at all)

[garyschneider]

Looks like I'm going to have two drones in my future. I really like this one.

[JeffSibelius]

I'm looking at several quads in this price and features range, including the Chroma and the Q500 4k. The Yuneec is a little bigger, includes two batteries and a case but uses the same controller and camera. The Chroma battery is supposed to last a little longer but only has one battery and no case. Can you tell us what the major differences are between the two quads that make the Chroma a better choice at the same price?

My question is sincere - there is quite a conversation going on in the RC forums about this and no one has a good explanation.

[CGAZ]

Good starter drone I got years ago. Issue now is getting good batteries for it that will last.

[jakeshroff]

I've had 2 blade qx3's and one flew away. whilst the other had motor issues. horizon replaced with a chroma and that dropped out of the sky with power loss issues. I stay with horizon due to its customer care but I feel issues need to be sorted as some people may not get their equipment replaced.

[ROG-htcz]

You can fly with the mast down. Mine broke, and instead of replacing it, I taped it down, only difference is GPS lock takes a few seconds longer

[TheClimberspecialist]

It looks as if blade and yuneec have somewhat merged. my yuneec q500 + operates in the exact same manner. I also noticed on the radio control, it even shows the yuneec logo at the top and blade in the middle. camera is nearly identical, the same blade orientation and all controls are the same. does anyone know if blade and the unique company have merged?

[maiingun]

HI guys;
         Great video, great quad, but one thing I disagree with is starting the Chroma with the speed setting on "rabbit".  I suggest "turtle" mode instead.    This thing is powerful, it is a rocket ship. No complaints, not at all, but if somebody has never flown any quad or drone before, they might be taken by surprise at just how powerful and agile this machine is.   Just like buying a new sports car with a 500hp engine, "drive" it slow and easy for a few days until you get a feel for it.
    Otherwise, awesome quad you have there.

[Casey]

Wondering how the backup is like if you don't tell them you need to calibrate the quad first before you fly it

[perez]

I'd love to buy this one, but I'm a litttle skeptical since my 350 QX3 had many issues. Its back at horizon being checked out, I had the quad for a month and it just didn't want to act right.

[ghostrider]

Are there any upgrades at this time for longer range capability?

[scottestabrook]

I recently purchased this drone.  It flies very nicely.  But the camera won't do what I need.  I need at a minimum to be able to capture 1/4 square mile in a directly overhead photo for agricultural scouting.  I need to either fly higher than 400 feet, (which seems to be an internal setting that I can't turn off) or I need a wider angle lens.  Is it possible to either shut off the setting that keeps it from going above 400 feet or purchase a different camera with a wider angle lens for this machine?

[CGAZ]

Hey where can I get batteries for this now????