Customer Reviews:
 It flies right? I don't think so! October 30, 2007
15 out of 26 found this review helpful
Well, I bought my one from another place - for 29.99 on sale.
My one was terrible - all it would do is flip over, and it would fly about 1 inch off the floor at most.
Having the ribbon on or off made no difference, neither did setting it from beginner to advanced.
I sent mine back, and it was picked up today (30/10/07) at 10:50 am by Parcelforce.
Goodbye dragonfly - my only upset is having bought a 48 pack of batteries from Argos, I can't return them because I've used 6 of them on the darn remote for this piece of junk.
By the way - take a look at the advert. If you notice, right at the beginning of the ad the kid makes the dragonfly take off from a kitchen counter. Do you want to know why? It is basically down to the fact that this toy needs an absolutely flat (I mean like a sheet of glass) area to take off from - even tarmac is to bumby for it - if it catches on something it will flip, so it is actually no good outside, because if you put it on grass, thats where it'll stay.
Do not buy this unless you have plenty of space and a big, good quality table to use as a launch pad.
Lastly, when you look at the website for it and the box, it shows it like it is made from plastic. It is actually cheapo polystyrene. Plastic would have been better, because then it could have been hollow, but just as strong. This would have allowed for a beefier motor and then it would fly better. Not only this, but the charging cable is hard to get out and the magnet that holds the dragonfly to the remote should have been a little bigger and they should have used a Neo-dynium magnet - because it doesn't hold it.
All in all, I thought it wasn't worth the money - maybe the next generation will be.
 Get the Bug! September 5, 2007
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
Bought for my 10 year old, he loves it. You need to be patient to get to grips with flying this thing. You need to trim the weight of the 'tail' with blu tak to get a long flight. All good educational stuff for him. After many crashes, it is still in perfect order. Stop the flapping if you see it is about to crash, saves the wings.
If you expect to be an expert flying it around the office after 5 minutes - forget it!
Very clever fun flyer, surprisingly tough too August 3, 2007
81 out of 81 found this review helpful
Well, I'm not that young anymore, and my friend's son could fly one of these indoors on his first attempt (in a pretty large hall) but our rooms are too small/low/cluttered to allow this, so we had to wait for a calmer day and try it outside.
It's cleverly made, and tougher than it looks. After one month, still no breakages, but ours is a fairly big old garden. It would not stand much abuse from (say) a very small kid or enthusiastic dog. It's not meant for that. Fisher-Price do that sort of thing.
That it flies at all is amazing, a real triumph of ingenuity, and it stays up for longer than one might expect - ours will go for somewhere around 15 minutes if we remember to look at the clock - but each charge is worth a half hour of entertainment at least - what with recovering it from our bushes and trees. Like most battery flyers it recovers a bit after a rest and will often give you another minute or two - we rarely fly for much more than a few minutes at a stretch.
Flying was a disappointment at first.
It flew, yes, but it semed to dive for the ground as soon as it was turned. The problem was we were out in too much wind with insufficient skill. Not more than a light breeze, but smoke was moving and the top leaves of the trees were too. It prefers still air for beginners.
It also prefers to have its ribbon tail attached. This makes a serious improvement to its stability and it becomes a delight to fly on 'expert' mode - this allows steeper turns to be made by beginners without spiralling in, and increases usable manoeverability.
It also helps if you reduce power slightly before making a turn, apply it again afterwards, and 'prod' or 'nudge' the steering stick rather than try to steer it like a car.
The flight is always slightly 'swooping' on ours - it climbs as you add power until it appears to stall gently and then climbs again. At reduced power that is less marked, and the tail ribbon helps reduce the swooping even more. Flight resembles a woodpecker in some ways, and is not quite as swoopy as some of those small twin-prop RC biplanes.
Once you have a bit of practice in still air, more wind is acceptable, and we are more adventurous now - but the calmer the better, since you don't want to watch it blown into a tall tree *or* the next county.
....."We're not in Hampshire any more, Toto"
Highly educational, it combines the technology lessons of its design with an understanding of insect flight, and lessons in patience when recharging and learning to fly it. We watch real dragonflies with increased respect. It is great fun, too.
Sutable for all ages with the self-control to learn a new skill.
GREAT LITTLE DRAGONFLY FOR ALL AGES!!!!!!! July 20, 2007
48 out of 48 found this review helpful
I have just got this for my 14th birthday. At first, I found it very difficult to fly, but I then put the Dragonfly on 'EXPERT' mode. This makes the Dragonfly much easier to turn, and makes the experience much more enjoyable. I don't know haw many times I've crashed it into a wall, or a door or whatever, you name it, and it keeps going. I crashed it a bazzillion times and I haven't needed to replace the wings or anything. I think that this thing is great value for money, as it's a really good fun, flying machine!
 dragonfly June 28, 2007
14 out of 20 found this review helpful
I was a bit disapointed when I recieved the dragonfly seemed an awful lot of money for what it is. However, Once I got to grips with flying it the dragonfly gets very addictive.
Good toy but expensive for what it is but well..... we are happy with it .
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