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Wednesday February 14, 2007
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 When we first reported on the Wowee FlyTech DragonFly a few months back, we were pretty excited. Remote controlled flyers have been around for a while, but they have generally been (a.) very expensive and (b.) difficult to actually fly. Wowee's experience designing users-friendly robots like the Roborapter and the Robosapien, offered us hope that were would finally get a flying toy that anyone could fly. Now that we have taken it out for a buzz around the office, we can safely say DragonFly delivers.
PC Mag's Lance Ulanoff has been flying the DragonFly for a week or so now and reports that the controls really are pretty intuitive. Anyone can fly it, although you should expect it to hits some walls while you get used to the controls. In fact, the bug-shaped flyer seems to be attracted to solid surfaces. It may look flimsy, (it does have to fly after all) but it is tough enough to hit the wall at top speed and fly again. Consider the DragonFly the Dwayne Wade of RC-flyers.
Read all about the DragonFly's tests flights here.
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April 9, 2007 4:20 PM
It stinks!!! One day of flying and the head is split completely in two!!
June 30, 2007 12:12 AM
I have one of them really hard to fly i flew it in to back of the tv set.
July 18, 2007 3:57 AM
I've crashed mine at least 150 times in the day or so I've had it, including from 10 feet in the air onto concrete, and its still in one piece (with a scuffed nose!)
Flying in gentle wind is possible, the trick is to take off from the ground with low wingspeed, and keep it turned into the wind - becomes an exercise in hovering.
Awesome fun!
November 1, 2007 3:48 AM
i need help making it g up
November 1, 2007 3:50 AM
it just nose dives and its not cool :P
December 30, 2007 10:08 AM
Taking it back to the shop for a refund a real dissappointment and so easily broken
January 1, 2008 1:57 PM
Ive broken the wings one already and i dont know if i should take it back . And i want to know if I can buy just the wings for it somewhere ? if you can please comment ..
Thank you
January 7, 2008 3:42 PM
Yes you can buy the wings separately. I've seen packs of them on sale at Radio Shack.
Ignore the negative Nacys. This toy is way cool and loads of fun! Yes it is a bit difficult to master and it does take some practice. But that doesn't detract from it's fun value. You can't just take it out of the box, try a couple times to fly it, then say it sucks because you couldn't fly it or it nose dives or whatever. It takes some finesse but once you get the hang of it, it's really a blast!
And no, it's not easily broken. I've crashed my Dragonfly literally hundreds of times and it's doing just fine. I did break one set of wings, but since it comes with an extra set I'm still good to go.
It is a very lightweight toy. It has to be. So naturally it won't stand up very well to being manhandled, chewed on by the dog, pounced on by the cat, or stepped on/sat on by uncle Joe. So in that sense it is delicate. But that should be obvious to anyone with a triple-digit IQ. Used properly and not abused the toy is plenty durable. And have I mentioned that it is loads of fun to fly!?
January 19, 2008 11:50 AM
I have this toy and it is awesome, no matter what anyone says! Sure, it took my a big, open space and a few days to master, but if you keep trying, it is SO fun!!! It IS durable, too. I think a lot of people that say "Oh, I've only had it for two days and the wings fell off and the head is split in two!" are lying. I let my 4-year-old brother use it, and trust me-he's not to good! He crashed it like 100 times (Not that I should be talking-lol) and nothing at all has happened! Plus, they give you an extra set of wings included, just in case. Don't let your dog get in though! Been there-done that. Just practice with it, and you'll get the hang of it!
January 19, 2008 3:58 PM
Well, I was skeptical, and my skepticism proved valid. First ever flight, my nine-year old tried flying it. In about two minutes one of the carbon-fibre rods broke--a little disappointing. I put on the replacement wings, and we have subsequently discovered it is quite challenging to learn to fly. We do not have IQ issues, nor do I find it to be all that intuitive. After not a few hours, the damn thing still doesn't fly straight. If challenge and frustration is your idea of fun, have at it. We will persevere, but I doubt my nine-year old will last it out.
April 17, 2008 6:47 AM
Hahaha it's fun. But my apartment is too small. Outside it is at the mercy of the tiniest gusts. Flying into the wind is stable but going downwind is out of control!
It's not easy to fly, perhaps when I have mastered it I can fly better.
August 25, 2008 1:09 PM
Had fun with it, but the internal battery has given up the ghost.
Has aneyone opened it up and changed the battery if so how!