Syma X5C XRC-1 Quadcopter drone mods, review & improve Roy Dawson video

Syma X5C XRC-1 Quadcopter Tips to make it fly better by Roy Dawson video. This is a perfect starter quadcopter. It’s probably the best of a first-time flyer. There are tons of videos on this design. Part of the fun is figuring out how to improve the performance of the quadcopter. One easy way is reducing the overall weight of this little monster. Also included is a great charger for you and a good battery choice for longer flights. Good luck and happy flying.
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Adding the 6 grams back on applies if you are flying outside in the wind. Inside it will lift off at a 1/4 throttle and fly longer. Flying outside and no wind no need to add any weight to it.
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[@Aidy-d]

You forgot to drill holes in the props. More weight to be lost there.

[@firemanx202000]

Haha

[@zstick]

I removed the props entirely and I can get almost 20 minutes of flight time out of it. Next I'll take out three of the motors and move the final one into the middle. I'll chop off three of the arms as well. Now it has a really cool look to it. I don't know why no one has thought of this before. Wait...

[@gtdrone21]

haha

[@saintjason]

Put holes in the props too!

[@ulisesgameing]

saintjason its a good ideia :D xD

[@MDTAR15]

My neighbor did this, it changed the whole attitude of the quad, flight characteristics were really bad afterwards. Trying to get every hole exactly the same on each side is impossible s it was off balance and had to be re calibrated and adjusted for these differences from side to side. Also, even a small crash caused damage because the rigidity of the chassis was compromised. All of these issue to gain "approximately" 1 minute of extra flight time. He got 11 minutes with the stock set-up...and 12 mins and 5 seconds with the new set-up. I'm sure it would have been a greater difference if he had went to a bigger battery...but then again, the battery would have made a difference without those other mods. Just my 2 cents worth based on what i saw in person.

[@mpfoote]

You should see Roy Dawson's car. It gets 68mpg now. You just get a little wet when it rains and it's a bit noisy inside.

[@mpfoote]

Drill holes in the 750 Lipo for even more weight savings!

[@jetli740]

ha ha

[@CgitEinsteins]

xD

[@85Studios]

Oh.. and do it in the house too.. oh and take the batteries out of the smoke detectors too.. oh and.. (Fooooff) "Sirens Wailing"

[@Tom_Swiss]

He just took away 7 grams to add 7 grams in the end. For more stability. lmao

[@Jyxrr]

Tom D for outside

[@thebiblethumperdevine6]

don't feed into the negative comments,its your quad and you modify it and personalize it the the way you want.i think it's different and cool ,thanks for sharing the video.

[@HomedronevideosNet]

I hopped up my Striker ($20) and its the most fun quad I have for Backyard flying and for the low price I have no worries about crashing..Just to much fun in the sun!! I got rid of the landing gear,camera and hatch, prop guards and I just put in a stronger battery at it zoooooms!!

[@genericgeorge4933]

It sure is smart to open up holes to the internal electronics. Now you can’t fly it in rain without it getting damaged.

[@potatoplayz5063]

Its nat made to fly in rain

[@genericgeorge4933]

@@potatoplayz5063 I've flown mine in rain plenty of times. Works just fine.

[@ashcbr1000rr]

why put 6g dead weight on, Just use a bigger heavier battery. am I the only person to think about the Simpsons and speed holes 😂

[@1crazynordlander]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed how you lightened it up. I just bought the Syma X5C-1 Under $50 on Amazon after spending a ton of time on KZbin and reading reviews. It will be my first flying RC ever. That is something because I am 58 years old. Thanks for the links. I held off with batteries because I wanted to do more research as i heard the charger and battery that comes with it just gets you going. I will look these up.

[@wingmanalive]

Appreciate the effort but all that work to reduce the quad's weight by 10% wasn't very efficient. I have the newer X5SW and simply bought a 5 pack of 1200 mhr batteries for like $10. They replace the 500 mhr battery it comes with. So I more than doubled my flight time for the price of a lunch. The frame and parts to these drones are so light to begin with removing every gram of material possible will gain you what, a few extra seconds? Keep it stock and buy better batteries. That's my $.02.

[@wingmanalive]

Let me expand a bit to educate those contemplating doing what I suggested. Yes buying batteries with bigger mhr ratings will increase flight time but it does come at a cost. Bigger batteries mean higher weight so it will tax the drone's motors further to maintain lift. On cheaper brushed motors found on these drones that means reduced life. I know because I've killed one drone so far by using the larger batteries. The motors are cheap online and not hard at all to replace but bottom line is this is a $30 drone today so it's up to you if it's worth fixing. Mind you I did get a solid 15+ hours use before the motors died and even after I replaced them it still never flew the same.

[@dgrape1]

Am I missing something? You drill holes in it to reduce weight by 7 grams just to add a 6 gram weight?

[@maxvanraden129]

This is such a bad idea... Not only does it look bad (in my opinion), it seriously compromises the structural integrity of the quad. Even a light bump with that frame is going to break it because there's no way for the impact to disperse evenly. Beyond that, as a primarily outdoor quad, the added drag from those holes will far outweigh (no pun intended) any benefit from the decreased weight, especially if you factor wind into it. Ultimately, just get a second battery. This is a really good way to pointlessly ruin a perfectly good quad.

[@SatanicJamnic]

Paint it yellow and call it Cheddar.

[@Tore_Lund]

Love the shotgun look! Actually the motor mounts have a 3mm square receptacle so you could make a frame out of two crossed 3mm square carbon fiber tubes for a very light frame.

[@flygliders]

+Bob Sootgabe thanks sad some people have no time of anything!!!

[@eRahFeed]

Race Car Mods!!! I love the look!!! Love the Video!!! Because of this Video I went to Amazon and bought one.

[@ITALGT]

Nice vid! Just wanted to share, other parts can be easily removed to shed weight. The X5C has 26 screws holding the body together, most of which can be removed without significantly affecting its structural integrity. Removed screws, battery door, LEDs, cutting the outer landing gear in half, etc, save about 2-3 grams. 67 gram dry weight is achievable without much more effort. Tip: for running a lightened X5C outdoors in the wind, run a larger battery. 850mAh fits perfect and is about 2 grams heavier than the stock 500mAh. An even heavier 1200mAh battery is ideal to use in breezy conditions. Both give the X5C a better center of gravity and enhanced flight performance with longer overall flight times with the weight reduction. With all of the extra fat removed, I'm curious as to how an ultra-light-weight X5C would fly with upgraded X5HC blades and a 1200mah battery. Might have to find out myself... thanks for sharing the vid!

[@SkydiveDriver]

Hi Roy, Has a nice wild look to it. I have a Syma X5c also which I fly once in awhile out doors only. I have the FPV system that was made for the Syma in which case I like to get certain videos in around close areas where I don't want to fly my CX20. But I can't believe that all those holes don't compromise the strength. Also you mention that you add weight to it to fly outside, there goes your reduction. It does look cool though. Thanks for sharing your project.

[@flygliders]

+Skydive Driver yes if its windy outside add weight will help, calm fly with no additional added weight

[@jpsholland]

Drilling holes to reduce the weight and then ad some weight...... yeah sure....

[@trashman992]

The weight removed is from the arms, and the weight added is in the centre of gravity. So it may improve the handling even with the added weight. Also he says the extra weight is optional.

[@jpsholland]

Gus Plus You weaken the airframe and made the electronics vulnerable. It remember me to my motocross days when some of those wanabe professionals drilled out anything to safe weight, go faster and end up with 2 half motorcycles after the first jump. If it was needed, the factory would have done it. That goes for this flying machine to. Ever did some thinking about the balance? The energy you safe with the lighter weight flow directly back into the engines to sort out the disbalance you possible have created. This holes also create a bigger drag when the machine fly, so it need more power for the same speed.

[@trashman992]

Obvs. Everything is a trade off. He's improving the weight for advanced pilots. Trafe off is don't fly into the ground or into a pond. Aerodynamics are debatable but I'd like to see it tried rather than dismissed by armchair aeronautical engineers.

[@jpsholland]

Gus Plus So you are a guy who know, behind his computer, what other their education and training is? Dont make yourself look like a fool.

[@trashman992]

irrelevant as hominem argument. the drone is either better or worse.

[@readysetdrone]

Thanks for the video. I love the Syma X5C and might give this a try!

[@randycombs112]

great idea! there's nothing made that can't be improved upon. And it's fun. I'm sure that will run a lot cooler also. thank you.

[@spencertheking1048]

I was made and I cant be improved upon. I am perfect.

[@randycombs112]

+Spencertheking lucky you. I have a few holes to work on

[@roynelson7613]

that's pretty cool I have a quadcopter is well and I never thought about reducing the weight like you did something to think about but I have extra batteries and they say between flights to let your motors cool down I've never had a problem they are very fun though I'm going to go back and check out some more of your flying videos at the airport lol I showed my son in law your video now he's wanting to buy one and learn how to fly see what you did hahaha

[@MrSomeGamerdude]

though you have increase flight time, you just also decrease durability. One good crash and those two small holes will become 1 big hole (or crack in the thin part of the circle of which it really doing less support than when it is not cracked)

[@damienjensen1901]

I'd like to thank you Roy Dawson that was the funniest $hit ive seen for ages i am in freaking tears

[@EpicLib]

Great weight tip about holes, i hope they start to make them like this by default :)

[@youngfamilymoments591]

What was the point of drilling all those holes to take off the weight if you're just going to add a weight back on to it??

[@toysoldier46552]

I own one of these things and they are light as it is, not to mention a 750 may burn up the quad much faster, I have a bind and fly on the way since my original one actually shorted out after lots of abuse in its stock form without camera or prop guards and I am a night flier so those added holes may affect how it looks in pitch black making orientation much harder from what I can see. May be good for indoor use but with the wind I have here being around a constant 10 to 15 mph I need the weight and sometimes that is not enough. Largest battery I have put through mine is a 650 mah lipo and it is hard to get inside of that battery bay honestly without cutting out the bottom support for the battery.

[@paulmarsh4945]

Hey Roy don't listen to em keep thinking outside the box, good vid I just might try some of your techniques.

[@flygliders]

+Paul Marsh thanks Paul for the compliment, Roy

[@fordcougar99]

Well since the damage is done, pop the light lens covers off...

[@Brendonrhall006]

yeah that probably improves flight time a little bit but where I live there's always gusts of wind and making mine any lighter would make it pretty much an inside only drone...but yeah I guess if you're in a place that doesn't get too much wind it's not a bad idea

[@stefanobism]

The weight has been reduced by 7 gr. but the structure of the drone has become less solid.

[@theknickscantwinasinglegam4269]

Nice vid it looks pretty cool

[@flygliders]

+SqueakerTalk thanks Roy

[@flygliders]

Adding the 6 grams back on applies if your flying outside in the wind. Inside it will lift off at a 1/4 throttle and fly longer. Flying outside and no wind no need to add any weight to it

[@joungemel]

I just removed the frame and made my own frame

[@austinlochhead7527]

would it affect it much if I had ed spray paint to what you did

[@tgoplayz6831]

Roy Dawson Also known as how to destroy your drone

[@s5audi2010]

I wonder if using plastic wrap to cover the new holes ( not ventalation) would help prevent the circuitry from getting dirty / humid

[@dickyang510]

I like that design to take apart..for me everything design. To take apart

[@andym5195]

sorry but highly silly. imagine the aerodynamix, every hole is gonna let air through and cause a plentifull amount of drag also any bit of wind will turn it into an airsock

[@Martin1519]

andy murphy this isn't a racing quad. I'm pretty sure this is more for endurance for making videos

[@fordcougar99]

With the camera these come with, nobody is making any video worth watching... get a 808 keychain cam then you may have something to watch..

[@Didjeridoolove]

Let's see her fly friend!!.:

[@JC-cv4ut]

lose 7g to add a 8g weight? lol! it's only good for indoors.

[@TheArabsolga]

Exactly.

[@djmorgan5708]

i would of thought this thing would be more heavier now , now wind from the props can be rammed into the body and not flow over the shell evenly,go super light and by carbon frame and swop all the gear out of this one onto that

[@yamyam60]

Is it waterproof now LOL? Well look on the bright side, any water that gets in will sure find a way out. Good video just the same. I do respect people who experiment and try to make things work better but there's always a compromise. I am waiting for my Syma X8C, I bought this model just because of price and mods that can be done to it.

[@trashman992]

Nice, I think it looks very cool! If there is more drag you'd feel it in flight I think. Looking at pictures of high end octocopters there's basically no effort made to reduce drag so I don't think that's a big deal.

[@jaisonwaiste9575]

I wonder how much flight time will be saved by drilling holes in the transmitter..

[@fordcougar99]

Drill holes in your fingers, you'll be able to move them faster on the sticks.

[@TommyDrone]

Great video. Great ideas too. Thanks.

[@FRANLAC]

ok it's cool like a cheese the Gruyère from Switzerland !! thanks from France i love mad men's

[@jacquesduguay6786]

I did what you showed...but used a bigger Dremel...now, the holes are so big, I cannot find my quadcopter anymore, only holes... :-)

[@flygliders]

+Jacques Duguay funny

[@roybunch4997]

Holey moley!...maybe good for indoors but i dont see this working well high in the sky..let us know how it works

[@yassine5673]

Oh shit! A droplet of water got in one of the holes *_Drone fucked_*

[@anotherkindof]

great video, thanks!

[@gemster18]

NICE JOB ROY, I have a question, by adding all those holes in the quad shell, when you fly outside at full speed forward, doesn't the holes effect the flight characteristics with the wind blowing through it? I would think that it would induce some drag.

[@flygliders]

no all ok, it really doesn't fast enough to create much drag. If windy outside add 6 grams to make it more stable

[@andrewjackson7476]

My next recommended project... X6 Trantula. You will not want to drill to many holes on this one, as the plastic is almost see through thin, when lit up with led. If you think Syma X5 flies great... you will be blown away by this one. Get the blue/white one and switch the directional leds around. Break it in by flying your first dozen flights by mostly hover. www.gearbest.com/rc-quadcopters/pp_139651.html

[@Shadow_of_STLKR]

I wanna add more more weight for easiest flaying. Weight reduction make no sens.

[@PHAPHA-oq2tn]

great shit

[@mikrodronefiendvideos5612]

how much does that rubber band weigh???

[@channel48]

Nice thought ,but bad for the aerodynamics - airflow etc - this is a craft , it depends on it - and will not fly good anymore , I would not advice it , Bigger Props , or better stronger battery

[@maxj777]

But how is this now able to withstand the shock of say... 15 foot crash? Great idea though cuz it helps to cool the motor and electronics.

[@ulisesgameing]

Drill the propellers too pls x"D

[@johnniehasaproblem]

Wouldn't it increase drag? or does that not really matter for quadcopters

[@BlueEyeDK]

ok you remove 7 grams and then add 7grams ????? WHY

[@johnmarktamano8834]

it looked like a starfish. it makes the circuits vulnerable to water and dirt.

[@yuanzhecui6896]

This is stupid he cut down about 6 the he added 6 but changed the batteries to a better battery. The flight time went down by a minute

[@Orney]

This increases aerodynamic drag though

[@oscarprice7030]

i was thinking the same thing XD

[@str8xrippin]

@Gregory Dahl not the same, this increases drag

[@prodriveawayman6943]

Good idea...

[@casarinj1]

so awesome. :)

[@MrMaxpineda]

I do love drones tho lol

[@byalpz]

Lol the mouldking 33041 with that mod would be like 48g.. and its already faster than x5

[@danielsouthcott7112]

its a 50 dollar drone mod the Christ out of it.good video.

[@sevimlivideolar9831]

Please make short your video links in description. They are not working as now.

[@gemster18]

do you like GearBest? cause I ordered a drone from them almost a month ago, and the tracking info says its still in hong kong international airport? have you had a similar experience with this company?

[@Josh901109]

Bangood has been good to me, I'll vouch for it...

[@yazgersfarm6192]

Don't the holes make it more susceptible to wind drag?

[@na____________]

+Yazgersfarm Less, i would imagine. The wind probably goes right through.

[@CgitEinsteins]

enough internet for today xD

[@Bobster986]

All that and you didn't show it flying???

[@firemanx202000]

Probably because it can't fly

[@Bobster986]

Alexander Thompson Perhaps

[@williammchugh4361]

While I wouldn't do this to one of mine, two thumbs up for mad scientist approach! And to those whiners and naysayers out there; another body is $5! Who cares if it ends up working as intended or not. The weight he added back on the bottom should help stability by centering the weight. Roy; add some solar cells next....

[@stepche2990]

FRIEND! You fogot about more important parameter then 6gr weight - AERODYNAMICS! And you again increase the weight by 6 gramms by fitting moded battery door,while stock door weights less than 2 grams... Strongly do not recommend to do mods like this with your quad!!!

[@InTheSh8]

+Stepan Shurgay Yes, but he centers the weight. that's a huge difference and benefit for a vehicle that can rotate. Before the weight distribution was more evenly. Now, like in a good bicycle wheel there's lesser weight at the outside. It remains to be studied if the holes are a little bit to big and make the wind hold grip on the machine. This could for certain outweigh the benefit of that weight loss when flying in windy conditions. But it's possible that the wind blows right through this swiss-cheese quad, LOL

[@barrybrenner1089]

Wait, I am confused. Is this a whiffle ball or an aircraft? Make it lighter, ditch the camera that I bought the thing for, and add ballast? Why not a bigger battery or the camera for ballast, dude? Great engineering. Kinda like the useless bumpers on cars now.

[@jtcaban]

Or 2 batteries

[@mejia76O]

these drones need more weight to stay stable up higher. the wind tosses these drones when their up their. for this drone, MORE WEIGHT IS BETTER!.. I super glued 2bucks of quarters to mine..

[@crystalwong2761]

I will not do that with my syma X5C

[@1peanut]

is awesome man. looks like a wiffle ball.

[@gillwiz]

first of all structure got compromised, very much. Another thing 90 % of flying is done out doors. So seems pointless. And i dont think that aerodynamics are good with you so called "mods". The only useful thing here is higher capacity battery. Charger really does not have anything to do with quadcopter itself. So you made it better then it came from the factory by making it worse?

[@peterreilly9740]

hey im looking to either get the x5hw n do this or an x8g which is best please help

[@raserukiiro]

best go with x8G it's a better version perks to its cam and flight time

[@JackSepticEye22]

excuse me, at 3:08 what props were attached to it, because i really need to know where to get them thx :)

[@nathangraybill7232]

Nut those props are off a h5 sw

[@pacattack7121]

one crash and snap

[@thehorrorlab9052]

Drill some holes and hope it does not get wet

[@yxngram1939]

Charles Powell 😂😂😂😂

[@85Studios]

Wait.. I don't think it is supposed to get wet anyway, but what about structural integrity and Aerodynamics. Won't those be compromised?

[@nothing-wb1hf]

i think that i have some trypophobia

[@bia3270]

tenho tripo fobia não posso ver coisas cheias de furos

[@skubahitler5438]

Neat

[@coccoborg]

13' vs 14' but a significantly reduced structural integrity... I think I'll pass, if I want a lighter build I may as well create a new chassis with carbon fiber. Cool concept though.

[@robertimmanuel577]

Syma. Um they don´t really know what their doing. Until now, syma still has no gps drone, no brushless drone, no camera stablizer or gimbal, they wouldn't even fix common problems on their quadcopters.

[@bazdurrent3124]

I imagine your other hobby is stamp collecting.

[@IFixShet]

I'm not going to lie man this is kind of a joke. I can understand weight reduction but why drill holes why not sand it down so it's paper thin. all you're doing is creating lots of drag especially if it's windy out. you are allowing air to flow through the unit causing drag. let's face it it looks ridiculous like this. you may as well just cut to pieces of pipe that are really flat shut the motors in the Flipboard to it and call it a day.

[@secondworld5962]

The drone looks like a switzerland cheese but improving fly time - of course ....because of the weight ...

[@irmmz1776]

It gives me trypophobia

[@thiago530]

o drone fica ate mais leve mais ele nao fica tao resistente mais

[@ryanksous9565]

It looks like triphobia

[@arminrepas6851]

hello armin from slovenija here.sorry 4 my english... that is a bad idea.the drone is lighter but it has no more aerodinamiks....do it and u will see im right...

[@mrpbrasa]

very cool. It almost looks 3d printed

[@TheAarowsmith]

You just made it much weaker in a crash and now the arms have no stiffness and twist easily now. Plus wind drag from wind going through holes now less aerodynamic now. Installing a larger mAh lipo battery would give better flight times than this mod. Nice try though.

[@Foxia777]

7 grams wins but design lose

[@MrAjw312]

Flying cheese

[@ziggyzbeak]

Take off 8 grams and add 6 grams silly stock camera you cant hurt junk

[@TheArabsolga]

Well now its much less aerodynamic and it has a much weaker body. It's a compromise, not exactly an improvement. Sure, in no wind situations it'll fly well but forget trying to fly it high without the wind pushing it several houses away. And there's wind on most days. Since it's lighter, it'll take less force to move it so taking a video of the surrounding landscape or a sunset is much more difficult. Not to mention that there's much less protection from debris, water etc. This is a fantastic indoor drone now but taking it outside is a terrible idea.