Zoopa Q165 Riot

No. 15 Joins the Fleet

     The latest drone to see action in the flight room is the Zoopa Q165 Riot from ACME the game company.  It was purchased on January 21, 2017, at Staples in Mason, Ohio, from the clearance shelf for $49.50.  The Zoopa Riot had been at $69.95 a few weeks earlier, which I thought was a bit too pricey.

Zoopa Q165 Riot

     ACME is a German company, located in Delbruck, Germany, but the Zoopa was still manufactured in China like all of my other drones.  I have flown it 11 times, all in the flight room.  It is a great quadcopter with very smooth handling.  It is one of a few that I can handle on high speed indoors.  This quadcopter has an interesting flip mode, triggered by a small orange button on the upper right side.  The instruction manual says to press and hold the flip button and then move the right stick up and release it immediately.  I have found that you only have to press the flip button and then you can release it and the next time you move the stick it will flip.  In fact, if you hold the flip button down and hold the stick forward the Zoopa Riot will do continuous flips until you release the button or stick!  This is one of a very few micro quadcopters that will do continuous flips.  I eagerly await warmer weather so I can try the continuous flips outdoors.
      The Zoopa seems to benefit from "German engineering".  It looks nice, handles great and seems to be fairly rugged.  Although, I have already cracked one of the prop guard rings and had to patch it with duct tape.