Yep. I have been in a hover for as much as 5 seconds. My son was able to fly it quite nicely after playing around with it for about 5 minutes. He now runs the battery down without crashing marvels at "how maneuverable it is!" Whatever! I watch his thumbs and he is constantly moving the sticks. Too much for an airplane guy like me. I'll keep trying- but I am getting a workout walking to the crash site and resetting everything that came loose for the next flight.