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I'll see about shooting some crummy video of the largest one outside when I can. (wind has been insanely strong lately)
The trick with the mini's and even those mid sized ones indoors is to shoot them straight up about 3 feet, (chest level) and get them clear of their own backwash, even the smaller ones move an insane amount of air and that sideways crawling is either the result of that. Or if you have cieling fans turning or if it's a weak model even a strong AC/Heater could mess with it... You have to consider how small those mini's really are. The medium ones are a little better because they have some weight to them. ...but the easiest way to gain control is just to get them clear of ground as quickly as possible. If you see a crash imminent it's best not to try and power out of it but rather to kill all power immediately. It drastically reduces ,or even eliminates crash damage. My mini has probably wrecked 100 times and I haven't even had to use the extra blades that came with it.
...of course I'm flying the lighter chassis models.
...and finally yeah the stunt stuff has to be reserved for the fancier 4ch models. Walkera I think makes some good ones. They are a real pain to mess with though, almost as bad as the gas models. They require constant adjustment and tinkering to work properly. I prefer my tinkering be at my discretion not out of necessity.