jerrodh Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 I know these tend to get expensive and buy spending a few hundred more can probably get a lot nicer one but this is more of a toy rather than a hobby or any kind of serious photography work, etc. Looking for first hand suggestions I'm sure you guys got some experiences. The only real feature that must be present is it flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 I got a Nano a few Christmases ago and it's been a hell of an indoor toy. It's taken a licking and keeps on ticking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 I was playing with the horizon hobby revolution rezo at hobby land the other day. It's a micro indoor quad copter but it's the perfect learning tool. Shameless plug: it's $34. I bought one for my 6 year old because she wants to learn to fly drones after taking her to the indoor fun fly. It has a camera but the quality is low res. It's a nice training quad because it has an automatic takeoff button, auto stabilization, etc. it's the perfect cheap way to find out if you are going to like the hobby or not and learn the controls before you drop serious money on equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Best starter drone... tons of aftermarket support and easy to fly and well under 100 bucks... https://www.amazon.com/Cyclone-Channel-Quadcopter-2-4Ghz-Ready/dp/9269803724/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514390301&sr=8-1&keywords=V262 WL Toys V262 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted December 27, 2017 Report Share Posted December 27, 2017 Kroger of all places, had some Sharper Image FPV drone for $50, marked down from $130. Saw a guy buy one right before Xmas. Looks pretty slick given it comes with the VR viewer apparatus. Sorry no experiences whatsoever lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Stone-Wide-Angle-Quadcopter-Compatible/dp/B01IK37D3A/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1514516176&sr=8-7&keywords=smart+drone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Buy one of these first to get used to flying a drone. They're fun as hell.. can do flips and shit. I bought one and kept wrecking it, but eventually somewhat got the hang of it. Wrecked it real bad one day and a motor quit working. $20 down the drain is better than $100 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Not a true drone, but someone got me a Syma S33 Helicopter from Rural King, $25 and after a few minutes of doing some simple mods it flys really well. I looked into the model a bit and it seems its a common aluminum chassis so I could upgrade the motors, boards, etc and I could build a decent flyer out of it. Out of the box its to big to fly in a house and outside its to weak to fly in any wind at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchi Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Buy one of these first to get used to flying a drone. They're fun as hell.. can do flips and shit. I bought one and kept wrecking it, but eventually somewhat got the hang of it. Wrecked it real bad one day and a motor quit working. $20 down the drain is better than $100 lol For that price, sure why the hell not? Scored the same thing off eBay for $14.... Even if it entertains me and the kids for 1 hour, worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 You can get the same ones for a few bucks more with a camera and SD card. After a few minutes it's easy to fly until you start getting ballsy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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