I wasn’t sure about this drone to start with the inverted props on this, but it does work and flies pretty well. This is a little drone at 2.6 x 2.6 x 1.4 inches and only weighs half a pound and should only be flown in little to no wind.
For the price and size of this, this does come with a lot of features and can be flown either with just the controller or using your phone or tablet. With the one-touch takeoff, the drone will hover a few feet off the ground until you take control of it and you can push the same button to auto land it. Works pretty well. This has altitude hold and this means it will stay close to where you leave the height using the left stick as it uses a barometer to hold it at that height until you move it.
Headless mode works (doesn’t matter which way the drone is facing, it will fly the way you push the stick) and I think is recommended on this drone until you get good at flying it as it is easy to get the drone turned around and not know which way it is facing from a distance since it is so small. This is only good for about 150 feet in unobstructed view before you lose contact and control of this drone from the transmitter or app but does get hard to see much further than this anyway. It does have an audible alarm that will sound when you are getting close to out of range. So when you hear that, bring it back to you, kill the motors and drop the drone or hit the return to home which may not work if you get too far away.
The camera on this is a little on the low end at 420p at 15 fps but still allows for ok video and pictures or for viewing on your cell phone, tablet or VR goggles as you fly this (way better than I thought it would be). The video and pictures are stored on your device and will not work when flying with the transmitter only without the app running.
A new feature I haven’t seen on any drone at this price range is the custom route feature. Use your finger to create a route on the screen of your device and the drone will follow that route and fly the route without any interaction from you. Very cool and works very well.
Overall, a nice compact highly featured drone that works pretty well at this price range. The only downside I see on this drone is the battery is internal and cannot be replaced, so you can’t buy extra batteries and get more flight time.
My Rating: 5 Star
DISCLAIMER: This was offered at a discounted rate in exchange for an honest review. I rely on reviews from the community when making purchases, so I believe in giving honest and unbiased reviews to help others. I am not obligated to leave positive feedback and receive no compensation for doing so. I am not associated with the seller in any way.
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