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For a starter drone even $100 is a lot. Two things that you don't realize in demos are: 1. Drones are notoriously hard to fly. 2. The battery life is a true b
by arihant 11y ago
For a starter drone even $100 is a lot. Two things that you don't realize in demos are:
1. Drones are notoriously hard to fly.
2. The battery life is a true buzzkill. Even Parrot lasts 15 minutes or so.
What you want to do is buy a cheap 2-pack for $25-30 each. See if your girls and you still like them. You'd probably break them while learning. But that won't hurt you cause they are cheap. You'd also get a good idea of kinds of projects to do with them.
Then get a drone that fits, as you'd have a better understanding of what matters to you. I settled on a $80 drone that's not programmable. That's cause I stick a BLE arduino on it. Turns out that's all I needed. But get something cheap and break it while learning how to fly.
- smlacy 11y agoDo you have a specific 2-pack for $25-30 that you would recommend? I've never seen anything like that before?
- arihant 11y agoI meant $25-30 each, edited. Nothing specific, you see these kid-friendly drones in toy shops. The one I bought is $40 on Amazon now, from Holy Stone. Here are two that I just found: - http://www.amazon.com/Cheerson-2-4GHz-6-Axis-Quadcopter-Bright/dp/B00KXZC762/ http://www.amazon.com/Cheerson-2-4GHz-6-Axis-Quadcopter-Brig... - http://www.amazon.com/4DCopter-Fly-Love-Quadcopter-Controlled/dp/B00VLG3PHW/ http://www.amazon.com/4DCopter-Fly-Love-Quadcopter-Controlle...
- cripblip 11y agoI bought a couple of these for the office, very good. They come with guards so you can bounce them off the wall and so far no damage Syma X12S Nano 6-Axis Gyro 4CH RC Quadcopter with Protection Guard, Color White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VVP31DQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_r7BKwbGCR7EE1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VVP31DQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_r7BK...
- thenomad 11y agoI can't recommend a 2-pack, but for a nearly unbreakable single learner drone the Hubsan x4 is the standard, and it's great. When you and your kids start flying drones you WILL crash them. A lot. Hence why the "unbreakable" bit is important. My girlfriend and I both bought one each last year, and we had a lot of fun with them. They have a (terrible) camera, they can go pretty fast, they can fly outdoors and fight at least light wind, and most importantly, particularly if you add the propeller guard, they're almost indestructable. We bought an extra pack of propellers and an extra pack of batteries (the latter to extend flight time) and that's all we needed for a few months of near-daily flight. We crashed them into trees, dropped them from 100 feet up, flew them at inadvisable speeds indoors, bounced them off walls, ceilings, light fittings, furniture, and occasionally each other, and they survived fine barring a bunch of propeller replacements (which are very cheap). 10/10 would crash again.