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Have you ever been to go karts? To me flying a drone is much like that. I have never had an expensive drone only flew the 50$ or less drones I have gotten my yo

by 14 7y ago

Have you ever been to go karts? To me flying a drone is much like that. I have never had an expensive drone only flew the 50$ or less drones I have gotten my young children. Flying around the yard avoiding things trying to land in different spots is a heck of a lot of fun with no real purpose. I can only imagine the countless hours of fun I would have with first person view flying. So for me I like drones just for fun. Though I do not fly every single day, every once in a while I will go out for a fly. The drones with the ability to take pictures is a lot of fun. A drone getting away on you and almost crashing but adrenaline kicks in and you run after it and save it in the nick of time is a thrilling experience. This some of the best fun I’ve had playing with my kids toys.

ghaff 7y ago
I've had a couple of <$50 drones which I've played with a bit. It was fine for the money--though very fiddly, at least the ones I've had. Hard to actually use the camera. Fun enough for a few hours punctuated by recharging but not really something I see myself spending $500-$1000 on. I don't have kids. I can see them being fun toys. I spent many hours as a child playing with balsa wood gliders for example.
- 14 7y ago
  I feel much the same way. The one I have came with 2 batteries and with a couple more I think you could continually swap out and it only takes second with no tools required. The charge time was under half hour. But like you say I don’t know if I could push myself to pay 1000$ for a drone. I mean with one like that you can do a lot more and the range is a lot farther but at that price I would be terrified to lose it if it ever left my sight. The 50$ drone I push for my own adrenaline’s sake, over the water, through the trees, over the death spot if it dies. But if 1000$ falls into the water I will be swimming and I don’t like getting wet!

by 14 7y ago

ghaff 7y ago

I've had a couple of <$50 drones which I've played with a bit. It was fine for the money--though very fiddly, at least the ones I've had. Hard to actually use the camera. Fun enough for a few hours punctuated by recharging but not really something I see myself spending $500-$1000 on. I don't have kids. I can see them being fun toys. I spent many hours as a child playing with balsa wood gliders for example.

14 7y ago
I feel much the same way. The one I have came with 2 batteries and with a couple more I think you could continually swap out and it only takes second with no tools required. The charge time was under half hour. But like you say I don’t know if I could push myself to pay 1000$ for a drone. I mean with one like that you can do a lot more and the range is a lot farther but at that price I would be terrified to lose it if it ever left my sight. The 50$ drone I push for my own adrenaline’s sake, over the water, through the trees, over the death spot if it dies. But if 1000$ falls into the water I will be swimming and I don’t like getting wet!