Hey guys, new to this forum, but i hope i could get some help on a matter. My brothers birthday is coming soon and the family and i decided to buy him a mini drone so he can fly it around the house. It would be his first drone so it should be something that can be easily maneuvered. I was thinking something like this is not very expensive and seems like its easy to control. We don't want to buy something very expensive so the budget is somewhere around 500$. If you have any opinions about my choice or another, please tell me. Thank you!

Lots of lies on that page you linked to.

It says it can fly in 45mph winds, but only weighs 2.5 ounces! That's just not going to happen.
I also very much doubt if it would make any pro photographer or film maker happy!

There are plenty of little quadcopters available for the beginner which will work out of the box and give lots of fun. If you look for something from a well known manufacturer like Hubsan or Blade (Horizon Hobby), you'll get something that will actually work out of the box without needing to learn how to set things up.

Note that quadcopters are not easy to fly. It takes lots of practice and if your brother is going to be flying indoors, you should look for a model that has guards for the propellers and make sure that you get spare propellers and a bunch of spare batteries. If you only have one battery, it gets really boring when you only have five minutes of flight and then have to wait 45 minutes to re-charge the battery.

(30-Sep-2017, 04:38 PM)unseen Wrote: Lots of lies on that page you linked to.

It says it can fly in 45mph winds, but only weighs 2.5 ounces! That's just not going to happen.
I also very much doubt if it would make any pro photographer or film maker happy!

There are plenty of little quadcopters available for the beginner which will work out of the box and give lots of fun. If you look for something from a well known manufacturer like Hubsan or Blade (Horizon Hobby), you'll get something that will actually work out of the box without needing to learn how to set things up.

Note that quadcopters are not easy to fly. It takes lots of practice and if your brother is going to be flying indoors, you should look for a model that has guards for the propellers and make sure that you get spare propellers and a bunch of spare batteries. If you only have one battery, it gets really boring when you only have five minutes of flight and then have to wait 45 minutes to re-charge the battery.

Thank you very much for your reply, I just googled mini drone and this popped out among the results. Also thank you for your recommendation of Hubsan or Blade. I'll do a bit of research on those to see which is better. About the 45 mins wait time, i don't think he minds or something.

It makes it hard to learn when you can only have one flight every 45 minutes. It also wears out the single battery much faster. You can find some good deals on most toy quad batteries that come with a USB charger that can charge five or six batteries all at the same time.

Good luck with your search!

Batteries for micro quad are cheap. I remember buying 4-5 with charger for about $20. You should not have to spend more than $100 including extra batteries for a micro quad to fly indoor.

Like Unseen said, fly these micro quad is not easy.

I've been looking into a mini quad for my girlfriend. I think I'll end up going with the EMAX babyhawk. For $99 it's a good little deal. Throw in a radio, batteries, receiver, and a little fpv screen and you'll still be well below $500.