Help me buy my first drone.

Discussion in 'Drone Beginners Corner' started by charbel bernaba, Apr 16, 2017.

  1. charbel bernaba

    charbel bernaba New Member

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    First hello guys, im new to this form and as i heard this is the best forum out there. Im a beginner i flyed some rc helicopters before but nothing special. Im looking into drones now the beginner ones. That has good life time battery, good battery, and i prefer if i can connect it to my phone like high tec stuff, and has good accuracy cause im a beginner, i hope u guys hit me up with some suggestions.
     
  2. Peter

    Peter New Member

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    Charbel my first (real) drone was the DJI Phantom 3 Standard. Many told me I made the wrong decision at the time, however it proved an excellent low cost entry. I still have it despite now advancing to the DJI P4 and then Inspire 1 Pro. It is also compatible with many flight applications to do basic mapping and 3D modeling etc such as Drone Deploy and Maps Made Easy etc

    I still enjoy flying it and use it regularly as a practice drone in atti mode to test my skills against the elements and maintaining orientation. It has been instrumental in maintaining and improving my flying skills at low cost risk should I make an error. So far so good an no crashes and this wonderful bird still flying and taking great pics.

    I still have a "need" to get a Yuneec Pro and dream of a Matrice 200 in my stable....can never have enough drones :)
     
  3. Jonathan

    Jonathan Drone Expert
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    Depends how many bucks you have to spend?
     
  4. charbel bernaba

    charbel bernaba New Member

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    Under 200$
     
  5. Mick

    Mick Member

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    Check out the UDI range..A good starter camera drone such as the UDI U842-1 or also check out the E-Flight 180QX
     
  6. Jonathan

    Jonathan Drone Expert
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    Some of the higher spec Hubsan are very good.
     
  7. DivenParker

    DivenParker New Member

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    DJI Phantom 3, Phantom 4, Mavic, flight time about 28mins, but they are a littele expensive; Xiaomi mi drone 4K is a good choose, it is a new product and easy to control, but you should cost at least $500. Wingsland S6, a pocket drone, just the same size to iPhone 6S, it still need $350. It is hard to find a $200 drone.
     
  8. Neil Jackson

    Neil Jackson New Member

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    Hi Charbel,
    I suggest you to choose drones as per your need and budget.
    Because there are lots of options in the market. refer this article which is more helpful for us.
    Check Here >> https://goo.gl/u4T53M
     
  9. Ragnarok

    Ragnarok Member

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    I do not think the first one is name Zeroth, is typing mistake?
    Plus they are all selfie drone and I do not think the op wanted that?
     
  10. James Parkhurst

    James Parkhurst New Member

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    #10 James Parkhurst, Feb 3, 2020
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    I started with a Snaptain S5C. Its easy to control especially for beginners, good camera, and the price tag is below $100. I think its one of the best drones below $100.
     

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