I have never flown a drone before. I bought a Zino here (although I have not received it yet). I was told by an acquaintance that I should probably practice with an inexpensive drone first, before trying out the Zino.
What suggestions do you all have for an intro drone that will provide a similar feeling of flying an FPV (first-person view) drone such as the Zino? Preferably one that has a decent about of fly time per charge, but still not too expensive, since it is just meant for me to get experience with.
Thanks!
Suggestions On Inexpensive Trial Drone Before Flying ZINO
Re: Suggestions On Inexpensive Trial Drone Before Flying ZINO
Im no expert as Im only a day old flyer but the H501S seems to be pretty easy to operate and doesnt cost much. I am a bit disappointed in the battery life though (which is probably typical) but not sure how you get around that without buying something different.
Re: Suggestions On Inexpensive Trial Drone Before Flying ZINO
I would suggest another drone that operates with the same phone app. H507A is quite cheap but it's battery life is quite short. I have a H216A, that used to work really nicely until it developed a fault.
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Re: Suggestions On Inexpensive Trial Drone Before Flying ZINO
What price range are you looking at for the practice drone. Hubsan has many orions and it is hard to give advice without a budget number. Because of the Zino capabilities I would suggest one with GPS flight , Orbit, Follow me and RTH features so that you experience What the ZINO does.
Re: Suggestions On Inexpensive Trial Drone Before Flying ZINO
I have no issue with a practice drone. But here is my experience.
I flew old RC airplanes before. So the controller was not a foreign object to me.
Having said that, I tried a tiny mini quad first. Fit in my hand. Phewwwwww. Not that easy but I got there finally.
And it was almost impossible to destroy.
Then bought a larger quad about 12 inches across. Found this to be so much easier to fly immediately!
Finally bought a DJI Phantom with GPS etc.
WHOAH! Amazing. Very forgiving. You start to mess up...........LEt GO! Like night and day.
My point is, I think you can start with an expensive GPS quad. As long as you do your homework. Do not get fancy and be out in the open. Alone, except for have a spotter with you.
Good luck and have fun!
I flew old RC airplanes before. So the controller was not a foreign object to me.
Having said that, I tried a tiny mini quad first. Fit in my hand. Phewwwwww. Not that easy but I got there finally.
And it was almost impossible to destroy.
Then bought a larger quad about 12 inches across. Found this to be so much easier to fly immediately!
Finally bought a DJI Phantom with GPS etc.
WHOAH! Amazing. Very forgiving. You start to mess up...........LEt GO! Like night and day.
My point is, I think you can start with an expensive GPS quad. As long as you do your homework. Do not get fancy and be out in the open. Alone, except for have a spotter with you.
Good luck and have fun!