4DRC Mini Drone for Kids Hand Operated RC Quadcopter with 3 Batteries Longer Flight Time, Altitude Hold, Headless Mode, Throwing GO, 3D Flip and 3 Speed Modes Aeroplane for Beginners, Blue

My 5 year old grandson told his father I had promised him a drone if he helps his younger brother to talk. I never did but it sounded a good story. He was all over this when he visited

It's a very good drone for flying about indoors. Good value considering it comes with 3 batteries and a charger. Use the cable that comes with the drone as it has a built-in cutoff, unlike an ordinary cable. It's easy to use and fun. Very well presented, in a nice carry case that holds all the bits and pieces. The batteries charge in about an hour which is convenient but I'll get back to you about how long they last as batteries don't give their full potential until they've been charged half a dozen times.

Because this drone has no camera, and is well under 250 grams in liftoff weight it qualifies for no CAA requirements for either pilot ID or operator ID. Also, we can reasonably suspect that marketing it as a “toy” gets it through some other legal loopholes as well. I bought this as a trainer from which to graduate from to a slightly larger drone, with a camera, which will require me to register for Operator ID. But this one can be flown indoors, space permitting. It has most of the same functions and control operations (less the camera) as the more sophisticated drones, but without the GPS it doesn’t stay motionless, (it kinda drifts) but it has robust cages around the props making it safer for flying indoors. With this drone I can practice flying, by line of sight, avoiding obstacles, controlling in opposing direction, turning, and reaction. And if I break it, the cost won’t break me. The package gives you 3 batteries, a decent case, (although I wouldn’t stuff into any other baggage) a charging lead which incorporates overcharge protection, and a pack of spare props. Limitations: *Don’t expect this toy to have a long range, as in the distance you can fly it away from your controller, and you don’t have a very long flight time; *Battery flight time is rather less than is expected by the user instructions; *The controller requires 3 AAA batteries from which you don’t get that many flights before the controller red light starts flashing. I think I only got 15, maybe 17 flights (I don’t know because I didn’t count) before needing new controller batteries. *Probably not able to cope with any kind of outdoor wind, although I have yet to try it outside. In summary, when I’ve finished with this “toy”, and have my CAA Pilot and Operator ID, I have a young nephew to whom I could offer it. Additional: 02/01/25. The instructions, or user manual doesn’t give any advice on how much flight-time a fully charged battery will give you, but the Amazon listing says you can get 20 to 27 minutes of flight which is pushing optimism somewhat beyond reality, I think. That’s “flight”, not “flightS” per fully charged battery. But actually, one charged battery will give you about 8 max or less depending on how hard you work it. So 3 fully charged batteries will actually only give you a combined flying time of less than 25 minutes. That may improve slightly after the batteries have been discharged and recharged a few times although I’m not seeing evidence of that. I’ve now timed a couple of flights that lasted around 7:15. So 10 minutes really is unrealistic. *Battery recharge takes up to an hour depending on the charger. I’ve seen other reviews saying that control response is poor. Well, maybe, but what were you expecting? I’ve also seen another review reporting that all the propellers snapped after only a few flights. I had a prop come off its shaft as a result of a rather abrupt collision, but it went back on without a problem. So what was the pilot doing with it? Having made a lot of less than positive points about this drone, I will say that it’s well worth waiting to see if it (or anything very similar) comes up on a special offer. If you can get one of these for say £25 or less, then you’ll have a real bargain. I got my larger drone on Black Friday deal, less than half price. Just don’t expect too much. I mean, c’mon, only ten or so years ago these things were virtually unheard of.

I don't know if this one I recieved is just defective cos the other reviews seemed pretty good for the price but here goes . Got my boy this for Christmas he was so excited to play with it. We first set it up in the house and before even touching anything this thing just shot off couldn't turn it off or anything ... I was running round the house with the brush trying to catch the thing like a possessed fairy.. Anyhow after catching it I figured oh maybe it's something to do with the battery or because it was I door I noticed what seemed to be an auto land button on the controller I thought hmm maybe it can only be used outside ..... wooooaaahhhh I was wrong anyway the excitement in my boys face as we placed it outside and it didn't take off on its own he was thrilled he was like hey dad I got this .... next minute woooshhh off it goes... next minute my boys like dad it's not doing what I say so I grab the remote thinking he's not doing it right and next thing you know it it isn't doing anything you direct it to do ... all it's doing is going up and down on its own ... then like before whoosh off it goes into the sky ... I'm franticly pressing all the buttons trying to shut it off and luckily I pressed something right cos it starts falling out the sky ... now I'm thinking s@@@ what if it hits someone so I'm there franticly pressing buttons again but before you know it's it's disappeared 3 streets over .... after an hour of searching we found it and surprisingly not a scratch on it so 10/10 for resilience when it comes to crashing .... however I think no matter what we do it just doesn't respond to the controls at all and just has a life on its own ... very disappointed 😞

lovely mini drone, i have used it indoors and i am well impressed as drone has protection around the blades and mi little one can't damage them that easy, keeping his own height and if you manage to rectify and fix balance on the drone , is perfect first drone , specially that is gesture controlled , easy to flight after the instruction was read carefully . speed can be regulated , the battery life is fine and on top of it comes with 2 extra batteries , so alot better then most mini drones. Please read all instructions carefully before using it, it will help you a lot.

Too much fun!!! Very easy to control. But after two days one motor stopped working.

Nice little starter drone for kids

Nice gift

Per mio nipote sarà fantastico Grazie mille! Bellissimo! Abbastanza professionale quasi e d intuito facile Adatto per bambini ma anche per principianti adulti, per farci la mano. Solo un po’ instabile ma carino. Grazie

Prijs is precies wat je er van mag verwachten, mijn dochter heeft er veel plezier van en vind het super leuk. Het is geen drone voor professionals

Mon petit-fils a reçu ce drone pour ses 6 ans. Depuis il s’amuse comme un fou. Le matériel a l’air costaud surtout quand un enfant l’envoie contre des fenêtres ou des meubles, volontairement. Ce petit drone est livré avec 3 batteries et se rechargent via usb-c, donc il faut prévoir un chargeur ou un pc. 4 hélices de rechange font partie du package ainsi qu’un tout petit câble usb-c/ usb-c. Une trousse de transport pour protéger ce petit bijou. On verra dans le temps si ce jouet est solide ou non. Si je fais un nouveau commentaire, c’est que mon petit-fils m’a appelé: «Papy, mon drone est cassé, j’en veux un autre, papy, s’il te plaît, je veux un autre… » Aaaah les moutards qu’est ce qu’on les aime 😂😂😂😇 Étonnant! Ce petit drone est toujours entier! Cela fait 15 jours qu’il fait subir à toute sa famille: des raz-mottes, différentes cabrioles qui finissent souvent par un crash, … Seul petit reproche, les batteries ne tiennent pas très longtemps et demandent de la part de l’enfant une certaine discipline au rechargement. Espérons qu’il tienne le coups encore très longtemps, je ne suis pas «crésus »!!🤣🤣🤣 vu le nombre de petits enfants ( 7 au total) 🥹🥹😇😇

Great for kids

Drone très stable et rapide grâce a ses 3 mode vitesse, 3 batteries inclus qui durent environ 7 minutes en vol, rechargeable en a peu près 1h30 par batterie (c'est assez long je trouve). Mode décollage/atterissage automatique assez sympa mais le décollage manuel est plus satisfaisant a mon goût. Éviter d'activer le mode détection d'obstacle car pas assez précis et va plutôt vous déstabilisé si vous êtes un pilote confirmé. Peut faire des acrobaties dans chaque direction. Assez bruyant en interieur mais une fois a l'exterieur ce n'est plus un problème (attention au vent tout de même, ca reste un petit drone sensible au vent). Très bon produit qui conviendras a tout les pilotes débutants ou confirmé.