20 Best Cheap Fpv Drone (2022 Updated)

I have had some nitro RC cars when i was in high school but never flown anything RC. I saw some drones at drifting events and always wanted to try it out. With 0 experience and no one to guide me into the right direction, went down the youtube rabbit hole.

Found recs for this kit and tried it out. The only gripe i have is the Lipo battery charger provided. It is great for starting out and i made sure to use a correct amp wall brick for it but was unsure when the batteries were charged.

The online manual only has info for the 4 port charger and not the 6. But other than the one concern, the drone has crashed into everything and hasnt stopped. Other than a prop popping off from time to time, i still have a blast with it and feel confident enough to use it outside with a slight breeze and keeping it inside my small yard.

The video reception is a little weak flying from the front yard to the back but found videos for upgrading the video receiver antenna which will be happening soon.

This is designed and priced to be an entry into the FPV market and it hits nearly every mark to be a fantastic but fall short in a few places. As a newbie to the hobby I felt the available instructions less than adequate as they didn’t provide any guidance on the basics; propeller replacement, battery charging instructions, intro to betaflight, etc.

Being new to any hobby one has many questions. A video series showing the basics of FPV flying, how to set up your Pilot Pro, how to service the drone, and additional relevant information would be very helpful for someone just getting into the hobby.

Also, the two supports that act as the battery mount are thin and break. You will crash this drone very often and one would think the frame would be a little more robust to prevent this from happening.

I have already ordered replacement props, and a frame.

The drone itself is great. The drone is durable if you fly it into walls or if it drops from a height, but if it flies into grass, parts will become greenish. The only thing I didn’t like about it was the online instruction manual is confusing and occasionally blatantly wrong.

(For example, they said one switch did something completely different than what it does. ) The screen is good, but I prefer using it without the goggles/headset. When I was younger, I didn’t get motion sickness, but now I do more easily.

You definitely need to get lots more batteries to use this for longer than a few minutes at a time. If you fly line-of-sight, you might wear down your batteries quicker because you don’t see the battery level in front of you, and you’ll use them past the recommended stopping point.

Battery time is short but ok. Really take your time to learn how to fly these drones and in doing so, use a wide space. DO NOT TRY INDOORS they take off fast!!!

I love it! as i can use the drone for fun adventures but also as a means of checking the status of their roof after storms when branches fall without having to climb a ladder.

First of all they make you think it’s a standard size drone. it’s definitely a mini. it flys “ok” but dose T seem to have enough power to get a decent altitude and just when it hits about 15ft it starts to descend right away.

I know at $160 I shouldn’t expect much but for the others I have purchased for less the amount do the exact same thing. if you just want a drone to kinda play with. stick to the $80 ones. they work the same as this one and some are slightly bigger also… they got a 2 star cause at least it flys.

oh and the follow me function and the hover do not work either…the carry case is cool though.

Amazing little guy. Super fun to fly around. I think now that RDQ has the Darwin Tinyape I would use that instead and grab a xt30 to 2s PH2. 0 connector instead. The only reason I might recommend this over the tinyape is if you possibly don’t want to worry about Elrs.

The tinyape has a 600mw vtx and elrs rather than the sbus and 200mw on the emax that. The tune on this quad is ok. I used 300mah betafpv stick batteries (yes, you can use stick batteries with this connector) and I had decent flight time for a ph2.

I had a bit of propwash but its better than something on a tinywhoop or something ducted. The voltage sag is pretty bad but nothing surprising considering it has ph2 connectors. I never had the original THF so I cant tell you about the upgrades or anything like that.

The camera quality is ok but flying around a time like an hour before sunset makes it very hard to see shadows.

The only reason I’m giving this one a four out of five is because I only flew it 3 times and broke the frame! (1st day was about 5 packs @6-7 min a flight. Second day was 2 pack and the camera screws fell out.

You definitely need to loctite them. 3dr day was 1 pack) But the reason it broke is my fault. I swapped it from 1s to 2S and the battery weighs more than the initial batteries that come with it. and I had a run cam thumb mounted on it.

In all that’s about 20 extra grams of extra weight. The range of the free sky receiver is not good, even in an open field with no obstructions. So that’s kind of disappointing. And the camera, when you’re flying from out in the open into the shadows, The shadows look incredibly dark, almost black until you get into the dimmer area and then you can see perfectly fine.

And the rates that it came with programmed from the factory were Horrible. And I had to change them after flying one battery. Also do yourself a favor and get a better battery strap. But otherwise, it’s a pretty solid little flyer and I know people love these things.

So, this thing is a blast. It’s been raining periodically making it hard to get out and fly, but when I can I have so much fun flying this quad. Out of the box it was pretty much ready to go. I added some zip ties to the antenna’s and got it in the air without any issues.

Although I gave this quad 5 starts I have my gripes. The VTX antenna sucks. So does the transmitter. They also didn’t make replacing these very easy as they are directly soldered to the board. Inexperienced soldering could be fatal for someone trying to upgrade the VTX.

But if your happy flying close proximity then this drone is perfect. I will also add that when I get a drone I check every screw before I fly it. In the past with other companies they either don’t tighten the screws on their products or sometimes they completely forget to put a screw in.

This quad was perfect. No loose or missing screws. Very sold build quality. Also Pyrodrone had it to my doorstep the next day during the holidays. Thanks Pyrodrone and UPS.

So far it’s been great as an entry racing quad. Far more consistent power than many other similar models with cheaper brushed motors, well worth the small extra cost. Tuning is straightforward with betaflight.

One minor problem, the screws holding the FPV camera were loose and they BOTH popped out and were lost on the very first flight. Make sure you tighten them down before your first flight. If this is your first racing drone, be prepared to need some time to adjust to the wider FOV camera.

It flies just fine on the 1S battery, move up to the 2S battery after you get some 1S experience, 2S isn’t really necessary here unless you’re actually racing. VTX range isn’t awesome but it’s reasonably solid for this type of quad.

After this one you’ll be ready to move up to your own custom builds if you really need more performance.

Purchased this a few weeks ago. I have to say I’m very impressed. Honestly this is the first quad I’ve bought and felt comfortable flying. After I hooked it up to the beta flight and got everything working it was awesome.

I bought this with the intent to upgrade to a larger quad at some point and shoot cool freestyle videos with a GoPro or something like it. Seems to be a great beginner quad. Came with everything I needed in the box to get going.

Recently after a few crashes I have lost the screw for the camera mount. And when I went to replace it from the spare parts kit I had the screw but it didn’t come with the Allen tool to tighten the screw up.

But other than that awesome purchase and very pleased.

I bought one of these and it is almost indestructible. except when losing it in a tree, left for three days, found, and the camera port was ripped out of the motherboard. I beat on this thing and it was bound to happen.

HA HA! Bought a second one because it was that good and I now have spare parts. Plenty of customization options in Betaflight for the price. A little underpowered and could be improved, but for the price, I am not disappointed.

I’d use mainly 2S batteries, though. 1S isn’t powerful enough for tricks and recovering from a flip. Maybe I need to change rates, but then the out of the box settings need adjusted then.

I have had multiple radio controlled drones but this was my first Racing drone. It comes with a virtual reality headset that lets you see through the camera as though you were inside the drone flying it.

It took one trip out to a grass park area to fly it without the headset to get familiar with the controller itself since I couldn’t see the controls well when the headset was on. On the second trip I used the headset, it was quite easy to orient myself seeing in first person through the camera.

Once I had flown around the park and rotating to see from all directions it became rather easy to tell where I was and to navigate a large area seeing through the screen in the virtual reality headset.

You can set the drone to fly at 3 different speeds and I started with the slowest speed until I felt comfortable with the controls and felt oriented with the headset. Then I started to increase the speed.

It is really fun to fly and the battery lasts for 28 minutes of flying which is enough time to really enjoy it. Setting the GPS starting point and location references takes just a couple of minutes and then the return to start button brings the drone back to the start easily when held down.

The one button landing is also easy when the switch is held down. I felt the construction was good and the carrying case made it easy to keep everything together and to transport the drone, headset, battery etc.

in the car. I can highly recommend this drone to others. I have really enjoyed flying it and working toward the world of drone racing.

This drone is totally useless in any wind whatsoever. Very easily gets caught in the wind and flies out of range. Fun on. Calm day or chasing pets around inside Not a drone for use in Vancouver. Also this drone is killer hard on the controller batteries can get expensive fast.

Do better to go elsewhere and pay 150 ish for a better model. Don’t buy anything at Canadian tire on Cambie Horrible customer service , staff on the floor don’t have any product knowledge and English is not first language of about 95 percent of employees.

If you try to return something good luck you’ll need to take call your vital records with you they don’t accept passport as Id. I find it odd that they will allow you to purchase anything you want without id and then try to find diff ways not to accept their broken products back a small exchange or return can take you upto half an hour or more.

As a present for my birthday, I recently received a quadcopter with a real time camera. Upon opening the case I saw that was mostly assembled with only the propeller guards and legs stands not on, and the camera being optional.

Setup: The Quadcopter once fully put together was very easy to fly the two different modes combined with preset tricks and sensitive fine tuning on each of the four propellers makes not only fairly easy for a beginner to use, but also leaves many possibilities for experts bored with easy mode.

Price: This specific Quadcopter has has a good pricing varying from $40-$60, allowing for a quadcopter that has many features of a very high quality copter, with a reasonable price. Durability: The durability is fairly high with the propeller guard on as it can fall from a good height many times without sustaining any damage.

However this is a must, as the quadcopter is very light and will be tossed around by even low to mid level wind resistance. Replacement: Should any part of the quadcopter break or malfunction, it comes with not only several extra propeller blades, but with instructions that show you exactly how to take it apart and put it together should it ever suffer from internal damage.

Battery Life: You will probably never be happy with your quadcopters battery life and this quadcopter is no different. It can sometimes take up to two hours to charge while only allowing flight time for at max ten minutes.

However it does come with three separate battery packs that really easy to install and dont take long to switch Overview: This quadcopter will be a fun gadget for basically anyone to use and for a low price, I recommend it whether you are just starting out with RCs or looking to have a little fun doing tricks in the air.

The camera is NOT 2. 0MP (2 megapixels), instead it is only 0. 3MP, that leaves you with a paltry resolution of 640 x 480. After this discovery, I contacted many sellers, and none of them advertising the same product with 2.

0MP cameras could confirm the camera actually was 2. 0MP. In fact some sellers admitted the resolution is only 0. 3MP. Due to the camera’s low resolution, images are grainy and not overly sharp. The WiFi transmission back to the phone lags by a second or two, meaning you can only really use the phone image for checking you’ve lined the camera up correctly.

The image is extremely poor in low light, so you’re best sticking to well lit environments. Due to the small battery, flight time is only around 7 minutes, and it takes 90 minutes+ to recharge the battery.

Thankfully the drone does signal when battery power is low and you should consider landing. Even when battery power gets too low, the blades still spin, albeit slower thereby causing the drone to descend somewhat more gently than just falling.

The stability of the drone whilst flying isn’t too bad, and feels fairly responsive to control inputs (this is my first drone, so I have no experience with other drones). I’m not so sure this drone would hold up well to a wind, and is probably best suited to calm, still days.

The build of the drone seems fairly durable and stands up well to accidental knocks and crashes. If you’re new to drones, given the price, this is probably a good starting point to give you a taster as to whether you’d want to invest some serious money in getting a better quality, drone.

I have a number of larger quads but just getting into whoops. I have the tinyhawk ii freestyle and love it so I stuck with the tinyhawk series for an indoor/ winter quad. I got the bundle thinking it would be a good second setup for introducing my kids to fpv.

The quad is agile and durable. Get yourself at least 4 more 1s batteries to maximize the fun and help you quickly gain piloting skills. Flying through 5 or six packs a day has worked great for me. It’s quiet enough to fly around downstairs while kids sleep upstairs.

The camera works awesome, even in lower light levels. When flying through the house, one light on per room is plenty. Camera is sharp with good focus. Adjustable angle of camera is great feature. Controller works excellent for the price, not too small or toy-like.

Simple for beginners, with just enough switches. I love the flexibility of programming my Taranis Qx7, but with betaflight I can accomplish everything I need using this bundled controller. Goggles were surprisingly effective with a good field of view and adjustable lens focus.

Definitely great first goggles and are much easier to see than my Eachine Ev100 goggles. The fit is not great. I can see better if the bottom of the goggles are pulled away from my cheeks. Thinking of adding some foam spacers to improve the fit.

Kit was ready to fly out of the box. I forgot about all the flashing of firmware and betaflight configuring I would normally do, finding that the tinyhawk ii was ready for fun right out of the box (ok, not a box, but a handy carrying case) If you’re turning your house into an fpv course, just make sure the sinks are drained and toilet lids closed.

Don’t need to risk any water hazards.

If you’re completely new to the hobby, like me, this kit is. GREAT place to start. Gets you in the air immediately. You will want to buy extra batteries and props ASAP, as you will burn through what you get.

Also, the controllers seem to have issues, my throttle when bad day 3. Emax would prob replace but doesn’t seem worth it, so pick up the BetaFPV Literadio as a cheap replacement. Goggles are good for the price point and are a good entry level goggle.

The quad itself is great. 1s mode is perfect for indoors and the 2s allows you to rip it up outside. However keep in mind if you are using a lot of throttle and covering a lot of ground outside you are going to use up the battery pretty quickly (I’ve been getting about 2:00 out of all my 2s but closer to 3:00 on my 1s).

Quad feels great and moves responsively, have made no adjustment to rates in Betafpight because I don’t want to brick it being a noob. Overall would recommend, only took a star off for the bad radio.

Bottom Line Up Front: I regret buying this and wish I could return it. The kit I received has a bad transmitter. Occasionally, the throttle reading will start jumping around without any change in stick motion.

In some ways this is worse than a controller that’s dead on arrival because the intermittency of the issue means it took a while to figure out why I was having so much trouble flying (not to mention frustration/feeling like I’m crazy in the meantime).

I’ve been in touch with RDQ support. They think it’s a bad potentiometer, and I’m fairly confident I’ll be able to get it replaced. As I’m still waiting on a replacement to get sorted out though, I have yet to “enjoy” the new kit i purchased.

However, at the end of the day it’s a $30 controller and I’m not sure why I should be confident a replacement will fare better. If I could do it all over again, I’d buy a better transmitter (i. e. one in the $150 range).

And indeed I’ve looked into this a bit (and just call the kit transmitter a loss), but the Tinyhawk 2 is not compatible with Frsky transmitters from 2019 onward. So I’m not even sure I’d buy a Tinyhawk 2 again.

Other micro size quads from people like BetaFPV have a lot more options for transmitter compatibility. I thought the RTF kit would be low effort way to try out the hobby. It has not proved to be that and I’ve spent a lot more time reading/troubleshooting and almost no time flying.

To sum this up, if I were starting over: 1. Skip the kit and shop for a higher quality controller 2. Buy a micro-quad from a different manufacturer with compatibility with whatever controller you pick.

It will certainly be more expensive and take more work than an RTF kit, but hopefully more satisfying and able to give the hobby a real chance.

The is is an excellent drone setup. Clear as day goggles and camera. Easy to fly in S and N modes for anyone with any experience flying drones. For manual mode flying though, I suggest you log some hours on the DJI simulator that the kit comes with through an app download – its super fun! I love flying this drone – its fast and responsive.

It seems pretty fragile though and I would hate to crash it I love the option of the pause button – this is a life saver. Also, the ability to switch out of M mode back to the safety of N or S modes is convenient.

Great for cruising and exploring. The FPV combo is a lot more fun than flying a Mavic ! Cant wait to see the upgraded FPV models DJI undoubtedly will come out with. This one could be safer with prop guards that allow the braces to also be on the drone.

The cinewoop style FPV drones seem a lot safer than this spaced out looking drone- but its still super cool and I would buy it again for sure just for the experience. I wish I would have bought the extra batteries though.

I bought a protective case for it on Amazon that I like- pictured below. Fits everything any more shown in the photo. One con to the drone is that you can put the props on incorrectly- so you have to pay attention to what youre doing! The drone wont take offthough – so thats a plus.

I think anyone would have fun with this package, but realize that you could cause lots of damage to people or property with a crash at high speed.

EDIT: I originally rated the DJI FPV a one star and said don’t buy it. I kept getting the error message that something was interfering with the signal preventing me from taking off. I read in forums it was the new iPhone, Apple Watch etc.

, to recalibrate everything, to reinstall the software and nothing worked, and yes I did everything, many times. Then I went a bought all new batteries and the problem was solved, it’s the batteries not the drone, not the controllers, the batteries.

If you are getting these error messages preventing you from taking off get new batteries. If the new ones do the same or you get the same error message take the batteries back and exchange them. Once I fixed the battery issues it works great! I left my original post below that resulted in one star but since then the drones phenomenal I bought this FPV drone combo for Christmas for myself.

Out of the box there was trouble with the app updating the firmware so I called tech support and they had me download and update the firmware from the FPV site. After a full day the drone finally worked.

Got up the next day and went to fly the drone and the same issue came up. Updated the firmware again and still the same issue. I own another drone so I know what I’m doing. The FPV is a good thought but just an expensive bookend at this point.

Also, for Mac users the DJI assist 2 will not work with Mac. Spend your money on something else, this isn’t worth it, more issues and trouble than it’s worth.

I got the DJI FPV a year ago, and I have just over 40 hours of fly time and 1000 kilometers flying with the drone. As it has held up extremely well over the year, I am super stoked to give it a 5-star review.

The rush when spinning up the motors and launching off the ground is still super exhilarating. With amazing pictures and videos, I do not regret buying this wonder. The only thing I would recommend is practicing flying FPV in a simulator like “Liftoff” (On “Steam” game launcher) before flicking the drone into “Manual mode” as it is very easy to lose control over the drone if not somewhat experienced.

Talking about the specs on the drone after a year, I couldn’t tell the difference from when I first bought it. The battery life however can only go for about 15 minutes in a stable hover over the ground compared to the promised 20 minutes, and even less when ripping around quickly.

Although that slight downside, the speed, and acceleration have been affected little to nothing whatsoever. I easily get up to 140 kmh (87mph) with no wind, and my top speed with tailwind has maxed out around 176 kmh (109mph).

The last thing I want to add is that I strongly recommend getting the 2 extra batteries if you are planning to take the drone on longer trips. There are a lot more specifics I could have written down, but if you are seriously considering getting this drone, then it is easy to find very well-made videos on social media platforms like Youtube that go into a lot more depth than I did here as these are more of my personal experiences with the drone.

IG: oskar_t_ross.

Prior to DJI releasing this drone I had the DJI Mini 2 fly more combo. When DJI released this drone I had to have it! The look, feel and especially when you turn it on the start up cycle it does and phenomenal! After only a few days of trying it out I learned pretty quick it wasn’t for me.

First, you have 3 batteries (drone, remote, goggles) to charge all the time which is a task in itself as the battery life is not like non-FPV drones. That said, I was coming from a regular drone and use to really good battery life.

As far as FPV drones go DJI from what I’ve learned does have the best but it doesn’t compare to non-FPV drones like my previous one. This thing is FAST! Manual mode is crazy and something I didn’t have the patience to stick with though.

Fortunately DJI did build in a virtual course so you can practice without risking crashing but the control functions to fly in manual change completely and I didn’t want to deal with not only learning multiple flying controls for the same drone but toggling back and forth all the time.

Ultimately, I ended up returning this drone for the DJI Air 2S Fly More Combo and couldn’t be happier! If you’re in to racing and getting killer shots and have the patience and maybe some extra batteries the DJI FPV is the drone for you.

But, if you’re looking for a simple to use picture and video drone with better distance and more features then I wouldn’t go this route.

I have been thinking about buying a drone for a couple of years now, but wasn’t sure I wanted to risk spending a lot of money on something that I will probably crash on the first day. When I saw this “beginner” one on sale at B&H, now was the time to try it.

This would give me the opportunity to learn to fly a drone, while the cost was low enough that I could afford to wreck it. Once I felt comfortable flying the thing, I could upgrade to a better unit. So I got my drone license from the FAA and started setting up this guy.

When I had the app loaded and running and everything communicating, it was time to mount my phone to the remote. Uh oh! My brand new phone does not fit. I just this month upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S21+ smartphone with an Otterbox case.

The phone and case are 3-1/4 inches wide. The spring-loaded bracket that holds the phone to the remote only opens 3 inches. If you can’t mount your phone to the remote, it will be extremely difficult to see where you are flying while trying to control the drone.

My trade-in phone, an old Galaxy S8 Active, would not have fit either. It was 3-1/8 inches wide. The Samsung S21 is the same width as the S21+, I think, and the S21 Ultra is slightly wider still. The smaller iPhone 12 mini will probably fit, but the non-mini version with a case may also have the same problem.

So measure your phone before purchasing this drone. If you have one of the newer, larger phones, it may not fit. If the width of your phone is more than 2-15/16 inches, you may not be able to spread the spring-loaded phone clamp wide enough to snap you phone in.

This is really disappointing. I was so looking forward to flying this thing. Also, I am not sure what to do with the drone now. It is already registered in my name. Ugh!.

SP510 is a medium sized foldable drone that is lightweight and easy to fly. If you’re a beginner and looking to become a professional aerial photographer someday in the future then SP510 might be an entry-level camera drone that will teach you the basics of flight controls as well as capturing aerial shots.

It comes with some advanced features like GPS smart flight modes and the automatic return home. Inside the box we can find a drone, a battery, a USB cable, a remote control, X propellers, extra screws, a screwdriver and a manual.

Drone has an elegant modern design with good quality plastics. It’s foldable motor arms can be extended outward when you’re ready to fly when the drone isn’t in use. It’s powered by a seven-point four hole 1500 milliamp battery which goes on top of the drone and some nice little LED lights that indicate its power level.

The battery provides the drone with flight time of around 14 to 16 minutes depending on how aggressively you fly the drone but there are drones that have a better flight time at more or less similar price.

You only get one battery. It’s controller is nice and simple and has a minimalist design and has a pair of handles that pull out from the bottom and a smartphone holder that pulls out from the middle the buttons are clearly labeled so you know what they do and it has a dial on top that will allow you to adjust the angle of the camera.

It also has an integrated battery which can be charged via a USB cable which is provided. The drone flies very well, it holds and maintains a steady altitude when in hover mode and it’s easy to control has three speed modes and is quite fast so if you are beginner I’d advise you to fly in its default mode.

The maximum transmission range is just under 500 meters but it seems a bit less. Thanks to the GPS we have three modes circle fly which can automatically orbit around or fly along the path you set the auto return home mode which enables precise positioning and prevents losing the drone and the tap fly mode which will fly along the path you’ve drawn.

The app allowing you to focus on capturing photos and videos. It has a micro SD card slot on the bottom which is compatible with cards up to 128 gigabytes. Plus, get the full 2. 7 K quality of the camera you’ll need to record the video footage on the card otherwise the video quality is only 1080p.

The camera on the SP510 is better than standard but it’s not a professional camera drone so don’t expect be winning any prizes with the photography. Plus, the camera doesn’t have any advanced stabilization features so you may notice some shakiness in your videos specially in winds so for the best quality you’re gonna want to stick to flying when the weather is good.

The live-streaming quality is pretty decent however it’s not 2. 7 K as that resolution can only be recorded on the microSD card instead it’s 720p. I think overall this is a good drone for beginners, like me, not for professional photographers and fun to fly.

I used this recently for a job at my local MX Park (check the attached video) for a guy that I got my custom electric bike from. This thing is all that’s needed for a great fpv experience while capturing video that’s more than enough for youtube, Instagram or anything else online!! I’m scared to fly it over water though, in case it decides to have a “yaw fit” and fall out of the sky but otherwise happy to use it until its last crash, whenever that might be.

It’s worth the fear as I’m sure the solution will be out eventually.

Not able to get support from GetFPV.

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I went from a Tinyhawk 2 to the Tinyhawk 2 Freestyle and the two drones are totally different beasts! The 2s difference is immediately noticeable when flying it. Throttle punch out sends the thing to the moon and you can easily pull up out of a dive or react quickly to a sudden near-collision.

It’s durable too! It’s taken some pretty hard knocks so far and it’s still flying like a champ! Haven’t even broke any props. This is my first freestyle drone and my 2nd fpv drone. It’s awesome for ripping in my backyard where I don’t have much space.

My only experience with freestyle before this was with the Liftoff sim. Gotta say that it feels nearly identical with how a 5″ flies in the sim, just with scaled down throttle! The only downside of its size that I’ve noticed is that it easily gets blown around in the wind, but in acro mode its pretty easy to counteract it.

I’ve flown on days with 15mph winds no problem! I love this little drone and have flown it every day I could ever since buying it. I think I will buy the Babyhawk 2 when I’m ready to step up to HD flying!.

Yes it’s a bit more expensive than the TH2, but the improvements that were made compared to the TH2 are noticeable. I own 2 of the TinyHawk 2s just because I love the way they fly (I also own 7 5” freestyle quads).

When the TH3 came out I couldn’t help myself, so I purchased it, the frame is definitely made stronger in the areas that the TH2 would have had issues, though I so far haven’t fractured any part of their frames, the RunCam 3 is a definite improvement, and the whole top portion that mounts the camera is made differently also, if and when you want to swap out any of the motors it’s much easier to do.

I tried all the different BetaFlight PID profiles and rate settings and for the smoothest and best handling, I found that PID Profile 2, and Rate setting 3 are the best IMO. Oh and one more definite improvement is the flight time, on a 450mAH I’m getting 4.

5 – 5. 0 min. That’s at least a min. more than my TH2s, I believe that’s because of the new motor Kv. and the cap. that’s attached to the batt. plug. All in all this is probably the best whoop for winter flying indoors (or outdoors) whether you are a noob or not.

If you’re on the fence, jump on over, you won’t regret it. Guaranteeeeeeed.

I don’t usually write reviews but this is awesome. Highly recommend this quadcopter for new pilots. I already have some gear from fixed wing so I purchased the BNF version. The documentation on Betaflight and channel mapping was not the best but I reconfigured for AETR and mapped Aux 1 and Aux 2 to channels 5 and 6 on my Radiomaster Tx16s.

4-1 internal transmitter should be set to FrSky D8. I highly recommend starting with angle mode and some gentle rates. Certainly the RTF, as reviewed on my YouTube channels avoids much of this learning curve.

Prior to this quadcopter, I tried a few “toy” drones and the TBS Tiny Whoop Nano. Comparatively, this quadcopter is much more robust (but still small and lightweight), it is relatively easy and a joy to fly.

Safe indoors and so much fun outside! If I had to do it over again, this would without a doubt be the first quadcopter I would buy.

its good! solid little quad. i Kind of more or less figured it would fly exactly the way it does. I kind of just bought it for the novelty of it. not sure how much exactly I plan to fly it but I like to keep stuff like this around for friends or family with kids to play around with so they cant mess up my expensive ones hahahaha I do like the fact that it is 1s only and the flight controller isnt a big huge proprietary piece of nonsense.

I got a tinyhawk 2 when I was first getting into the hobby and even though it said it would change the PIDs and rates depending on what battery was plugged in. the first time I tried a 2s battery it straight up flew away on me.

never to be seen again hahahah. then I suggested it to another friend of mine who wanted to get into FPV and sure enough his flew away from him too! seemed like a strange feature to have for what is pretty well known as a beginners quad.

anyways. I am happy with this one and I have found it to be quite durable, too. perfect for beginners.

This is an amazing quad, and it’s super durable! It’s a little bigger then I thought, but it’s still quite nimble. I have had two main problems with it, 1. One motor will sometimes fail to arm? But after I unarm and rearm it works fine 2.

I see a lot of people have a problem with the camera becoming lose, and I had that same problem. A little hot glue solved it tho! This one is kind of minor but the camera on this drone isn’t excellent.

It struggles with exposure. The drone comes with two battery’s which I think is a little lacking but oh well (some RDQ 450 Mah 1s battery’s do the trick for me). If it wasn’t for those problems this would be a 5 star quad.

After flying in sims and watching tons of YouTube I went with the EMAX TinyHawk S and I’ve been very happy so far. It’s proven itself rugged, standing up to numerous crashes, including one failsafe from a considerable height.

I fly almost exclusively with 1S batteries and it is still very capable. I’m working on my acrobatics. I have successfully attempted some power loops, which is cool for something so diminutive. Mostly I just zip around trees in the park.

Anything more than a slight breeze will make that tough, though. I need to get some race gates. I did crack the hub of one propeller flying in the house but it comes with spares and extras are cheap.

I have it bound to a FRSKY X-Lite S and it works well. The radio operates in D16 and quad defaults to D8. You have to change it in Betaflight before you bind the radio. This video details the process: https://www.

youtube. com/watch?v=mDBoXLGjqS4.

This quad is great for beginner. Flies good both in and out side. I’ve crashed it probably hundreds of times when first beginning to fly. After a few hours of flight time you will notice that the motors will start to stutter or fail to spin.

This is because the small connectors used to connect the motors are not rated for the current that gets passed through them, they quickly wear out. Luckily Emax included Solder pads for the motors too.

To use the solder pads you will need to lengthen the motor wires by about an inch to have working room, I added about 1 inch on 30 AWG stranded wire, make sure you use heat shrink on the splice. An alternative is to unplug and replug the connectors, this works a few times but the problem gradually gets worse then this fix doesn’t work any more, soldering is the way to go.

F22 is my first drone. Very good and robust product for beginners. Gyroscope and GPS feature seems very crucial for my first steps because when I tried it in Headless Mode (GPS off) it was not easy to keep it hover at one position.

Also Auto take off and landing very useful for beginners. It is quite a challenge do it safely without these features when you are beginner. Auto take-off, hovering and landing allows to start “playing with toy” off-box without frustration and gradually start developing flying skills.

Robust – because even when I crashed couple times there were no critical damages. It is still as a brand new, replacing pair of propellers was very easy in a filed. 4stars only for one Down side in my experience – to do calibration seems to be very crucial for every time you fly.

Because when I skipped this step once, the drone seems “lost its brains” and zoomed sideway and inevitably crushed into a bush once it took-off. From this observation I think Obstacle Avoidance feature would be very helpful.

Otherwise you need to react fast and “kill” drone holding take-off button 3 sec, however even 3 sec is enough to make severe damage to drone or object it run into. Another weird thing I’ve noticed – my cell phone battery drained supper fast, couple flights and my cell phone battery was dead.

Not sure if it is a problem with my cell (need to try another one). But it was obvious after couple times I’ve tried flying.

For a beginner/intermediate drone, this is an excellent choice to usher in newcomers to flying. It does alot and functions beautifully with a budget price to accompany functionality. It comes with a “beginner mode” that prevents you from straying too far from your control of the drone for new flyers that helps them get used to the process, as well as quite a few different modes for taking videos and pictures.

Battery life for most drones is relatively limited, but on the limited scale, this drone has decent battery life that exceeds competitors while maintaining quality functionality. Love it. I highly recommend to anyone that wants to start out and needs to get a starter drone that is of good quality.

When I say starter, that doesn’t mean low quality, what that means is that the higher end, more costly drones can reach distances of 4 miles from the person operating them and travel much higher. That being said, with an investment of several thousand dollars or more, it would be best to start with something more cost effective to get the hang of it that is still really good but is more limited in that aspect.

This is a great starter quad. Perfect for indoor flying and learning FPV. Not too fast, stable, smooth, and pretty quiet. Great to chase dogs around the house. Does not behave as predictably in acro as I would like.

No way to tune PIDs or make adjustments. Great in self-level mode as well as attitude hold mode. Would recommend something a little bigger and more powerful for acro training. The self-righting feature is unusual and great for a beginner pilot.

Keeps the walk of shame to a minimum. The props are not that good. they come off easily and I would recommend aftermarket props from anyone other than Horizon Hobby for replacements. All the aftermarket ones I have tried are much tighter on the motors and don’t fly off in a crash.

Everything is pretty durable, but I have replaced the flight control board and camera in the first 6 months of flying every day and crashing 10-15 times every time up. Cost almost as much as getting a new quad.

I only got about 4 hours of flight time before this quad started misbehaving. Unbinds mid-flight, won’t disarm, randomly banks right and gains altitude until it’s out of range and then falls out of the sky, and now it refuses to stay bound to any of my radios (including the one it came with) for more than a few seconds of flight.

I get lift, then it flashes like there’s a low battery, falls to the ground, unbinds and all of the motors go crazy and refuses to disarm. Thought it might be the cheap JST-PH 2. 0 pigtail, so I replaced it, but the problem still remains.

Contacted Horizon, but they still haven’t gotten back to me. The silence on their end makes me feel like I got ripped off, and I’m just gonna have to eat that $230 and make sure I buy my micro quads somewhere else from now on.

It’s a shame, too. I was really enjoying this thing. It’s faster and feels better than any of my Tiny Whoops, the FPV monitor is great for ride-alongs for my friends, had 5+ minute flight times, and the radio (although primitive) was perfectly serviceable.

The Blade Inductrix is an excellent indoor FPV Flying, providing you already have a Spectrum based transmitter, and FPV goggles/monitor, costing around $100. I also have a Eachine E010S Tiny Whoop costing around $50.

Both fly the same. i use a Taranis transmitter, but they are available for Spectrum products. Both fly almost the same. The Eachine fpv picture quality is better than the Blade, probably because the Tiny Whoop uses a clover leaf antenna, and the Blade uses a stubby.

The stubby may prove to be more durable. , but both are OK for indoor use, and outside on calm days, for short range. If you are new to quads/drones then the SAFE tech on the Blade Inductrix is probably easier to fly.

Remember that you do also need the transmitter, and the FPV goggles or a monitor for FPV use. I recommend goggles.

This definitely isn’t “the best pre-built fpv drone on the market”. This drone has maybe one or two different features that are a positive. The remainder being negatives. Positives: The camera tilt adjustment to suit the drone speed is good and ensures everything is always in shot | the fact that you can open the box and fly.

Negatives: It’s a very limited FPV drone and very fragile | it’s not as fast, not as lightweight, definitely not as strong and very expensive to repair if you can get the parts (you ARE going to crash an FPV drone, even good pilots crash them regularly given the speed and proximity) | the “manual” flying mode is not full manual unless you go deep into the settings.

Even with full manual mode, there are still limitations to the control which makes it difficult to fly the way you want in certain situations | The flight control system is not very good for FPV style of flying, the handling of the quad is very docile and it’s hard to get the quad to do what you want it to do if you’re in a semi-tight environment.

This is made even worse in a windy environment. Hopefully this will be updated by DJI. | The camera is not as versatile as a GoPro that you would use on a regular FPV drone and the quality of the flight smoothing is not as good as “Hypersmooth” and definitely not close to ReelSteadyGO smoothing.

One thing that is worth noting is that the FPV goggles that come in the bundle will work with proper FPV drones that have the DJI video module in them. Overall, this drone could be a good way to dip your feet in the water with FPV drone flying, albeit expensive.

If you do end up enjoying FPV flying, you will be wanting a proper FPV drone. Please watch some videos on youtube from “Joshua Bardwell”, “KebabFPV”, “ummagawd”. These are people who actually fly FPV drones and will provide an informed review.

The majority of other reviewers are tech or vlog channels that don’t have the FPV experience to properly review the thing. Side assumption/opinion – Being DJI’s first attempt at FPV, I can only imagine that the second version will be a whole lot better than this version.

Recently replaced my normal gps mavic drone with an fpv drone and have enjoyed every second of flight. Very different fly style compared to ‘normal’ dji drones, but now I’m used to it, it’s definitely worth the shorter battery life for its manoeuvrability and insane speed.

Sounds awesome roaring overhead at 100+ km/h. My box actually came with a battery that was completely dead (refused to turn on and flashed recovery lights) but just took it back into the store and had it replaced instantly no hassle.

Definitely plan to visit cool locations to test out this beast’s true potential.

I’ve had it for about a month, it’s easy to fly. it’s djis take on an fpv drone. It’s ‘floaty’ and doesn’t drop as quick as you want when no accelerating. This makes tight course flying particularly difficult.

It’s great for doing stunt flying in the air, or learning how to use a fpv drone with the benefit of being able to hit the pause button mid flight to save yourself. Realistically, i was getting between 3-6 mins flight time on a single charge in M mode.

The battery charges in about 30mins. DJI will definitely bring out a new one as this is missing features and missed the ballpark for the price. it is also VERY VERY VERY loud, and actually illegal to fly a fpv drone in Australia so keep this in mind if wanting to fly in populated areas.

this drone could easily kill someone in the wrong hands. Be careful It’s OK, But i have just sold it.