All I have is personal experience. I have several non gps drones. Without gps, there is no "home point" to return to. I have also found that on my drones that have "trim" buttons for right/left, forwarded/reverse, and yaw and power it is...
I have a neighbor that has seen me fly my drone several times, and at one point stated that she has to get her husband one.
Jumping forward about a year, she bought herself a drone, not for the hubby, but for herself, not a DJI.
One day, she is...
I lost some Mavic 2 and Spark batteries by not touching them for several years. I now keep a spreadsheet of when they were last charged and try to service them every three months.
As the new year approaches, just a friendly reminder to fully charge all your batteries that may not be getting regular use. You really should be doing this 3-4 times a year for any battery that rarely gets used.
With availability of DJI...