SYMA X5C-1...Hands Down! Another user said it as well and it's a bargain for the technology. 720P camera which ain't bad for $50ish. I still fly mine. Love it! I got 5 Batteries and a 5 Battery Charger $20. 850mah so upgraded lasts 10 minutes in air no issues.
Everybody should have it! It's cheap reliable and yeah fun. I like my Mavic better obviously but I still use it and learned a lot from the SYMA and my coaxial. At the very least it'll prepare you for ATTI mode. Many people think they are great pilots well the Mavic is GPS 9/10 times. You can't master anything without knowing the RC hobby. So it's a good buy.
Plus fun indoors and under .55lbs so you can risk some things. It'll break 400ft as well.
All good things! DJI for the Consumer Professional Drones and SYMA for the Toy Hobby Drones. The way to go!
The SYMA is more difficult to fly unless something is severely wrong with your Mavic but it's resistant. I'd recommend anyone starting there to learn the RC first. When the flight changes direction so do the controls etc. You need to know! The Mavic is too intelligent. My fear is many people may not be able to fly their drones in a total loss of sensory and since ATTI mode gets some help from some sensory and is only enabled when GPS is lost. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SYMA X5C-1 as your starting place.
Most crashes are do to sport mode or the ATTI mode switch. The Mavic is obviously still receiving updates but I can gurantee a lot of the incidents are people that realize it's easy to fly and then have a loss in some of the sensory and crash. Having a Model RC background even if it's basic is important. I've had my share of RC Aircraft when I was younger etc.
Model RC pilots, it's much more difficult to fly and they are much more skilled than the average user purchasing a drone. They have a reason not to respect the average drone enthusiast.
Did you know? If you let go of the stick a helicopter or RC plane may loose altitude. Haha. The drone is too intelligent and it's great but most people don't realize with out that sensory odds are your not a good pilot if you never experienced the basic hobby. Even the SYMA has an accelerometer.
DJIs simulator is good but puts to much emphasis on the intelligence of the drone. It's no where near what the raw hobby is. The SYMA X5C-1 a little bit closer.
It's almost like an Automatic Transmission Vs a Manual Transmission in a car. I encourage anybody to learn both. As the Mavic is somewhat manual in ATTI mode etc.
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