Best "starter" drone?

[Zhevotnya]

Hello people! I am new to your group, so I apologize if my question appears rather naive. I am a 70-year-old 100% disabled veteran living in Michigan. I would like to purchase a drone for my 45-year-old son, who has no experience flying a drone. However, "back in the day," I had several R/C planes, so I have some experience. Which brand/model of drone would best suit our needs...and pocketbook?

 

[GFields]

Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!

Many of the newest DJI drones would fit the bill.
It largely depends on what you plan to use your drone for.

 

[Cafguy]

I still fly my RC planes at times BUT My Drone addiction has taken almost all my time. lol
What will your son be doing? Photos? Flying around for the fun of just flying the Drone?
Its an important question. All the DJI Drones are starter Drones really BUT if you get the wrong one for the purpose you will be disappointed.
Flying for the joy of it....Get the AVATA 2 your son will LOVE it and its the best "starter" FPV Drone that I know of.
Photos well thats open for many other questions and on the photo quality and the differences you will need other advice I would think an air 3.

 

[Rchawks]

I started out with a mavic mini as my first drone to kind of learn my way around how it worked. I also used to fly rc planes. Did it for about 25 years total so I also have the bug and I was still nervous starting out learning to fly drones as it was so different. I think the m3p that I have would be a good choice for a first type of drone to try but the m4p would be the newest update for that type of model. Thing is it does have good power for moderate conditions but starting out flyIing in a large open area in calm wind just to stay out of trouble with possible problems. Use a landing mat. The next size up from that say a Air 2 or 3 and the power goes way up and can be quite dangerous if your not careful on takeoff and landings. Another option which might suit your son to learn the ropes with would be a neo. Many options for that one from no controller to many types of controllers such as your phone or a rc with built in display which is very handy for more than one model as well. Be aware of what is compatible and updated for the type of flying he would like. I agree the AVATA 2 as a good choice as well. I have both the neo and the AVATA with the goggles 3 and N3 FPV displays (controllers). It can add up pretty quick so do your research as to the type of flying he would like to do. One more thing, I recently started flying FPV and this type of flying has a very different feel than using a screen controller. I like doing both which can be done using a neo.