What is the best drone for a beginner to choose?

Contents

1 Where to start
2 What to look for?
3 Key features of the right choice
3.1 Control
3.2 Resistant to crash
3.3 Small size
3.4 Flight modes for a beginner
3.5 Good stabilization
4 Let's summarize
5 Videos

Where to start

First of all, a beginner should choose a cheap quadcopter

What to look for?

There are six main features and functions worth paying attention to:

Flight time.

This is the time the drone will fly on a single battery charge. Usually, in the model specifications, manufacturers indicate the maximum time, that is, the time obtained during tests under optimal launch conditions (without a camera, without propeller protection, without landing supports, in good calm weather, at the optimal horizontal flight speed). In other words, in practice, you will not be able to get the flight time declared by the developer. It is worth considering this when buying!

Tip: Buy additional batteries immediately.

Flight speed

Control radius

Camera presence

Control method

Return to Home

Key Features of the Right Choice

Simple and a convenient control panel
Crash resistance
Small size
Availability of flight modes for a beginner
Good stabilization

Unfortunately no a quadrocopter that would have all of the above characteristics. But manufacturers are trying, and every year new models appear on the market with functions and prices available to everyone.

Further details about each feature.

Control

Control panel (equipment, transmitter)

The remote control should not have many buttons, so as not to confuse a beginner. And the size of the remote control must match in size and shape with the joysticks of popular game consoles.

Crash resistance

A beginner with no experience in piloting a quadcopter

Small size

When colliding with obstacles, the size of the quadcopterSmall size

Flight modes for a beginner

For a beginner, it will be best if the aircraft has several switchable dynamics modes (Slow / Medium / Quick). The presence of the "Headless" mode will allow a novice pilot to control the quadrocopter without bothering about its position in the air (no matter which side of the drone is turned to the pilot). Also, the return to home function (Return to Home or RTH) will not be superfluous, when, when a button is pressed, the drone returns to the remote control in automatic mode.

Hint: Despite the fact that the mode " Headlessof advanced models, which you will sooner or later come to😋! Instead, combine the hands-on learning process with FPV simulator, this will allow you to quickly master the basics of piloting UAVs and progress in this direction.

Good stabilization

The presence of a four or six-axis gyroscope will allow the quadcopter to keep more stable in the air, and a beginner to avoid crashes with small errors in management. The best models for novice pilots can be found in the table below or here

Name	Camera presence	Flight time	FPV	Altitude hold	Headless mode	Price	Review
JJRC H31	none	10 min	no	no	yes	35 $	yes
Syma X5C	0.3MP	7 min	no	no	no	from 27 $	yes
Syma X5HW	0.3MP	7 min	2.4GHz WiFi	yes	yes	60 $	yes
Eachine E58	2MP	9 min	2.4GHz WiFi	yes	yes	from $ 30	yes
Dwi Dowellin D7	2MP	6 min	2.4GHz WiFi	yes	yes	40 $	yes
Syma X8HW	1Mp	7 min	2.4GHz WiFi	yes	yes	105 $	yes
Eachine E013 Small Pepper	1000TVL	5 min	5.8GHz analog	none	yes	36 $	yes
Hubsan X4 H502S	720P	12 min	5.8GHz analogue	yes	yes	120 $	yes
Xiaomi MiTu	2MP	10 min	5GHz Wi-Fi	yes	no	60 $	yes
Ryze Tello Drone	5MP	13 min	2.4GHz WiFi	yes	no	from 99 $	yes

To summarize

So, if you really want to get acquainted with this exciting hobby, you need to start small! Save yourself from the desire to immediately buy expensive top-end models, no matter how technologically advanced they are, since the primary task of a beginner-is to learn to confidently and stably control the copter within sight without the participation of electronic assistants. The simpler the first quadcopter, the better.

Combine practice with FPV simulator to increase the number of training sessions and accordingly progress in training faster and without annoying consequences. For your information! Practice shows that those who have gone the long way will show better piloting skills in the future, the level of which, among other things, will inevitably affect both the number of errors made and the quality of interaction with the drone and its payload... That's all for us, we hope our recommendations were useful to you. Good luck! And fly safely!