Spec me a budget drone

I was bought one of these for Christmas and it's really difficult to control. I've got about £110 of Nectar points and the Tello is currently £89 at Argos. I'm seriously tempted to pick one up using my points.
 
Well, for better or worse I’ve ordered the Drocon I linked earlier.
Happened to check again and it was on a Lightning Deal with £20 off.

I’ll let you know whether it was a wise choice!
 
Feek said:
I was bought one of these for Christmas and it's really difficult to control. I've got about £110 of Nectar points and the Tello is currently £89 at Argos. I'm seriously tempted to pick one up using my points.
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Got basically the same one, but branded differently. Flew it for the first time today and it was next to impossible, even as a first timer. Lost complete control at one point and paniced as I watched it fly out the park, brought it down inches away from a ladys car as she was washing it. Never felt eye daggers like that before. Most sheepish I've felt as I walked over to retreive it. Felt like a kid asking for my ball back.
 
Feek said:
I was bought one of these for Christmas and it's really difficult to control. I've got about £110 of Nectar points and the Tello is currently £89 at Argos. I'm seriously tempted to pick one up using my points.
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It is pretty much a no frills drone. I think you will be much impressed by the easy controls and mostly the auto stabilisation it does, I suspect that’s what majority of the cost is (in terms of technology IP)I’m waiting for an opportunity to take outside one day and see what it can do.
 
ajf said:
Well, for better or worse I’ve ordered the Drocon I linked earlier.
Happened to check again and it was on a Lightning Deal with £20 off.

I’ll let you know whether it was a wise choice!
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Oh that's interesting - I like the fact that the Drocon comes with a controller and doesn't need a phone. Do you have a link to the lightning deal (if it's still on)?
 
Steedie said:
Got basically the same one, but branded differently. Flew it for the first time today and it was next to impossible, even as a first timer. Lost complete control at one point and paniced as I watched it fly out the park, brought it down inches away from a ladys car as she was washing it. Never felt eye daggers like that before. Most sheepish I've felt as I walked over to retreive it. Felt like a kid asking for my ball back.
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I assume you're talking about the fifteen quid jobbie? Yeah, I wouldn't want to fly it outside or in any wind whatsoever.

teddy3578 said:
It is pretty much a no frills drone. I think you will be much impressed by the easy controls and mostly the auto stabilisation it does, I suspect that’s what majority of the cost is (in terms of technology IP)I’m waiting for an opportunity to take outside one day and see what it can do.
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I want to be able to take it up to what I think is pretty much maximum height to look at my aerials - I'm just a little concerned about the fact that all the videos I've seen tend to complain about loss of signal when it goes up high. I suppose with Argos at least I have the fourteen day return thing.
 
Feek said:
Oh that's interesting - I like the fact that the Drocon comes with a controller and doesn't need a phone. Do you have a link to the lightning deal (if it's still on)?
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Looks like it has finished now.
It just showed on the same link I had posted earlier. Just happened to decide to have a second look at it.
 
Feek said:
I was bought one of these for Christmas and it's really difficult to control. I've got about £110 of Nectar points and the Tello is currently £89 at Argos. I'm seriously tempted to pick one up using my points.
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Looking at the size of it, it won't fly indoors too well for sure, it'll become victim of the ground effect too much.

Have you used it outside? It's a bit wet everywhere atm.
 
Steedie said:
Got basically the same one, but branded differently. Flew it for the first time today and it was next to impossible, even as a first timer. Lost complete control at one point and paniced as I watched it fly out the park, brought it down inches away from a ladys car as she was washing it. Never felt eye daggers like that before. Most sheepish I've felt as I walked over to retreive it. Felt like a kid asking for my ball back.
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Happy to come take a look Steeds if you ever need
 
A lot of these smaller drones are really only good for indoors flight or if you go outside it needs to be completely calm with hardly any wind at all.

The difference between a £20 drone and £100 drone though is night and day, the level of stability control and safety measures a more expensive done has is just incredible.

When you go up to the £400 range then you get even better control and some automation. Something like the Mavic air or parrot anafi you have to really be trying to crash for it to actually happen
 
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Drone flight attempt part 2

Went up and away from me for a bit. Then realised I had no control over it any more, just kept flying away from me and getting higher. Watched it for a good 2 minutes slowly disappear from sight. Guess it will just keep on the same trajectory until the battery dies, no idea where that will be

Good job it wasn't expensive! No more drones for me
 
Steedie said:
Drone flight attempt part 2

Went up and away from me for a bit. Then realised I had no control over it any more, just kept flying away from me and getting higher. Watched it for a good 2 minutes slowly disappear from sight. Guess it will just keep on the same trajectory until the battery dies, no idea where that will be

Good job it wasn't expensive! No more drones for me
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Near any power lines? Welcome to try my old one at some point, I use my racer nowadays
 
Delvis said:
Near any power lines? Welcome to try my old one at some point, I use my racer nowadays
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Nah was in a massive field in our estate. Watched it fly over towards the houses, it was way too high to hit anything like power lines.

I never thought drones would interest me, it was only that I got this as a present. I don't think I'm coordinated enough to fly them properly anyway :p
 
Steedie said:
Nah was in a massive field in our estate. Watched it fly over towards the houses, it was way too high to hit anything like power lines.

I never thought drones would interest me, it was only that I got this as a present. I don't think I'm coordinated enough to fly them properly anyway :p
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:D it does take some time

If you look at my YouTube when I first get my racer is sketchy as hell
 
Took mine out for its maiden flight today, absolute doddle to fly, active track was awesome and the camera quality is just incredible.

But then it is a £1100 DJI Mavic 2 Zoom :)

I was actually a little scared when I used the Return Home feature, but it landed bang on target from a distance of 600ft and height of 230ft :)

Target was a floor mat from my car.
 
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