Review on 🚁 TOYEN GordVE GV1803 FPV Quadcopter 2.4GHz WiFi Camera Drone - 720P HD, Foldable Arm, Altitude Hold, 6 Axis Gyro, RC Quadcopter with Camera - Pocket Drone by Christy Brewer

At least a dozen drones flew through our house. My son was already feverishly interested in it as a little boy (about 10 years ago). I bought him a Hubsan (which looks a lot like this drone) and half a dozen small home drones before we bought him a DJI Phantom as a graduation present. He is very good with drones. That knowledge wasn't passed on to Mom ;) and now he works at Caltech and has spent time working with NASA on much more important things. I'm not, and he's not here to help. All this to say that I bought drones for almost all members of my family. This is actually my second. I really liked my little Pterano drone but it got damaged when it hit the ceiling and now its wing doesn't flap anymore. This one is a bit larger and designed for the street so I figured we wouldn't have the same issues (hitting the ceiling) and we didn't have them BUT there were some others. I'm starting from scratch. points, the numbering of the parts did not match. The landing pads were numbered 1,2,4,1 but we managed to line them up. There is at least one floating wire that isn't explained anywhere, but we were able to find it in the manual. App: We didn't download/install it due to the amount of intrusive permissions. Does he need access to my contacts to fly? Daughter offered to put on the phone. (As a psychologist, I can't put anything that has access to my contacts on my phone) but changed my mind when she looked at the requested permissions. She noticed that it has exactly 1 review (5 stars) in the Play Store. a little suspicious. The application is designed to show what your phone or tablet's camera is capturing. You can fly without an app. and so we decided not to go out and fly it but to take care of the recording later. Despite very clumsy, poorly worded instructions, we got it through the right channel. The flashing lights on the legs told us it was set up and ready to fly. It offers 1 button start: almost reliable. We cheered it on and it staggered, or rather, shot to the right and landed on what I affectionately call the "airplane tree," a small tree in our yard where my son kept his expensive radio-controlled toys. there are a few more. His sister followed him. It's actually an unfair statement and makes her feel horrible, but she shouldn't be doing it. These things have a learning curve. and all she did was run. It was supposed to fly straight up, but didn't take off. We took it down from the tree, but it doesn't fly anymore. It seems to be due to 1 propeller not turning. It seems to have a bit more friction and doesn't move as easily as the others. The package includes spare supports. We tried replacing it but still only 3 out of 4 screws turn and it won't start. I'm not sure if the drone committed suicide that quickly, but. We will keep trying to restore it. This is one of those times when I wish our rocket scientist (yes, literally) was home. (He's busy preparing for the finals). We've had some very early models, some toys, some well-made small drones and some mid-range drones, and my son now has a near-professional drone. I saw quite a few flies. know what is required for their preparation and maintenance. As mentioned, I've bought *a lot* of drones. There's a learning curve. You need to understand the controls that are different from a remote control car. For example. Each is slightly different in terms of sensitivity, how responsive they are. how fast they climb and how far they go. Some are easier to fly than others. It was supposed to be one of them, but it looks like he had a problem from the start, probably with the same brace, causing him to lean to the side instead of rising straight up. Even if we can fix it and get it flying, I'll go over this review again. My 2-star rating is only partially based on the above issues. Of the more than a dozen drones that have flown through our home, this one is the closest to Hobsan. It cost about the same as it did 10 years ago when almost nobody made budget drones (under $100). Now there are a lot of them. The costs have dropped significantly. I just checked the cost of the model I got from my son x4 and it costs about 1/3 of what this one does. In short: a schematic user manual. unnecessarily obtrusive 3x more expensive than comparable models from well-known manufacturers. The latter is the real stumbling block. I would recommend the Hobsan of this model at 1/3 the price.