Holy Stone Mini Drone for Kids and Beginners, Indoor Outdoor Quadcopter Plane for Boys Girls with Auto Hover, 3D Flips, 3 Batteries, Headless Mode, Great Easter Gift Toy for Boys and Girls, HS210 Green

I wanted to see if my cats and foster kittens might be interested in a flying toy. I wanted something relatively cheap so if it got pounced on I wouldn't upset at the cost. The first one I got was obviously used and broken, Amazon replaced it, and the second was in perfect shape. The good news is there's little risk of it getting pounced on. The cats are interested in this, but only at a distance. When it flies close to them they scramble where I was expecting them to get a case of the wiggle butts. I can see where some people damage these on the first flight. Having experience with RC airplanes and big drones I skipped reading the owners' manual (big mistake). I hit the takeoff button and it zipped up rather quickly, hit a cabinet and then went crazy fighting artificially induced pitch sticking itself to the cabinet door. If you're not ready for it the way it zips up will absolutely startle and hit something if you're not in a clear space. I also accidentally discovered the relative direction mode (in this mode which way the stick makes it go is relative to you, so that if you rotate with the left stick until the drone is facing the opposite way, pushing the right stick to the right will still make the drone go to your right right instead of left). This was a little confusing for me having prior RC experience. Again, reading the manual would have been smart on my part. Lastly is a tip about the reviews talking about it just drifting away outdoors. The controller has an IR panel on the front (facing away from the pilot). For those that don't know, IR is light based. I'm pretty sure this is how the drone knows which way it is facing for relative direction mode, but it's quite likely it's used for other purposes, including actual flight control instead of RF. This means that when it's in direct sunlight, the IR receiver on the drone itself will get "jammed" by the sunlight and will be unable to receive input from the controller. This is definitely an indoor only drone, but at a minimum if you're going to do it outdoors, do it at night and keep it really close to you. Without walls for the IR light to reflect off of, the range will be much lower outdoors, so you risk it flying away at night too. It wouldn't be a fair review if I didn't also list one big con. It comes with blue & black fans, which would be great, however the fans aren't actually color coded. The fans spin in different directions depending on their location on the drone. Normally I would expect them to be color coded along the lines of "black = clockwise blue = counterclockwise", however this isn't the case. If you break a blade, you will need to carefully look at the fan blades to ensure the broken ones you are replacing match the new ones. Putting a clockwise in a counterclockwise or vice versa the drone will not be flyable and possibly fly around erratically hitting people or objects in the room (causing further damage). OTOH if you're feeling like mixing it up you could swap a blue for a black or such for visual effect. Overall it's a good little drone. Read the instructions, know how to handle it before you're first flight, don't run into things and I would imagine this will last quite a while UPDATE: Been flying it around my house for a few weeks now. People who complain about it breaking are misusing it IMO. I've had a couple of small crashes. It seems fairly durable, no damage from falls from five feet up onto carpet, or accidentally tapping it into a wall. To break it, you would need to go full speed into a wall, which would probably break it. Kids being rough treating it like an RC car will break it. Drones aren't RC cars and are more fragile.

My daughter wanted a drone for her birthday. She turned 9, so we didn’t want to go all out on something expensive since she’s never flown one. The reviews on this Holy Stone drone were really good, and the price was right. I loved that it came with 3 batteries! We started out in the house and even with the ceiling fan going on medium (somehow I didn’t get it turned off before she started, oops!) she was able to fly it with ease. There was a small learning curve, but with a battery charger that charges 2 batteries at once she could pretty much fly one battery till it died and charge charge it while she flew with the next battery! They didn’t seem to take long to charge at all! The batteries are a tight fit in the drone, and have a tiny connector you plug in. But even she could do it herself after helping her learn how to do it. This turns it on, there is no on/off switch. Try not to break the plastic plug casing, since it’s supposed to plug in one direction! The drone is pretty small, but not overly tiny. It’s a good size for in the house. You can take it outside, but if you do, turn up the speed! We did this once or twice, but I was worried she was going to land it in our little pool, so we mostly use it inside right now. She loves the 360 flip! We haven’t really figured out the “headless” mode. And since she learned to fly it “head first”, I don’t see us trying to learn a new way. We did have an issue after a week or so of playing with it, but when we contacted the company, they were friendly and ended up sending us a new one for a warranty claim! It came pretty fast and it’s still going strong. Overall me, and my daughter (and her older sisters who she Sometimes shares with) are very happy with the purchase.

The Holy Stone NiHS210 Mini Drone RC Nano Quadcopter is a nice little drone. Due to the drone’s small size, my son, an avid drone pilot, is able to fly it throughout our home. He enjoys the three speed modes, although I think the fastest mode is a bit fast for indoor flying. Four stars for non-intuitive power up and flat surface requirement for power down; otherwise and enjoyable drone. The photo shows the drone in my 12 year old son's hand. Pros: · Easy flying · Compact size · Three (3) speed modes Cons: · Power up and take off instructions were not intuitive (my experienced drone pilot (son) had to read the instructions to learn how to get it in the air) · Rotors will not stop turning unless the drone is resting on a flat surface; this can cause problems if the drone lands on its side or leaning against an object. · At the time we ordered, the drone’s image was out of proportion, making the drone appear larger than it actually was when it arrived. From my 12 year old son: The Holy Stone Night Elf is an indoor beginner drone with blade guards. It has three speed modes and headless mode which means no matter which way the drone is oriented it will move in the direction you are facing. I had to look in the instructions to figure out how to take off it is confusing because you have to push the bottom left button to start the engines then increase altitude to lift off. The rotors will not turn off unless on a flat surface. That is the only down side to this drone. Over all I like it as a small fast drone I can use indoors.

This is the best drone we have ever purchased (and we’ve owned many). My kids are absolutely thrilled with it! It’s very easy to control — even my four-year-old son was able to fly it. This drone has probably survived hundreds of crashes into walls and the floor, yet this little guy still takes off and keeps making my kids happy. The quality is excellent, and I really appreciate that extra batteries are included in the package. I saved it on Amazon because I plan to buy another one if ours ever breaks. I highly recommend this product! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The 6 and 7 years old are really enjoying the Mini RC Drone...

Excelente producto para aprender a manejar un drOn específicamente para niños si aguanta los golpes muy bien

Excellent beginner drone for my 5 year old. It's hardy and easy to use, smaller than anticipated but doesn't feel cheap. Good buy

It is only a little drone, which seems small at first but perfect for zipping around inside. The stand out feature is that it is so easy to fly. It hovers on its own and has a slow mode. I fly it and my 4 year old chases and has a go but too advanced for him to fly on his own. But it is remarkably robust for a little toy. We have had a ton of crashes and it is totally fine, hasn't missed a beat. Comes with 3 batteries and some spares so plenty of flying time. I generally get enough play time out of one battery. Oh I mean for my son.

The drone is a lot smaller than expected, but it’s fine. It was easy for my 7 year old son to figure out how to use. There are 3 rechargeable batteries that come in the package. They give about 5 minutes of play time. However, the wires that connect the battery to the drone is very delicate, and within a week, 2 of them had snapped. We only have 1 functioning battery left. I contacted the seller, and they’re unable to send a replacement battery. I’m not sure why other buyers said that the Holy Stone customer service was top notch, because even though they did respond very quickly, they couldn’t help me as I had purchased from Amazon and not from them. I’m unable to purchase any other spares which is unfortunate, and it’s not easy to purchase rechargeable batteries to be sent overseas to Singapore.