Holy Stone HS210 Mini Drone for Kids and Beginners RC Nano Quadcopter Indoor Small Helicopter Plane with Auto Hovering, 3D Flip, Headless Mode and 3 Batteries, Great Gift Toy for Boys and Girls, Blue

Got this for my 10 Yr old boy for Christmas. He was able to get used to the controls very quickly. Quick demo and he was away and I’d say pretty competent in less than and Hr of flying time. It’s better quality than most of the cheaper chineseum “toy” drones on offer and has some good features such as the ability to trim, flips, spins and three control rate settings. Trim works reasonably well but it still has a tendency to drift ever so slightly if you’re trying to get a perfect stationary hover. It’s best used indoors only as it will drift with wind and I’m not sure how well the signal will cope with bright sunlight and or longer distances. It’s also small (about size of the palm of an adult hand) so would be easy to get disoriented by the time you flew it any distance anyway. It’s robust in that it’s still working fine after a month of use (and some misuse!) at the hands of my 10yr old. There’s no camera which is good for our use area and honestly are mostly terrible on the smaller, cheaper starter drones anyway. It comes with three small Lipo batteries for the drone that can be swapped out for continuous flight time if required. They charge quickly with supplied usb dongle (charges two batteries concurrently). You do need to provide your own AA batteries for the controller (3 if I remember correctly). Main Lipo battery is fiddly to change as I think was reported before but is more of an inconvenience than a major issue. Overall 9/10 for what it is, it does what it’s meant to and does it pretty well. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy one again.

Good for beginners, and for flying indoors. Easy to control. Only disappointment was the flying time. On a fully charged battery 🔋. I was lucky to get 4, to 5, minutes of flying time. So 15, minutes tops with the three batteries 🔋. The description states 21, minutes ???? That aside, great fun.

The HS210 drone is definitely worth all 5 stars I am very impressed with it and Holy Stone as a company, I can safely say that I believe this is the best mini/micro drone available. Initial thoughts: I was very impressed with the packaging I have inserted some pictures of what the HS210 comes with, the 3 batteries they provide in contrast to other drones offering 1 is very good as typically with these drones the battery runs out quickly so you find that you spend a lot of time charging the battery however, the fun keeps going with this drone! Flying: This drone has 3 different speeds the slowest of which is great to get used to flying drones for any beginner and I'd only recommend to fly this speed indoors and a gust of wind can easily shake it about. I accidentally got too close to the curtains at one point but the propeller guards stopped the drone from crashing and I was able to keep flying. After flying it indoors I took it outside for a little test as I believe it is still possible for mini drones like these to fly about outside even with some light winds, Using the second and third speed options allowed me to have full control of the drone it was even able to go against a few gusts of wind. Final thoughts: This little drone is amazing for the price listed, it comes with 3 batteries, 2 chargers, a spare set of propellers and a tool to take off the propellers. I fully recommend it for anyone from beginner to advanced as it is a fun little drone anybody will enjoy. I have attached the pictures of the packaging and the items provided as well as a quick video of the drone in full speed showing how fast this little machine can go!

Purchased this drone to master the controls of drone flight on the basis to progress onto a consumer 4k camera drone. The drone has auto take off and land, altitude hold and 3 speeds settings which make it easy to learn the controls in a graduated process. It is very manoeuvrable and a joy to fly for general fun or as a training tool which i`ve had ample use of to master drone flight. The propeller guards give you an added level of safety when operating it around pets and children and they will protect the propellers from damage in the event of a light crash. It comes with 3 batteries though the included charger only allows for charging 2 batteries at a time. I encountered a fault with one of the motors but it was outside of Amazons return window but i contacted Holy stone and they were more than happy to help. Their customer service was helpful & courteous with all correspondence and i received a replacement drone kit within a week of me submitting the problem. Great mini drone and superb customer service from Holy stone.

The drone seemed pretty good, we had fun playing with it while the first 3 batteries lasted, but then we plugged them into the charger to charge. They charged and then I spent the last 30 minutes trying to get them to disconnect from the charger with no success. I tried needlenose pliers, everything. If I continue I will just break the connector, the pliers are gripping so hard they are crushing it. There are no tabs anywhere to release the battery or anything. Pity, my son will be very disappointed when I tell him in the morning.

Battery charging first time 5-10 mins, charging from zero to full cca 40-45 mins. Controller battery compartment with screw, bit uncomfortable but holds nicely of course. Few minutes continuous indoor fly per battery, low battery blinking OK, although there’s no chance you can see it outdoor. The controller doesn’t beep to warn low battery or I couldn't find how to set it. Tends to slightly drift sideways or upwards, needs adjusting as per the manual and that helps a lot. Very lightweight so be aware of the wind or you have to knock on the neighbour’s door to collect it from their garden, as it happened to me. When flying in big open spaces, it’s very handy to have a child around to collect it after landing. The other experience is that the emergency landing function is very useful and works in quite a distance. If the wind takes it away and the power is not enough to move against the wind, it’s useful to have an alternative plan for not losing the drone. When it's calm and quiet, it flies really smoothly. The overall experience is that it’s fun to fly this little drone. Since no automation included, you must control everything, a great tool for learning. If you can fly this, you can fly anything. From about 8 years of age, a child can easily operate it and you don't have to worry of losing it. Great value for money.

I bought 2. One was working, the other was not. Seems the producer doesn't really care about the quality control before selling it. However, the one working is actually very cool

It can hover in the air, but the power management needs some improvement. You can shut it down with the remote control (aircraft plus controller), but it cannot be woken up with the remote control when it is turned on. You need to plug and unplug the battery. Easy to use and reasonable price