Altair #AA108 Camera Drone Great for Kids & Beginners | FREE PRIORITY SHIPPING | RC Quadcopter w/ 720p HD FPV Camera VR, Headless Mode, Altitude Hold, 3 Skill Modes, Easy Indoor Drone, 2 Batteries

Was at Costco a month ago and bought a mini drone on a whim. Had never flown one before and thought this would be a good opportunity to give it a try and see if I liked it. Well, within a couple of days, I was done with the Costco drone and ready for the next step. Searched the Internet high and low looking for a drone that could do more. Within two weeks, I bought four drones. Spent hours online reading reviews on drones under $100 and $200. My wife knows my habits well and all she could do was shake her head.I decided on two mini drones - a Blade Nano QX and a Holy Stone F180W Mini - and two larger drones - LaTrax Alias and Altair Aerial. I have spent the last two weeks flying all four drones and have concluded that the Altair Aerial is the best of the bunch.Reasons why? 1) Quality and durability of the drone itself. I have crashed this thing into curbs, tree trunks, walls, chairs and climbed three trees now, and other than a few scratches to the body and some dings on the props (to be expected for sure), this drone goes on and on like the Energizer Bunny. 2) Ease of flight and stability. The moment this drone first lifted off, I knew immediately it would be a stable flyer. Easier to control than the other three drones and better balanced. 3) Batteries, flight time, and range. Like the batteries a lot. Much better than the LaTrax Alias. I get 7-9 minutes of flight depending on conditions. The range is good and the LED lights are excellent for keeping track of during low light/dark conditions. It handles well in the wind too.There are two issues that stand out for me, one more so than the other. 1) Though the Altair transmitter is easy to understand and operate, I find it to be cumbersome and slippery to hold onto. The unit is exceptionally smooth and rounded on the sides for hand placement, whereas my Holy Stone transmitter is more traditional in design, squared with lots of contour which makes it grip. 2) Both batteries and charging cables are high quality and durable. However, I am unable to plug two charging cables into the two USB ports on the front of my desktop PC because the ports are side by side and the ends of the charging cables that plug into those ports are so wide they can't be plugged at the same time. Not a big deal cause I can use wall chargers as well. For convenience, it would be nice though to plug two batteries in at the same location (my PC).I have not tried using the FPV camera and smartphone app yet. Want to have a little more experience under my belt before I take that next step, but I expect to do so soon.Lastly, my customer service experience with Altair Aerial has been exceptional. Communication with them has been top notch and responsive . They are very helpful with questions and suggestions. I like that Altair Aerial is an American company. IMO, American made means quality, durability and dependability.Overall, I am happy with this drone and expect my piloting abilities to improve significantly.

This drone is very easy to master. It is definitely a must for beginning drone pilots. The altitude hold feature allows a beginner to get comfortable with the third dimension (up/down) without having to constantly twiddle with the throttle to maintain altitude.Headless mode works as expected. Although I'm not a fan of headless mode since I've been flying for many years, it does work and will help beginners get started.Auto takeoff/landing works well and the emergency stop works too, much to my chagrin when i accidentally double tapped the button when 15 feet in the air.This little drone is very resilient since there was no damage after the 15 foot fall to grass when I accidentally engaged the emergency stop feature. I've learned that my depth perception is not as it used to be as I flew into a light pole and a tree at near to full speed when I thought I was going around them. The battery popped out on impact and it fell 20 feet to concrete when I hit the light pole. I popped the battery back in, re-calibrated the gyro and was immediately back in the air. I've replaced a couple of the rubber feet (4 extras included) after skimming the ground at speed or attempting a hot landing (I don't suggest doing that :-) )At the highest response/speed setting (there are 3), it tends to drop in altitude at full forward. I guess the pressure sensor can't keep up with the forward speed/tilt of the drone. Add some throttle into full forward, and you are moving along at a consistent altitude and speed that will get you to max range pretty quick.I haven't tested range much, but I've noticed that it is further in an open field than one with trees, which is typical of any R/C aircraft. Either way, you can get far enough away that determining the front/back of the drone becomes difficult. Range also decreased significantly when near battery depletion. Both the out of range and battery low indicators (beeping on controller) work well.The 720p camera is pretty good, but as expected in this price range, you get pixellation and choppiness when moving quickly and low light video is very grainy. Remember to stop the video from your phone before turning the drone off or you will lose a chunk of your video (It's saved on the SD Card in about 2mb chunks).The only strike against this resilient feature packed drone is that the battery doesn't last the 8-10 minutes as advertised. I get 6-6.5 minutes with moderate flying with the propeller guards on and 7-7.5 with them off. With the prop guards off, it behaves a little squirrely, so I put them back on and added a couple more batteries to my collection.

I had a problem with the drone, contacted Altari and received a quick reply.After replying with drone problems details and my contact information.A replacement was sent. Their customer response was exceptional This AA108 drone comes with a detailed user manual and quick start guide, and a controller overlay which is helpful for learning the controls. The drone seems sturdy and survives beginner landings intact.For Battery charging , I used a 2 Amp USB charger, the status LED is red for chargingand green when fully charged.Out of the box it was easy to pair the controller to the drone, and Fly with the controller alone,For the camera. I used the recommended Flyingsee app for video and photosThe app was easy to install on my Samsung android phone.To store camera video, insert the SD card until it latches. To remove the card, take the battery out, push the card to release it and thenuse a pair of tweezers to lift it out. This is best done indoors.(because sometimes these SD cards eject quickly, and you may have to search for it)The video is better than I was expecting.Overall I have been very happy with my purchase.

I've been flying this drone for a few days now and it's really fun and easy to fly.I started out flying indoors to get some practice because I've read a lot of stories of people losing drones because they didn't learn to fly inside first.After a few days of doing that I took it outside to a local park and really enjoyed how easy it is to setup with the app and control. The video is good quality for a drone at this price and the range and flight time are above average as well.I've even crashed it a couple of times and nothing broke, well built!

Bought this for my kids, 8 yo girl, 9yo boy, they had a great time flying it yesterday. So far the positives I've noticed are it's really easy for them to control, they pickup the controls better than I do! We had to adjust the trim a little bit to get it hovering properly but after that the altitude hold function made it very easy to fly.Would love to see a bit more battery life, but at the end of the day I think it's a great drone for the price.

I researched a lot of drones and for drones under $200, this one was rated and reviewed the highest, but it is by far the worse.I never would have bought this if it would have lived up to its promises.It does not hold a hover, and it constantly changes elevation every time you only want it to spin to focus the camera. It flies off to the right and has to be constantly watched (impossible through the camera, due to the irratic flying). The slightest breeze sends it off on its own, and it is impossible to utilize the camera as it has a sluggish feed and often freezes the frame. I had to give it one star, not because I wanted too!Not as Advertised!