Holyton HT02 Mini Drone for Kids Beginners, Easy Pocket RC Quadcopter with Altitude Hold, 3D Flips, 3 Speed Modes, 3 Batteries, Headless Mode, Protection Guards and Emergency Stop, Gift for Boys Girls

I've flown lots of toy drones and this is one of my favourites. It is consistently well behaved, very stable and is extremely manoeuvrable. At every speed it is fun - and speed 3 is more than enough for any indoor scenario. Hovering and altitude control are very good. Features are good.The remote control might put some people off - it looks cheap and childish - but if you get over that, its a nice remote, everything is laid out right there to use and easy to access and you get used to the big bubble in the middle of it e.g. trim controls are there with a dedicated pad. The unit hardly ever needs trimming because it is so well behaved.The motors on this are directly off the chassis (no flimsy struts) - and the guard is a cage that surrounds the unit - I like that design. Its a stable flier and if you bump a wall, it tends to just bounce off or nudge itself back into flight - it's very forgiving.My 8 year old took to it very quickly and my jealous 10 year old returned her larger drone for one of these.Battery life is as claimed - about 5 - 6 minutes. Slightly fiddly to change the battery but you get used to it and it becomes a quick change after doing it a few times. For that price, I'm not sure you can do much better.

I was very impressed with the HT02 Mini Drone from Holyton it came well packed and contained the following parts:-The drone itself (which is incredibly small)The transmitter (which requires 3 AAA batteries – not supplied))3 x drone batteries (one is already fitted into the drone)2 x USB charging cables4 x spare propellers2 x propeller guards (that fit together over the drone)A small screwdriverAn instruction bookThe drone itself can be stored safely in the transparent compartment built into the transmitter, a really good idea.After fitting a set of AAA batteries into the transmitter it is only required to plug the drone battery into the drone (there is no on/off switch on the drone) before it is ready for flight. The drone battery connector is quite small so care is required when inserting it into the drone body.The instruction manual is very clear and the first operation is to turn on the transmitter and pair the drone with it. This just requires pushing the left hand (throttle stick) up then down, the indicator lights on the drone then turn solid showing that pairing is successful. After pairing the gyro needs to be calibrated, a simple operation requiring a single press of the calibration button. It is now ready to fly.Pressing the ‘one key takeoff/landing’ button the drone takes off and hovers at about 5 feet off the ground and can then be easily controlled using the joysticks (go forwards/backwards, go left/right, turn clockwise/anticlockwise, throttle up/down). Pressing the ‘one key takeoff/landing’ button again makes the drone descend to the ground are turn off the motors. The controls work very smoothly and makes this drone very easy to control. There are 3 speed settings (default is slow) but I found that setting the speed to the fastest setting was the best if you want to try flying the drone outside.An ‘emergency stop’ button on the transmitter can be pressed which immediately stops all the motors.One really nice feature is the ability to do 360 degree flips in any direction. Simply press the right hand joystick down, the transmitter emits beeps and then move the right hand joystick in whichever flip direction you require. The flips are well executed and are impressive.Flight time is about 6-9 minutes and the batteries take about 30 mins to recharge. The drone comes with 3 batteries and 2 charge leads so 2 batteries can be charging whilst one is in use. The charge leads need to be plugged into a standard USB outlet and are fitted with a red led which lights up when charging and turns off once the battery is fully charged.Overall I was very impressed with the HT02, it is very easy to fly, responsive, well made and incredible value for money particularly as it is supplied with 3 batteries and 2 charge leads. I recommend it to anybody interested in purchasing a mini drone, you won’t be disappointed !

We bought this for our 7yo and he loves it. He’s got the hang of it straight away and he’s not bothered if it’s drifting a bit. Really good one for practicing handling a drone I think.We’ve had a few emergency landings - and even with the guard on, we find a propeller pings off. Not a problem if you can find it, it easily reattached, and there’s 2 spares of each type in the box. I’m a bit worried about finding more spares to buy if we lose them though.Bit fiddly getting the battery connected the first time- but I do it for him and it’s easy once you’ve worked it out. Battery life is long enough for us (as can cycle through the 3 charged batteries as and when they run out).I would recommend this. Lots of fun and a big hit with our son.

Very easily broken. Battery life awful.Easy to control but when battery is almost finished it goes crazy and does what it wants. It wouldn't respond and went in my daughters hair we had to cut it out. This was due to it having its own mind.

Wonderful little drone. Well worth the price and pefect for little hands, works well is surprisingly reboust. Bought for a child of 11 and it's perfect.

It works… but it’s not as straight forward to operate/charge/fly as it claims. Fine as a cheap drone for adults, but I wouldn’t recommend for kids.

Didn't have high expectations for these, just a practice for 2 young boys.. But these things are brilliant! Great for indoors, pretty tough and easy to fix.