RCtown ELF Mini Drone for Kids, 2.4Ghz 6-Axis Gyro Headless Mode LED Lights Remote Control RC Quadcopter (Light Blue)

We bought 2 of these as early Christmas gifts for 10 yo twins - boy and girl - who were beginners with flying drones. We selected these because of the price and size - they could fly them in the house since it is winter now. No doubt about it, they are FUN! The kids declared them the greatest gift ever! We have learned a few things, however, that would be helpful to know before you decide to purchase these. 1. They are very small, lightweight, but they do fly very fast. 2. They fly so fast that if they hit a wall or the floor too hard, the thin plastic housing surrounding the rotors can break. In less than a day, at least one of those housings have broken on both drones. 3. The struts that support the rotor housing has also broken already on 3 different rotors between the 2 drones. Gorilla glue is trying to secure them back together now. 4. They need to be paired with the remote every time you plug the drone into its battery. Not that big of a deal once you figure that out. 5. Beware long hair! Though small, these do fly fast enough that they can get tangled in long hair if it is not pulled back or under a hat. That's a mess to disentangle plus the damage it does to hair. 6. The battery recharges quickly but needs to be handled carefully. Everything has wires that are very thin - handle with care to prevent them from being pulled out.So the bottom line is that if you or your child are an experienced drone flyer, this is a fun little one to have for playing with in your house. If you are a beginner, you really need to start out like you were in flight school. Start with lift off, hovering, and landing until you master that. Then progress to flying around at low altitudes to get the hang of controlling it. Once you've mastered that, then move on to buzzing the dog or your parents. If you bang it off the walls or floor right from the start, you're going to need the superglue very shortly.

These companies that manufacter this garbage and call them drones should do everyone a favor and go out of buisness. Pros..none Cons: loose ascent and descent control although I understand that type of control is common in the industry it isn't very accurate causing the pilot (me) to overcompensate. What happens next is the drone shoots straight up hitting the ceiling or drops like a rock on tiled floor,and don't bother turning off the remote to shut down the drone with this one you have to pick it up and disconnect the battery. This is by far the worst drone I've ever bought l am salvaging all the parts and tossing the rest out I rate this a -0

Unfortunately this drone broke within 1 minute of use. The round plastic barrier around one of the propellers cracked in half when it hit the wall. I bought this for my five year old because I researched and this said it was great for a first drone and very durable. Drones should definitely be made to take a few falls or bumps to a wall so that's why I'm giving this 1 star. If I had the extra time to contact the seller and Amazon, etc, I would have tried to get it replaced but I absolutely don't have spare time right now. I've barely got time to finish this review lol...

I’ve tried a lot of these small drones and this was by far the worst I have tried. We had a lot of trouble keeping the controller bound to the drone, so the drone would randomly lose control. When this would happen, dropping the throttle or even turning off the controller wouldn’t even stop the drone. I’d have to catch it and unplug the battery. Eventually it flipped out and slammed itself into a wall and oblittered the ducts on one side. The Eachine E010 or JJRC H36 are way better.

It was a good drone when I first flew it but it is really hard to control. It flew into every wall and can get stuck in long hair very easily. The round protecters around the blade broke right away. I don’t know if my drone was a dud or it was because it broke but on my second flight it would not lift off the ground it just dragged itself into walls and everything around. I tried charging it It did not help. The instructions are also very confusing they call every button a different word in each paragraph instead of sticking with the real name. It needs l to charge for about 30 minutes and the battery plug is hard to handle and gets stuck easily but you only get around 5 minutes of flying time the first one I bought was good then it flew away and I could not see it it just went straight up. My second one just broke and it’s almost impossible to switch blades so I can not fix it. It’s not a very good beginners drone or for little kids because it will break and they will probably frustrated. It was a great drone for the first part though.

This drone is great for a beginner to learn how to fly before moving up into a more expensive version. The fact that it is really small and light allows you to crash it many times without worrying about breaking anything or itself. I've probably crashed this thing into my wall at least 10 times now and it works just like when I got it. The controller is great too and keeps it very simple for learning. I have included some pictures for size reference because it is really small.

Fun little drone. I wish it had an extra battery. Charges relatively quick, battery lasts a few minutes, it's really not bad waiting. Fun to fly. It is kind of hard but you can get used to it with practice. It always wants to track one direction and I can't seem to get the calibration to get it to stay in one place without moving the stick. Still, it's a lot of fun to fly around, I really like the tiny drone because I have plenty of room to fly it inside. It's too small to really break anything and seems fairly sturdy itself. Includes extra blades. I'd say it's worth the price.

My kids love it. sometime you need to remove the fans and clean the rotating shaft which is an easy thing to do. My kids are playing with it indoors and outdoors. recommend it for sure. Battery can go to about 4 minutes flying time which is kinda annoying for small kids coz they like it a lot and want it to keep going for longer time. In general it is a lot of fun and great gift.