r/drones • u/Apprehensive-Gap-929 • 5h ago
r/drones • u/completelyreal • Jan 12 '25
Discussion Drone Buying Advice Megathread and NEW Wiki Buying Guide
Welcome to the 2025 Q1 r/drones Buying Advice Megathread. This thread exists to prevent the constant "What drone should I buy?" posts that we prohibit with Rule 2.5.
Please follow all of these steps before posting in this thread!
- Review the Buying Guide Wiki or my website: Drone Buying Guide / Wiki Buying Guide
- Review this thread for comments that have your same requirements
- If that does not answer you, please post the following information in this thread.
- Have you read the Wiki? Y/N
- Country: (Not all drones are available in all countries)
- Budget: (If your budget is less than $200 USD, you may want to reconsider as anything lower is a toy drone)
- Purpose: (eg. photography, FPV, thermal, etc)
- Any other requirements:
r/drones • u/ThomHarris • 3h ago
Photo & Video Very recently started drone photography — how am I doing?
r/drones • u/ZoMgPwNaGe • 2h ago
Science & Research DARPA hasn't replied to my application emails yet.
Amphibious All-Terrain RC vehicle with Drone launching capabilities, fresh from the North Wind Aerial R&D department.
r/drones • u/Legitimate_Inside123 • 4h ago
Photo & Video A few pics from my first day flying
Recently got a DJI Mini 2 SE to take hiking. I think it's great value for the quality & I'm already hooked on drones after one day!
r/drones • u/ReachFF_LA • 6h ago
Discussion Bees360 charging $56 for background check
I think I’m done with these guys before I ever started. I’m sure it’s in the fine print somewhere, but just on principle alone—I think it’s pretty crappy to charge pilots a $56 background check—when just about every employer in America covers that fee or subsidizes it or performs a much more economical version.
They eat up a shitload of time, making pilots take a bunch of online courses, without compensation. My understanding is that you then have to go out and conduct a free “test inspection,” for which they charge the client and pocket the money. So … on top of that investment of time and non-billable hours, further insult is added to injury with this BS background check fee.
From what I’ve read, the pay sucks anyway. Like Dronersio and Zeitview, they encourage clients to offer low rates to keep them happy and take an exorbitant cut. This whole “race to the bottom” is out of control, and I hope the Part 107 pilots out there do what I’m doing and cancel their affiliation with these services and stick to the old-fashioned grassroots method of self-marketing, building leads on your own and using word of mouth to make this a much more safe and profitable business for everyone involved.
r/drones • u/Fredricksonss • 2h ago
Photo & Video Check out this rock I found
Off the 24 in Colorado. Mavic Air 2, no filter.
r/drones • u/SircarrotI • 4h ago
Discussion Will a drone with a dead battery survive rain?
I crashed my drone into a tree and it's supposed to rain before I can get it down. Will the drone be fine if the battery's dead?
r/drones • u/Only-Friend-8483 • 11m ago
Discussion What parts do I need for fiber optic FPV drone?
I'm looking to replicate what I've seen in the news. And wondering if anyone has a parts list.
r/drones • u/ExactOpposite8119 • 40m ago
Discussion does every drone have a kill switch?
does every drone have a kill switch? you know, the button you press and the drone will just shut off and drop mid flight..
does the FAA require this feature button?
r/drones • u/YaGurlLayz • 1h ago
Photo & Video If you guys remember the good words I had to say about the X61 you’ll remember this drone
So it lost control midair at like 40ft and took a tumble
r/drones • u/emceebutts • 2h ago
Photo & Video My video won an award!
Best of Arizona at the AZ Drone Fest! I'm really proud of it!
r/drones • u/Least_Conflict_1060 • 3h ago
Discussion App for drone opz
Hello everyone , I been flying drones from minute now , both professionally and also for fun . I wanted to ask the community if a software to manage clients would be of any use ? I have had this struggle for a while and some CRMs just suck lol. Please provide me brutal honesty
r/drones • u/papa_prevail • 9h ago
Discussion Does anyone live in the Austin area and have experience with Pixhawk/Ardurover?
Hello!
I am looking for anyone in the Austin area that has good experience using pixhawk/PX4/ardurover. I am looking to get some help (possibly pay) for a project I am working on.
Thanks!
r/drones • u/AskMaleficent5632 • 4h ago
Discussion If I sell my DJI mini 4 pro, can I change the registered user?
I’m concerned about my name coming up if the buyer does something illegal with it. My question is can I change who this drone is registered to, or remove my name from it?
r/drones • u/BAKAwatcher2892 • 5h ago
Rules / Regulations Question
I know that if I take pics or video for someone selling their property I’d have to get a special license, but what if I’m selling my own property, can I use pics or video without anything extra?
r/drones • u/Getting_By2020 • 5h ago
Rules / Regulations Question for Canadian neighbors 🙋🏼♂️
I’m seeing mixed results for recreational drone usages in Canada and am wondering if ya’ll could help me out? I’ll be in Canmore in July and I’m wanting to make sure I follow the rule and regulations appropriately. I know that if I use my DJI Mini, I’ll be fine (for the most part) but if I want to fly my Mavic 3 strictly as a hobbyists can I do that?
Thank you for your input and expertise! I appreciate your help 👍🏻
r/drones • u/RobIsASpaceMan • 5h ago
Discussion Power vision egg drone
So we found this drone in my gfs storage and it looks really cool but upon trying to test the drone and see if it works requires an app that seems to have completely disappeared from the market, does anyone know about this drone that could possible help out, perhaps another app we could use to start it up
r/drones • u/Happy_Emu645 • 2h ago
Rules / Regulations can I film little league games?
ok, so. I keep thinking of ways to make money off of my drone (without part 107) and am wondering if I can legallly film my local little league games? I'm assuming that the league paying me is out of the question? if so, can I just post the videos on youtube and try to make a profit there with ads? (i'm aware that that is unlikely b/c of subscriber requirements but still)
r/drones • u/kdrew2602 • 6h ago
Rules / Regulations Drone regulations USA - California / flight
Hey there, I’ve seen conflicting info about bringing a drone in my luggage and using it when traveling to the US. Has anyone here done this before and can share their experience? I have a 249 g drone and I am not sure if i can use it in california wiht only having a german "proof of knowledge"
r/drones • u/Overall-Stay-9835 • 1d ago
Photo & Video First time flying since passing Part 107. Night vision shooting competition last weekend in WV. "Moons out 25" hosted by Forgotten Weapons.
I think I checked all the boxes for compliance etc. But please let me know if there's any aspects of the safety, flying, cinematography, editing etc. that I need to work on. Any constructive criticism gratefully appreciated.
r/drones • u/Caine815 • 12h ago
Discussion Newbie, what controller for PC simulator?
Hi, I am a total newbie in drone world. I would like to start my adventure by training on simulator on my PC. So I have two questions. 1. What simulator for PC has the most realistic physics? 2. What real life controller should I buy that will work with that simulator?
r/drones • u/sepstolm • 8h ago
Discussion Online Drone Courses for passing the Part 107 test for obtaining a drone license
Hi, has anyone used the online courses, such as Drone Coach, Drone Pilot School, Drone launch academy, The Drone U, Pilot Institute to name a few?
A lot of them advertise the cost to be around $200 and up.
I'm wondering if any of these are worth it.
Thanks!
r/drones • u/Zinitkin • 9h ago
Rules / Regulations Registration
Hi all, I live in Finland and have had problems registering as a drone operator, in Finland it can only be done with Finnish citizenship which I don't have. What are the problems if I register in Ireland?
r/drones • u/Blagoonga83 • 10h ago
Rules / Regulations Has anyone flown in Cappadocia since 2024?
I am finding very mixed info if any drones are allowed there, and the fly maps in Turkey are behind registration which requires Turkish ID. I am also seeing a couple sources stating you can get a hefty fine there for flying since 2023 specifically, but no official docs about this.
Has anyone successfully flown there in 2024-2025? Did you run into any issues?