Akamino Mini Drone 2.4GHz Foldable Pocket RC Quadcopter with Headless Mode, 3D Flips , One Key Return Helicopter for Beginners, Kids

Lovely little drone. Quite nicely made. Well packaged. 2 x Spare propellors and 1 extra battery all good. Smaller than expected but cute. While charging one drone battery I popped in the other (pre charged which was good, but not a very solid connection inside the drone, just push in with no apparent lock in facility?) and put 3 batteries into the controller. Also fitted the well fitting propellor protectors as have damaged propellors before on helicopters mostly. Nice bright led on the front to help you orientate yourself to the drone when in flight. Now the not so good. Instructions were IMHO quite poor and also in quite small print so difficult to read. I eventually paired the drone with the controller. Not really clear that it was paired but maybe just me. Holding drone tightly underneath I checked the controller functions. All ok although left hand lever stiff and clunky and all controls a bit clunky, and slow to respond. The propellors did all seem to rotate at different speeds and often one or all stopped as the controller levers moved, presumably to facilitate movement in flight? Off for test flight. Plenty of space just in case. Lift off great. Then like an ancondan racing snake this drone was off and gaining height. Really quick. Too quick for me or most beginners probably. Pressing return button did nothing. Trying to change direction did nothing. I suspect afterall it was not paired properly DOH. Disapeared after about 40-50 metres over a hedge into an inaccesible industrial unit. Tried the homing button repeatedly but never came back. So if you buy this please please make sure it is paired properly and make sure you have a huge open area in which to take your first flight.

I originally bought this for my children but my husband has been ‘helping’ them with it many many times just so he can have a go.It’s a lovely little drone. I love that it folds up as when we are travelling or taking it to the park it causes much less damage when it can be folded in transit.The batteries take about 45mins to an hour to charge. I love how it comes with an extra battery as this means we get lots of extra flying time. The drone will fly for about 10minutes which is great. We have tried this inside and outside and it works well with both conditions as long as it’s not too windy.As well as the extra batter with also got extra rotators which thankfully I haven’t needed to use yet but I am sure I will be very glad of them when it does get damaged. This will save me having to hunt down more and buy them separately.

This is my first quadcopter and I must admit that it is very easy to fly. Just after a couple of days of practice I can steer it around easily. I haven't tested the range given such a small flight time. The batteries are small and light (not more than 200mAh I suppose) and give barely 2-3 minutes of flight time before the drone slowly crashes to ground.Controller inputs are very precise and controller layout is very good for a beginner. Instructions are written in bad English in the short 2 page manual and not translated into many languages but one can understand what it is saying. The material specially that of the controller is very poor. I can understand this is a cheap product plus all the support and postage cost is included but still. What makes it worse for me is that the drone arrived with one of the 4 legs missing a rubber cushion. So when the drone lands or is laying around it tilts to one side.

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  What an excellent little drone this is! Everything you need to get started in the world of drone flying. Comes with two batteries plus a charging cable, a controller (which many drones costing ten times this much don't come with), spare props, an instruction sheet and importantly a set of propeller guards. The guards are very welcome as when you start learning to fly this little flying machine you will have the odd accident and fly into a wall or a bit of furniture, the ceiling or yourself and the guards really make sure that the drone and nothing else gets damaged. I flew it into several walls and a bookcase whilst getting the hang of it and no damage was done. The light at the front is great in a dimly lit room and was very welcome. Altogether a fun diversion and I'm sure that this will go down well with many if included in their Christmas stocking this year. Also ideal for those with bigger outseide drones who can't really use them during the long wet, windy winter. Keeps the fingers working on the controls.

This is an excellent little machine. Really responsive to the controls. O.k. in a light wind, outdoors, but be preparted to lose it otherwise!Flying time is not that long because of the 500mAh batteries but this is obviously limited by weight constraints. The batteries are definitely 500mAh confirmed by a capacity check when charging. At least there are two supplied. Charging takes about an hour, it is restricted to about 700mA, probably by the battery charging circuit.I have searched but can't find extra batteries anywhere, that would be a useful option, if possible.One minor criticism re the controller, there are no button markings in spite of the controls being fairly basic.

I thaught that at the price I paid that the drone would be cheap and easily broken . Very small , light weight and fly's fast and smooth . Great idea of supplying 2 batteries so 1 can charge as you fly with the second one in . Another great idea is the prop guards , spare props , charger and screwdriver , . Only problem was Hermes delivery company who dropped my package over a 6ft gate and left it outside while I was out . Otherwise fantastic drone .