Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We purchased this for our son, that he paid for with his own birthday money from family. Reviews were very good for the most part. But reviews were also from people with free product trial. I am now returning the product after about a week. Here's why: Pros: The case is very nice! Sturdy, well designed and easy to put drone and controls in and out. And the VR headset and controller seem to be of good quality. Overall, drone does fly easy. My kids and I were both able to fly and control drone pretty easy. It does seem to need continuous adjustment and if there is more than a light breeze outside, it can be a little harder to control. I almost sent it into the street once! Cons: 1) Battery life for flying time was only 4-5 minutes if you are using your smartphone with FPV mode. It really drains battery. If you just fly drone, flying time seems to be more like 7-8 minutes. But the whole point of this drone is the FPV (first person view) flying mode. 2) Charging battery takes a LONG time; close to an hour it seemed to get a full charge. Way too long to recharge in the field when playing. So basically you have one flight and then you are done for a while. 3) We bought this for the VR headset and the app. VR headset is good quality. App is easy to use, but does not always sync. And when drone gets more than 40 or 50 feet away, it often loses the sync. Additionally, my son wanted this so he could fly drone using the headset - to get the full VR experience. REALITY CHECK FOR PARENTS - this isn't practical. It looks cool on YouTube, but it is very, very hard to fly for a novice. Imagine putting a paper towel tube up to your eye and then trying to navigate around your house without bumping into something. It is hard for kids. Finally, we paid full price on Amazon ($189.00 I think at the time), only to discover in less than a week price had dropped by down to $127.99 dollars. I know we could have gotten a price adjustment from Amazon, but at that point I could tell that this expensive TOY was going to spend more time in the closet than flying outside. Not Amazon's fault - just buyer be aware. PARENTS: I would not recommend this product given expense and cons described above. I tried to explain this to my son, but he really, really wanted this Air Hog. Lesson learned. If you want a starter quadracopter, do your research. There are other less expensive options available to start. If you really want a quadracopter for the full FPV-VR flying experience, be prepared to spend a lot more. Hope this helps