So it is my sons 16th birthday on September 30th and i bought him a drone.

His-
UDI U845 WiFi FPV Drone with HD Camera - Includes BONUS BATTERY - 2.4GHz 4CH 6 Axis Gyro RTF UFO RC Quadcopter with Headless Mode Gravity Induction and Low Voltage Alarm


And yes i bought me one too.
Parrot - AR Drone 2.0 Elite Edition Snow - only operates by smartphone or iPhone though.


I think he is going to like it.

I'm sure he will love it!!!! But I'm sure too, you both are going to spend wonderful times together. Congrats Rod!

Thank you Issabella.

We enjoy a lot of time together 4 of my children are grown up and married, two live at home still. Both boys. Cole is the oldest and he graduated this year. He is taking a year off before heading off to Baker College. Jimmy is a soft more. We all still go camping, hiking, fishing. We always spend a lot of time together. My kids all know how to survive in the woods with very little. I think that is important in these days and times. Helps to have a woodsy area near-by to practice dirt-time.

Great gift Rod, I'd like to see some aerial photography.

Happy Birthday to your son did he have a party as well?

He will! We do the traditional thing. Stay at home family cake and ice cream. Birthday boy picks the cake flavor.



I will see what i can do. Got mine in the mail last night. Just got out of work this morning and i plan to charge it and try it out today. Jimmys comes Saturday. Wife won't let me give it to hm until his birthday though

Anyways i will unpack mine and take some phone images of it. Then i will try and fly it.

Good luck and happy flying.

OK i got the battery charging that takes 1 hr and 30 minutes. Here are some pictures in and out of the box.

Charger setup comes with all the different plugs for each country. That is handy.


In the box.


Out of the box.


Outdoor flight body


Indoor flight body


It looks like rain here. I may wait until Saturday to launch.

The drone has two cameras one vert and one front. Both take pictures and video.
Front

Vert


Can't wait until Saturday.

I see even across the ocean that your eyes are sparkling with delight!
It seems that your son's birtday was an unconscious excuse to play yourself with the drone(s)...
Anyhow happy birthday to your son!
We are waiting -as Odin said- for a lot of aerial photos.

the date has passed, did you give the drone to your son, and did you together play with it?
no aerial photos so far....

Look forward to seeing some of your images taken by your drone, Rod.

Well the first time he used it one motor stopped working (of the 6) so i got him a quad something like mine instead. Just doesn't work off a cell phone. He did get some beginner footage. I will upload that to my YouTube channel and post a link. Lots of prop noise though.
This is the new one i bought him.

RC Quadcopter with Carrying Case&Parts, Potensic Premium Upgraded X5C-1 Syma 2.4GHz CH 6 Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter with Additional Spare Parts and Carrying Case




No FAA Registration: this quadcopter doesn't require a FAA registration - Excellent for beginners and hobby users.
Better responsive control, flying experience and controlling feeling. 360°roll with one key, continuous roll for perfect action and wonderful performance. Using spread spectrum technology for further distance, best anti-interference ability, least power consumption.
High Quality Camera: enjoy good quality images and videos during flight with its 2 megapixels camera.
6 Axis: for precise hovering in the sky, ultra-stable and reliable flight characteristics right out of the box.
What You Get: Potensic 1-Year Limited Warranty, Upgraded Syma X5C-1 Quadcopter, 2.4GHz Transmitter, Carrying Case, (4) Li-Po Batteries, (2) Spare Motors, (2) Landing Skids, 4GB Micro SD Card, USB Card Reader, USB Charging Cable, Battery Charger, (4) Extra Blades, User Manual.

Only thing i don't like is the one camera position in front. You have to be higher than the subject you film to see it in the camera view. You can however pivot the camera down more but you gotta get it just right. He enjoys flying it more than filming with it though.

He is enjoying it very much.

As for my own quad. I love this thing. Only flew it once but forgot to turn on the camera. Next flight when it stops raining in Michigan. Mine works straight from my Andrioid app. Flies beautifully. One button takeoff and one button landing. Also has a home setting so the quad will return to the controller and land. Pretty sweet. It takes either vertical snapshots or videos and front view camera shots or videos.

Going to buy Jimmy a phone so he can get one like mine.

I promise though once we get some better weather here i will be doing some cool videos with it and posting on YouTube for you guys to check out.

PS First flight i ran into the neighbors car. OUCH!! Good thing i had the soft INDOOR frame on it at the time.

Here is the first vid from Jimmys new quad - beginner and i have to warn you to turn the volume down first
This is my sons Cole, Jimmy and my Grand son Nathan. Enjoy!

Looks like a crashing good time.

It is actually kind of comical because they are trying to land the drone on the carrying case. Lol. But they did get some super footage.