FQ36

First, I would like to provide a background about me, I am not a drone owner before this product and I have no experience in regards flying one. I went to a friends house and he had one of this drones. He let me flight his and it was really easy.I decided to purchase one for myself. Upon receiving the drone I opened the box and connected one of the 2 provided batteries and started playing with it.I did notice some backward drift of the drone however after going back and reading the instructions I realized that I did the wrong initialization process and therefore the Gyro was probably not reset. After doing this no more prominent drift.I really enjoy flying this drone as it is very easy to control and very responsive. I must admit that the hovering part is not as good since it sill drift a little. It will not stay on one position solidly it will slowly drift to one of the sides. This is not a big deal for me.I tested the camera it is decent not perfect and not crystal clear of course. I actually used to check my roof and it did the trick. I have used the recommended app and it works excellent but I still prefer the provided remote.I strongly recommend this product to anyone that wants to try a decent drone with good extra parts and not too expensive.

This drone is great for flying. Small, fun, responsive and does what it's advertised to do. Flew it today in pretty heavy gusts and it performed nicely.The camera, however, is NOT anywhere near great. It's 480p and pretty rough. The app for this one is TERRIBLE. I have NOT been able to get the controls in the app to work (on an iphone 6s or iPhone XS) at all and the wifi video transmission has only worked indoors. Flying this outdoors locked up the video and entire app. Why bother even putting a camera in this thing with an app that doesn't work? Fix the app/video and I'll revisit this review.

This is my first drone as I've been wanting one for so long now. I thought I'll start with a good beginner drone to build my skills and then work my way up to the more expensive drone. With all the good reviews on this, this seemed like a good starting drone. The drone came with a remote/transmitter, phone holder attachment, extra blades and blade cover, blade protector, a USB battery charger and a spare battery.I really had fun when I first flew this in the house. However, the real fun was when I took it outside a few days ago. Oh man, it was a blast, especially with the 360 flip feature! This drone is perfect for beginners with uncomplicated controller and with features like one touch landing/take-off, headless mode and one key return. They also had a ScharkSpark Flight Academy facebook group where you can ask questions and getting tips on flying. Also, they currently have a promotion on their extended warranty where they will send you some more extra blades, cover and 2 extra batteries. Yay to extended play time and not having to worry getting spare blades when you need them.That being said, I think there are few things that could be improved. I didn't quite like the phone holder attachment. Since the controller/transmitter is light, I have on a few occasions, where the weight of my phone cause the whole controller to tip over. I've also had my phone slipped out from the holder as well. Not good since the holder can only hold your phone without the cover on. So you need to be careful. Secondly, don't expect a $500 drone picture/video quality with this. I suppose at this price point, it is to be expected. Third, the instruction manual needs to be rewritten for better clarity and also because it was missing some steps. I've brought this up in the academy and they say that they are in the midst of revamping the manual instruction. Lastly, there seems to be like a fraction of second delay in the controller but it's not a big deal to me and didn't cut out the fun.That being said, I still think that this is a good starter drone for anyone who's looking to try their hands on a drone for the first time. I've not had the opportunity yet to get a video and camera capture due to the weather. Once I have some, I will update my review.

Customer service is off the charts!My wifi issue was resolved, an updated up and drone have been wonderful.Pros:Application has a simulator, voice command, flight path tracing, and gyro control that all work.Fantastic flyer indoors or out within it's range. I recommend 30 meters in any direction for best results.Handles 14mph winds even with crash guards.good lighting for maintaining orientation.Universal battery.Cons: Camera angle is down too far for good horizon views unless pitching rearward.No on board video storage or sd card.No remote controls for camera obviously...Black on black propellers could be colored differently on front or back.Color scheme makes it hard to find if down sometimes.I have flown the replacement unit for a month now and can recommend the drone and the company without reservation. For newpilots the customer support can not be beat. This model is small enough to take anywhere.####