This inexpensive folding drone includes GPS position hold, and circle and follow me capability. Find it here
Pros
- GPS capability in a low cost drone. Advanced capabilities include position hold, auto takeoff, auto landing, return to home and landing, circle, follow, and waypoints capability.
- 720p HD camera with FPV capability. Uses the SK GPS app available on Google Play here and iTunes here
- App provides much telemetry information including altitude, distance, horizontal and vertical speed, latitude and longitude, roll, pitch, yaw, remaining drone battery power, and signal power.
- Nicely designed controller. Can be flown with the controller, or using your phone via the SK GPS app.
- 7.4 900mah battery gives close to 11 minutes flight time.
Cons
- Relatively short range at about 60 meters.
- Video jello.
- No microSD card slot. Video is recorded only to your phone via WiFi with frozen/dropped frames.
- Video lag is between one to two seconds, making FPV flight difficult.
- Proprietary battery.
- Couldn't get it to fly to more than 1 waypoint.
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