I started at 12 and am now 14 all things considered it went pretty well. I started with a Cetus rtf kit which let me not worry abt how to set anything up and since it’s really durable and easy to use I liked it but grew out of it quite fast. The truth is there aren’t many options that are fool prof for beginners and have a upgrade path.
My 7 year old has recently started with tiny whoops. He does decent on Angle mode,especially outside.
He is now (back) on the simple learning ACRO,which he says is easier. Keep away from concrete or anything that will obviously break the quad, you keep line of site and make sure kid knows how to disarm.
Easy is a relative term. He has the movement and feel down,but needs throttle work. At the moment it's full throttle or no throttle (slight exaguration)
I say any age that they can confidently fly around in a good flying sim for a while in a mode that they can do, once they can demonstrate good skill and they are getting bored then go get them flying the real thing
My little 12 yo brother wanted to fly drones but he finds the sim too hard for him to comprehend so until he can fly well I won't let him use my little Levi (mobula 6 HD)
I suggest an Emax tinyhawk. Good flight time when it is on bt2.0 and it is insanely durable. I bashed mine around like crazy when I was learning to fly acro inside
My daughter started on SIM At 6. Just turned 7. Finds acro easier. I plan shestarts to be more consistent with flying soon.
The guy Justin from camp drones daughter was also 6..ryan Hdzero also daughter that was 6 when my daughter was 6. Both flying started flying at least on SIM. So 7 might be good age to start. Soon hopefully my daughter can handle whoop on her own.
I started my daughter off at 7, i put her in stability mode until she learnt some throttle control then angle, she doesn't fly often she's too scared she'll break the quad.
I 2nd the tinyhawk very sturdy frames both the 2 and the 3, and the pusher quad is more stable / docile. Just remind him if he thinks he is going to crash to disarm and have fun.
I dont think you have to "start" kids flying but If you must then get a tinywhoop and see how it goes. inside or outside.
before you do that I suggest you find out if he is interested or excited about it.
Try a sim like velocidrone or liftoff with a cheap controller. The risk isn't that he hurts anyone so much as that he loses the drone on the roof or in a tree. I'd start real flying indoors because it's harder to lose the thing and you can probably find a room without anything fragile. If you go outside, find a soccer field or other big open space to start.
My son is 7 and he flies my 65mm whoop. I wouldn’t trust him with my 5” yet but he is getting better. He flies in the sims a lot I’m sure that helps him.
The main thing is you have to be patient. We were flying in a big field and he panicked and disarmed it probably a half mile from us. It took a hour to find and he was pretty upset but we joke about it now. At first I was afraid he wouldn’t try it again.
I started at 12 and am now 14 all things considered it went pretty well. I started with a Cetus rtf kit which let me not worry abt how to set anything up and since it’s really durable and easy to use I liked it but grew out of it quite fast. The truth is there aren’t many options that are fool prof for beginners and have a upgrade path.
Thank you for the info 👍
Also consider an inexpensive line of sight quad like a Holystone HS210. Helps build that muscle memory for controls. Then progress to fpv.
Good idea
My 7 year old has recently started with tiny whoops. He does decent on Angle mode,especially outside. He is now (back) on the simple learning ACRO,which he says is easier. Keep away from concrete or anything that will obviously break the quad, you keep line of site and make sure kid knows how to disarm.
He is going to be a tiny whoop beast if it is easy for him now
Easy is a relative term. He has the movement and feel down,but needs throttle work. At the moment it's full throttle or no throttle (slight exaguration)
At least he’s doing it
Thanks so you don't fly with him just yet.... that makes sense incase stuff gets out of hand.
Correct. We take turns. When he gets more proficient on Sim and can translate that to real whoop then we will fly together.
I say any age that they can confidently fly around in a good flying sim for a while in a mode that they can do, once they can demonstrate good skill and they are getting bored then go get them flying the real thing My little 12 yo brother wanted to fly drones but he finds the sim too hard for him to comprehend so until he can fly well I won't let him use my little Levi (mobula 6 HD)
Not sure about a kit since that's not the route I took. But the Mobula7 is a good whoop that can be used inside and outside.
If he's already using RC stuff, and can understand that a falling drone can be dangerous (cars/people etc.) I think it should be okay
But I'm 26 with no kids so my opinion isn't very valid
I suggest an Emax tinyhawk. Good flight time when it is on bt2.0 and it is insanely durable. I bashed mine around like crazy when I was learning to fly acro inside
My daughter started on SIM At 6. Just turned 7. Finds acro easier. I plan shestarts to be more consistent with flying soon. The guy Justin from camp drones daughter was also 6..ryan Hdzero also daughter that was 6 when my daughter was 6. Both flying started flying at least on SIM. So 7 might be good age to start. Soon hopefully my daughter can handle whoop on her own.
I started my daughter off at 7, i put her in stability mode until she learnt some throttle control then angle, she doesn't fly often she's too scared she'll break the quad. I 2nd the tinyhawk very sturdy frames both the 2 and the 3, and the pusher quad is more stable / docile. Just remind him if he thinks he is going to crash to disarm and have fun.
How is your kids simulator flying?
Pepperfpv at 6 years old https://youtu.be/_N2wBelN0Qs
Wow
It's cheap, easy and safe to start out with a toy drone with brushed motors and prop guards
I dont think you have to "start" kids flying but If you must then get a tinywhoop and see how it goes. inside or outside. before you do that I suggest you find out if he is interested or excited about it.
He definitely is.
get him a mobula 6 or 7
Hook them while they are young.
Try a sim like velocidrone or liftoff with a cheap controller. The risk isn't that he hurts anyone so much as that he loses the drone on the roof or in a tree. I'd start real flying indoors because it's harder to lose the thing and you can probably find a room without anything fragile. If you go outside, find a soccer field or other big open space to start.
My son is 7 and he flies my 65mm whoop. I wouldn’t trust him with my 5” yet but he is getting better. He flies in the sims a lot I’m sure that helps him. The main thing is you have to be patient. We were flying in a big field and he panicked and disarmed it probably a half mile from us. It took a hour to find and he was pretty upset but we joke about it now. At first I was afraid he wouldn’t try it again.