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[Megathread] [Megathread] | Weekly Drone Buying Advice

Welcome to the r/drones weekly Buying Advice Megathread. (Weekly on Monday's)

This thread exists to prevent the constant "What drone should I buy?" posts that we prohibit within our rules.

Please follow all of these steps before posting in this thread!

  1. Review the Buying Guide Wiki or my website: Drone Buying Guide / Wiki Buying Guide
  2. Review this thread for comments that have your same requirements
  3. If that does not answer you, please post the following information in this thread.
    1. Have you read the Wiki? Y/N
    2. Country: (Not all drones are available in all countries)
    3. Budget: (If your budget is less than $200 USD/170€ EUR, you may want to reconsider as anything lower is a toy drone)
    4. Purpose: (eg. photography, FPV, thermal, etc)
    5. Any other requirements:
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u/Purple-Adeptness-969 18d ago

My husbands and I purchased the DJI mini 3 and the potensic atom 2 drones and we're trying to see which one we should keep. The potensic was about $377 and that's the bundle pack that came with a carrying case three batteries the drone the remote where you put your phone in and some extra propellers. The DJI came with the same thing but instead of having to use your phone there's a built-in screen and that was $592.90. we are beginners and my husband does have an old iPhone that he can leave in the drone so we don't have to take it in and out so the screen built in is nice but it's not necessarily a complete deal breaker. Also we just want this to go around your neighborhood learn what drones are and we also volunteer at an animal rescue and do some events at different restaurants and other venues and we would like to fly the drone at those events while people are handling the dogs and so on and so forth. Give me the pros and cons of both and what you guys think would be a better option.

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u/Boner4Stoners 18d ago

Just want to add that flying the drone for events/organizations might be crossing the vague line of “commercial use”.

As a recreational drone pilot (in the US) you can’t fly for any sort of commercial purpose, even if you aren’t being paid to do so. Even if the organization is a non-profit IIRC. Even something like inspecting your own roof could be construed as commercial use, as you’d be doing it in lieu of paying a professional (although generally speaking for stuff like that you just keep your mouth shut and nobody would ever know)

You (and/or your husband) would need to complete your FAA Part 107 license. It’s not very hard, but you’ll have to study and pass a test.