I’m mostly talking about camera drones rather than FPV ones.

Every time I take mine out of the bag, people gather around with the same questions: how high does it go, how far does it go, was it expensive, have you ever crashed, etc. - as if they’ve never seen a drone before.

It seems like every single YouTuber and amateur photographer has one these days. They’re easy to fly and relatively cheap too. You’d think they’d be everywhere, but I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve actually seen someone flying one. Granted, I don’t leave the house much and when I do I usually head into the woods, so that probably plays a role. Still, I’m curious if this is just me or if other people have had the same experience.

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      It can fly up to 500 meters but by law you’re only allowed to go up to 120 meters. The range is up to 10km but if you go beyond 5km you won’t have enough battery left to fly back. Realistically the range is around 2 to 3km at most. And yes I’ve crashed - always at low altitude and at the cost of propeller blades only and no it wasn’t expensive - only 330€ for the drone, controller, 3 batteries and a case (DJI Mini 4K)