I am a retired man in my 70's and was looking for another hobby/interest besides golf. I decided to try drones as I always wanted an airplane when I was a kid.

First the drone is relatively easy to assemble and learn if you follow the directions correctly. And in the order as presented. It is probably best suited for someone 12 years or older. I would think someone younger would require parental supervision and assistance.

After assembly, I would recommend test flights in a park or other large open space. Avoid trees to avoid losing your drone. The controller is easy to understand, but I recommend downloading the app HFun to use it in the smartphone holder of the controller. This is a much better way to see the photos/video the drone is capable of taking while in flight. The HFun app also provides more instruction on the flight and camera use of the drone than the included printed instructions. And yes, as stated by others, these could use some improvement.

The calibration steps are important to follow correctly for successful flight. I am still learning the headless feature, but it seems to be an aid to assist the pilot in getting the drone back to you. If it gets too far away from you, it can be difficult to tell the direction the drone is pointed and flying. The controls allow you to select 3 speeds of flight and do other things, such as rollovers left and right. For learning, I suggest staying in the low speed setting at first.

The 1080p camera is quite good for the price of this drone. There are many features, like some that are found on smartphones. 50% zoom, color filters, orientation, split screen (shows the straight ahead and ground views simultaneously). There are some camera features I might never use, such as controlling the camera with hand gestures, or it being able follow a person.

**It should be noted that drone use is restricted by the FAA and there are important rules on the FAA website for it's use. For example, it should not be flown over 400 feet in the air, and not near airport/helicopter facilities. The drone should be registered and there are age restrictions requiring parental supervision. The FAA provides an app, B4UFLY, which uses GPS locators to tell you if you can fly at your location.

Summary
I have never owned a drone in this price range, but for the cost this is am amazing drone! Great battery life, easy to control, folds down very neatly. My nephew will love it!

Great option to get into drones. I have owned 2 professional drones, controls, the feel of flying is the same. Or this could make a great gift to someone to use as a toy. Fly responsibly of course and follow all laws.

Packaging
Nice, neat packaging. Well cushioned. The drone itself is very light. Included are propeller guards, extra propellers, screws and a screw driver.

There are blade guards which snap in easily. And a usb cables for charging remote and battery.

Drone operation
Easy to follow concise instructions included. Controller needs to be activated first time before use.

The drone is actually surprisingly stable. I first started it inside the house and it pretty much hovers in one spot. Outside however with strong wind the drone drifted, but full throttle easily overpowered the wind.

I recommend to try out all the functions in an open field before you get familiar. I pressed the 360 rollover button while the drone was very close to a tree, thank fully it didn’t hit anything.

Once the battery got low, the drone made an “emergency landing” I had some control over where it goes. So keep that in mind when starting out.

Video
This definitely isn’t a drone to record video for production work. The video is not stabilized and gets shaky with wind. The video is transmitted through wifi, so the signal range is limited. But its great to have the video signal and be able to take photos and videos. Again, I dont think this can or should be compared to drones that cost 15-20 times more.

Overall, I am pleasantly surprised. I have purchased a low cost drone before as a present, which crashed in first minutes of use. I have a feeling this one will last. There also is a warranty card included( I have not looked into it yet).

First, I'm not a drone aficionado or anything. The drones I've had in the past were all "toy" drones, nothing professional or expensive. Given that, the X900 is the best drone I've ever used.

It was always hard to keep level height on other drones, you had to constantly adjust the power to keep them hovering in the air. The X900 has a 1 button hover and it actually works! I'm not sure if it's due to better calibration or sensors but this drone is VERY easy to fly and stable. It doesn't move when it's not supposed to and it stays constant height when you leave it alone. It's so easy to control, my kids are flying this around whereas their other drones they constantly crashed into stuff. If you're a first time drone user, this drone will make your life easier.

This is a headless drone and I've used it a few times but have to get used to it. I kinda don't "get" what's better about headless mode but if you are controlling it from your phone, it gives you a "pilot" level of control and point of view.

There is a phone app you can use to see live feed from the X900 as well as control it. It uses a wifi connection to the drone, which is pretty sweet. You can take pictures and it saves right on the phone or you can add an sdcard and it will save everything. Connecting everything was pretty easy with no issue on my Galaxy s10+.

Finally, I love the foldup feature. All the arms and legs fold into the body to make this very compact to carry around. It's about the size of a sun glass case. This makes it easy to take it to the park and back without much hassle and I won't freak out if my kids rough handle it.