SANROCK U61W Kids Drone - Explore the Skies!

Mike: Bought this unit for my 8 year old who asked for a drone for Christmas. I wanted a cheap, durable quad that flew with a controller similar to the nicer drones out there. As far as I can tell, this delivered just that as well as having a camera, albeit a pretty poor one.

We flew this drone for a solid 2 weeks every day before a motor started sticking in one of the rotors and the unit was no longer flyable. I couldn't fault it: we had a large number of fairly epic crashes, from blasting full speed into a wall to falling nearly the height of our 8 foot ceilings fairly regularly.

I ended up buying another just like it so we can use one for parts as we continue to batter the thing around.

As expected, the camera is fairly useless but does prepare me (I think) for what might be possible with a higher-dollar drone. Once we get better at avoiding epic crashes.

United States on Jan 15, 2023

ciera sams-cameron: It’s a cool little drone however the battery life is only 5 minutes ours died in mid air and got lost in someone’s back yard 😑 never to be seen again

United States on Jan 03, 2023

Martin Chan: Speaking as a first time pilot, this has been a good drone to start with and train your piloting skills. Very easy to fly as it hovers in place quite well. So far I've only flown it indoors. The stabilization is good enough to fly through narrow corridors. The shrouded prop helps to keep the drone flying even after brushing against the wall. It is smaller and lighter than I expected - easily blown off course by indoor ceiling fan, but still controllable by a dummy pilot like myself. I think it will be quite challenging in the wind outdoors but I bought it mainly for some indoor fun. The camera works through the phone app, but quality is not great - so don't expect to take great pictures or videos with it. Also the battery life of about 7 minutes is quite short, and it does come with 2 batteries, which is enough to fly around my home a few times.

United States on Aug 17, 2021

HonestHonest: This was a gift for my son’s 10th birthday.
I have been flying drones for a while and my son always wanted to try them. However the ones i owned were for advanced people and didn’t suit my son. That’s why i got this one because it is for kids.
I was pleasantly surprised to find out how smooth it flew and with ease.
I especially like the fact that it keeps its altitude which is one of the toughest thing to do with other acrobatic drones i own.
There’s a lot to like about the done other than this.
Two batteries that charge with micro pin charge cable is another great thing cuz i have so many lying around.
The fact that it has an onboard camera and that you can control the drone with your phone are great features. However this being a beginners drone, the quality of those features aren’t that high.

In conclusion my son is very happy with the gift. He is able to fly the drone by himself without too much difficulty.

United States on May 28, 2021

Richard ejRichard ej: I had fairly low expectations with this drone, but since this is my first drone, and the price and reviews were decent, I figured I'd give it a try.

Pros: After just 2 days of playing around, I'm thrilled with this little drone. It has been easy to learn, and a fun stater drone. The app to connect to the camera has been a little slow, but fun when hovering.

Cons: like all small drones, the battery life is pretty low, usually 5ish minutes of flight time, and the batteries take about 80ish minutes to charge, so I definitely suggest investing in a few extra batteries!

The one thing I'm not a huge fan of is the annoying noise the controller makes when you are running low on battery. I understand why it's there, but I do wish it was a bit quieter.

Camera: The camera works, but definitely gets choppy when moving. You won't be racing with this camera, but it's still fun when hovering or very close to your phone.

Overall: this is a affordable, fun, and easy to learn, starter drone. If you want more flight time, grab some extra batteries.

United States on May 16, 2021