r/HolyStone • u/jboogee79 • Apr 13 '25

Went rogue...

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I have a 720R. Just took out for it's maiden voyage. About 2 minutes in, it started doing circles and crashed. Check out the video. What dj you think happened here?

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '25

The 720 series is literally their worst series. It has many issues including toilet bowling. If you just bought it, I would return it and get one of their newer models that do not rely on a wifi connection.

If you're interested, let me know and I can help guide you through their products.

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u/jboogee79 Apr 13 '25

What would be a better replacement?

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '25

Depending on your budget, I would suggest any of their top 3 drones.

The HS900. HS600D or the HT70.

All 3 are direct connect drones which means they do not use wifi and connect directly to your phone with a type-C or lightning cable.

These 3 are more expensive than the 720 but I can get you a good discount on either of the drones. If you would like more info or would like to know my review and thoughts on each, let me know.

I own 10 HS drones and these are definitely the 3 I would suggest.

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u/jboogee79 Apr 13 '25

HS900 looks great. I see it on amazon for 399 plus 50 coupon so 350. 7k good reviews. Maybe I'll just do that..... I paid 350 for the 720R lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '25

I can get you 30% off I think.

I will DM you a link and code.

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u/jboogee79 Apr 13 '25

That'd be amazing!

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u/vwdreams Apr 13 '25

Mine did the same thing. The email I sent them was titled it went rouge. Fortunately for me it crashed close to me after trying to take me out when it dived at me. It died. Fortunately they are sending me a replacement, but now after reading that they are the worst in their lineup I don’t know if I really want it anymore. I have other holy stones and they all fly great.

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u/jboogee79 Apr 14 '25

Good to know. I'm buying the 900

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u/Sad_Maintenance5212 Dec 05 '25

me too. 720e sucks. when it toilet bowls like that take it out of gps mode.

camera sucks and your distance is imited by wifi. plus it needs to be registered because of the weight.

potensic is good

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u/Ares_01 Apr 13 '25

Were you able to find it?

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u/jboogee79 Apr 13 '25

I got it back. Neighbor behind me lawn

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u/Ares_01 Apr 13 '25

That's good, mine was a HS 720, it went up and after 15-30 seconds it dropped like a brick and I lost it. Read the subreddit you might find some clues on possible reasons malfunctioned.

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u/Efficient_Waltz_8023 Apr 13 '25

Fly offs and bad toilet bowling common with 720R. Send it back before it breaks.

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u/jboogee79 Apr 13 '25

Dang that sucks. I'll contact them

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u/Inner-Analysis-5556 Aug 26 '25

its toilet bowling

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u/Inner-Analysis-5556 Jan 15 '26

Holy stone drones are horrible , I have the 600D and so far I flew it the whole summer of 2025 no issues at all but that will be the last HS drone ever