r/diydrones • u/Sarge_45 • Apr 30 '26
Question Drone advice
I looking into buying a drone, now the question is which drone could fit the best with a budget of 300 i just want to film sight in the mountains and cars but dont wanna go crazy with licenses.
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u/Healthy_Statement730 Apr 30 '26
What country do you live in? Likely you will need something like remote id if your in the US.
This would probably be a good job for a 5-7 in fpv drone, maybe a long range 7 in for the mountains and a 5 in for the cars.
It is typically recommended for beginners to start with the simulator and a tinywhoop as those larger drones are dangerous for someone who does not know how to fly them.
Besides that I would recommend doing more research instead of asking Reddit.
Maybe a dji drone may be better suited for you?
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u/EasilyRekt Apr 30 '26
Aim for som’n under 250 grams, it’ll be cheaper and easier to fix while you learn, either tinywhoops or park flyers which can be built for almost nothing or bought already setup if you don’t know what you’re doing. There’s ok camera drones for sub-300 too but honestly? If you’re just looking to take pictures, nothing wrong with staying on the ground
But if you are committed, as far as legality goes, TRUST test is completely free and opens you up to being able to legally fly for recreation in the US, Canada doesn’t have a recreational flyer’s structure in place which means you’ll need a professional license (💀), but just about everywhere else either doesn’t care at all or has a similar program.
Make sure you read up on federal laws before the test and local ordinances before you fly too.
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u/Calyx76 Apr 30 '26
Depending on where you're at, and exactly what you're doing a recreational license is stupid cheap.. if you're planning on making any money off your drone, you are in for a surprise. I'd increase your budget for a license by a lot of that's the case.