Parrot Minidrone Swing with Flypad Controller

At about $99, the Parrot Swing isn’t too expensive. I just wish the built-in camera was better and the flight times were longer. But even with those minor complaints, it’s still a really fun flying toy.

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  Fun and relatively easy to fly, One press launch and land, Rugged

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  Didn't include instructions for replacing propellers, Image quality isn't good

Out of the two Parrot drones I tried out (Mambo and SWING), the SWING is by far my favorite, and not just because it looks like an X-Wing. It’s a lot more fun to fly, the battery is a bit better than the Mambo, it comes with the FlyPad, and it’s the most durable (to my surprise).

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  Very Durable, Easy To Handle, Camera, FlyPad, Fast

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  Poor Battery Life

On the whole, the Parrot Swing is a fun toy, and at £120, it's not hideously expensive. It can take (really bad) pictures, it can take off and land on its own, and is very easy to fly. It also costs a fraction of what you'd pay for a high-end drone.

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  Inexpensive, Easy to fly, Fun plane mode, Super light so won't damage easily

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  Camera quality is terrible, Battery life is poor, Limited range

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  Easy to control uncomplicated

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  Would like to have had more air time

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  Ridiculously easy to fly with the remote control that’s top quality. My 5 year old flys it round the house with ease. Great value for money and a cool little gadget that so far (6 months) seems we’ll built and remarkably bullet proof

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  Don’t expect great things from the camera ( but at this price who would?) To me the camera was just an extra gimmick so the poor resolution really doesn’t bother me. And order some extra batteries if your flying it away from home.

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  This was a Christmas present for my teenage son. First time of flying it took off high into the sky and was never seen again. Would not respond to the controls. Very disappointing!

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  It changes between plane to quad copter but it dosent do either job very well it would be perfect for very warm still conditions but the slightest breeze makes flying harder the battery also gives a short flight time but over priced

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  Bit over priced Only works in still conditions

I got this for Christmas. It has been very cold since then, so I've not gotten to try it out where there's room to switch to airplane mode. However, inside my living room it has performed well despite me beating it into a number of objects. It didn't even leave a mark.

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  It looks really nice and is rather quiet whilst flying.

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  Not possible to take any videos. Quality of pictures is awful, worst camera I've ever seen, you'd have to guess what's on the picture. Far to expensive for what it is. My nephew received a kids toy drone which camera was a much better quality for half the price.

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  Had looked at loads and it was one of the best on the market for good price

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  Easy to use and auto landing button makes this ideal first time Drone. Bought for 6 year old but being used more by his dad! Been crashed a few times and very robust!

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  Very light so do not use when any wind at all. I suppose all are like this though.

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  Easy to operate very happy with purcase

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  Nothing to complain about

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  Gyroscopic stability excellent Manoeuvrability is awesome in a machine so inexpensive plus the two flying modes

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  Battery life frustrating when flying it is so much fun Camera only takes still photographs, no real-time feed to iPhone.