Props are fairly durable, although the guards are pretty weak and I have cracked one when I got blown into a chain link fence.

but I would recommend buying the spare parts kit as I broke a propeller guard pretty early on.

That broke the guard and prop

I got the trims set correctly after breaking 2 blades and lost 2 guards

Replace the guard and break again with another hit

So, after about 2 weeks of owning and many crashes later, my guards are busted in several places.

We've already lost a propeller guard

The battery lasts a nice long time, and I appreciate the propeller guards inside the house

Of flimsy guards that got pushed up against the propeller which then broke the propeller

Fly the first time, less than 30 minutes, hit a wall and break one plastic guard

the guards are made of potato chips and will crumble instantly.

Props are fairly durable, although the guards are pretty weak and I have cracked one when I got blown into a chain link fence.

Other times it works as it should and when it does we avoid using those modes and he does very well controlling it.

What I really got it for was to be able to take videos of the peaks of the house (senior citizen, so ladders are out of the question) as well as around the chimney and the roof shingles

We also commend the customer service at Holy Stone as they were prompt in response and helpful in helping us decide what was the right drone for our son as he wanted the one you use with a

It has a mind of its own...literally took off as fast and high as it could, and the home button didn't work to bring it back