Best 2018 Long Flight Time Toy Drone

Altair 818 Plus guadcopter

The  Altair 818 Plus guadcopter is a market newcomer, but it’s already set itself apart as one of the best. With a 15-minute flight time and an extra battery it you wonder why people buy other drones in its $180 price range that only fly for 5 to 10 minutes.

It has a range of 150 meters and 15 minutes is plenty of time to fly within that distance. It also includes a TF card that means that it can record video right out of the box, as opposed to similarly-priced camera drones (like the AA108.)

The Altair 818 Plus drone has all the features that make a drone flyable for beginners and an absolute breeze for experienced flyers. There's headless mode, which will prevent man a crash for new flyers, and low-signal and low battery alarms to warn you before your drone becomes unresponsive to your remote control, or plummets out of the sky, which is one of the worst ways to crash

It has a low, medium, and high-speed flying setting which allows for more options to suit different flying styles and goals and accommodates varying levels of flying experience.

It also has altitude hold, which is not only convenient for flying but makes for better footage. It comes with a 720P 120-degree wide angle camera and is first-person view enabled. Its rubber-damping camera decreases vibration for even more stable imagery. Combine that with its altitude hold feature and you get amazing footage and photos. Looking through its high-quality camera in FPV might just make you feel like you’re the one flying, and not just the drone.

DJI Phantom 4 Pro

My favorite professional drone for 2018 is the highly advanced DJI Phantom 4 Pro. It has superior flying ability, with obstacle sensing in five directions that make it nearly impossible to crash. It’s remote comes with a mobile device holder to assist with its FPV capabilities.

It has a range of about 3 miles (people have flown it even farther), it can fly at up to 45 MPH while still being easy to control, and has a flight time of up to 30 minutes. It weighs just over 3 pounds, a testament to the power of its motors, and an indication of durability. It also has a return home feature that uses GPS, so if you lose track of it, it can find its own way back. And it comes with 8 extra propellers.

The best part of this drone by far is the camera which comes with a 16GB micro SD card. It has 20 megapixels and a massive 1-inch sensor. It has a mechanical shutter to eliminate the rolling shutter distortion that can happen when capturing images of fast moving objects. It has a 4k 60 FPS video camera for high video quality and the ability to capture magnificent slow-motion footage.

And last, but not least, it has a professional-caliber gimbal for guaranteed stable footage. This camera drone is the best drone for 2018 because it can produce beautiful footage and pictures that any professional would be proud of.

Altair AA108

I recommend the Altair AA108, my favorite small drone. It can be purchased for only $129 and has a lot of cool features. It’s durable and can withstand repeated minor crashes. It comes with a 120-degree wide angle, 720P HD camera that offers real time first-person viewing during flight.

The Altair AA108 is easy to fly and features headless mode, altitude hold, and a custom route mode, where you can draw a flight path on your smart phone and the drone will follow it!

It also offers three skill levels for flight, from 1 to 3, or beginner to advanced. The first level is very kid friendly, giving the opportunity to pass the passion for flight on to the next generation. It’s small enough to be flown indoors, allowing for fun on windy days or just when you want to conveniently fly in the comfort of your own home.

What makes the Altair AA108 one of the best 2018 drones is its long range and flight time. It can fly for up to 10 minutes and has a range of 100 meters. It also comes with a bonus battery so you can fly for even longer! Many drones in this price range offer only half the range and flight time. The Altair AA108 comes with an out of range alarm, an out of battery alarm, and an emergency landing function to prevent simple mistakes from becoming major crashes.

DJI Mavic Pro

The best 2018 drone that folds up for convenient transportation is the DJI Mavic Pro. This drone sells like crazy for a ton of reasons. It can fold down to as small as a bottle of water and comes with a convenient carrying backpack. It has the extremely high quality and advanced technology you would expect from a DJI drone.

You can fly it up to 40 MPH or for up to 27 minutes, giving you the opportunity to get great footage, especially since it has a range of 4.3 miles! These numbers combine to offer opportunities that few other drones do.

It offers obstacle avoidance technology and sensor redundancies that increase the drone’s reliability and safety. The DJI Mavic Pro can see obstacle 49 feet away, which means it can safely fly at up to 22 MPH while automatically avoiding anything in its way.

Trust me, flying drones that prevent themselves from crashing is awe-inspiring and incredibly cool and this drone does it better than most other drones. It utilizes GPS technology for precise positioning and can be flown by phone via Wi-Fi. It can fly itself back to its takeoff point with amazing precision and maintain a stable hover on windy days.

The DJI Mavic Pro is one of the best 2018 camera drones because it is designed with aerial photography in mind. It features a “tripod mode” which decreases the max speed to 2.2 MPH and makes the controls less responsive, allowing for more precise movements when capturing footage, a very useful feature.

It offers 1080P HD video streaming and the camera is 12 Megapixels and can capture 4K video at up to 30 frames per second! The DJI Mavic Pro also features a gimbal for stable footage, a rare bonus for a drone so small.