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Cheap Drones for Beginners

Before your spend $1,000 or more on a drone.

Before you go and shell out serious bucks for a drone, you might want to get some "hands-on" experience with something cheaper.

See this: 16 Cheap Drones for Beginners all under $180.

Earlier this summer I purchased the U49C Red Heron Quadcopter Drone which is No. 4 on the list above. I have crashed it more times than I can count — still flying. With much of a wind, it can be challenging to fly  I've tried!

 

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.
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