I just bought this drone https://www.radioshack.com/collections/drones/products/radioshack-8-75-inch-zexara-2-0-camera-drone and so far love flying and was wondering how I could get some more flight time? It only gets about 5 minutes and takes 100 minutes to fully charge! I was wondering could I get 12-15 minutes flying time with better batteries or am I stuck with what I have? Thanks any help would be great!
Is this the battery? Looks like standard Syma fare. To get longer flight times the batterries tend to get larger and heavier. This should be an improvement and should fit, pushing your flight times to maybe 7 minutes. http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-7V-650mAh-Lipo-Battery-4PCS-with-4-in-1-Charger-For-Syma-X5C-1-X5SW-Drone-/281723428986?hash=item419806607a:g:m64AAOSwFqJWqb3E There is also these. Read the reviews. https://www.amazon.com/HOBBYTIGER-800mAh-Battery-Charger-Quadcopter/dp/B01K498ZXU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488662620&sr=8-1&keywords=B01K498ZXU That said those inexpensive motors last longest when they aren't overheated, such as long flight times will do.
Just for perspective the Phantom drones by DJI get about 25mins of flight time out of the box for about $500. Even the higher end toy drones will hover around 15mins for $200-$300. Like the above posters said more batteries is the way to go no matter how inconvenient that sound.
Yes i think you should buy several batteries or make your budget high to get some other drone for more fling time.
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