Ruko F11PRO 4K Drone with GPS

Its not often that I’m surprised, well, there was that one time my grandma vaulted over a mini-pony to get to the last cream-puff before the dog ate it, but aside from that, its unusual. In this case though I can say without hesitation that I was surprised. Given the vast list of features that typically demand premium prices, to say nothing of the case, battery and folding functionality, I figured costs had to have been cut somewhere – like propellers are extra or you’re only buying a picture of the drone, with a scratch and sniff sections where you can smell the summer breeze that you’d be flying in…..if you had propellers. It was with no small surprise then and all too rare bested expectations, when I opened the box to find the F11 Pro every bit the quality machine its claimed to be. The build quality is exceptional, it feels twice the price you pay. There’s nothing cheap or flimsy about this aerial juggernaut, in fact before the flight test I wondered if something so….robust….could actually lumber into the air, let alone fly – but I’d be proved wrong on that score. Everything looks carefully crafted, form and function by design and purpose, as opposed to whatever injection mold was kicking around the shop. The case is good, everything fits well and even here, something that is often an afterthought thing “thrown in” you can see there is attention to detail and a bias toward doing it right.

Unfolding the drone takes a bit of thought – I mean, not Mensa-level, but there is an order to it, and in another nod to quality, you’re going to need to apply some effort – not “Earl, get the sledge” effort, but the “arms” positively move into place and you won’t be doing it with one finger – unless you have a really strong finger, like a body-builder, but just your finger….like your finger works out, but the rest of you doesn’t. Unfolding the controller is actually as near a work of art as unfolding a controller can be – reminds me of a transformer…auto-bot, obviously.

Lets get down to brass-tacks though because as Humphrey Bogart once said, “design doesn’t add up to a hill of beans in this crazy town, if the drone won’t fly” – I’m not sure Bogart said anything even close to that actually, but if they had drones in 1942, he would have – but I digress. The start-up procedure for this drone is a little more involved than some lesser models, where the start-up procedure is basically “turn it on”. This however is a more sophisticated machine and so your “pre-flight” is going to be more involved as well – and you want it to be…..it means the drone has complex systems, and just like any pre-flight check, its important to know that they are working and calibrated. That said, its relatively simple -basically comprised of turning in a circle and moving the control sticks – the instructions, app and quick-start guide on the inside of the box lid all do a great job of walking you through it.

Flying this drone is is what drone flying should be, but so often isn’t. I have four drones and at least half are fair-weather only. Did someone sneeze fourteen miles away? Best not fly because the drone will be sent careening into a hedge. What’s that?a perfect day with no wind? great….lets get our 8 minutes of flying in. Seriously, some drones seem more designed to have you take up another hobby, than fly drones. Fortunately, the F11 Pro makes flying fun. First, it laughs in the face of a breeze – it is basically a flying brick folks, and bricks don’t take shtick from any mere gust of wind. Second, it will fly for about 28 minutes on a battery….28 minutes… that’s almost 29 minutes, which is almost 30! AND you get a second battery in the box….so ….take 28, carry the four, find the square root of your mom’s meatloaf and TADA!…..near as makes no difference, an hour of flight…IN THE BOX. I found all the flight features to be better than expected and more fun than I had thought – better yet though, is that you can actually fly this drone properly, outside, in the real world, and for longer than it takes some kid to say “hey nice drone, can I fly it”? To which you must automatically respond “Heck no kid, buzz off,…and…..tell mommy I’m on an important call, not to be disturbed for another 27 minutes”.

I won’t go into all the features, you can read them yourself, they are there, they work. What is important here though is that this drone is worth every penny you spend, and yes, it is more expensive than some lesser models, but those are the ones that don’t fly well, or crash if uncle Dave toots in your general direction. It also flies for a long time, in a way that’s controllable and adjustable for varied skill – and not just because it can go faster or slower, but because it has multiple features designed to make you successful and enjoy flying, almost as if that were the point.

I have no affiliation with the brand, I bought the drone with my own hard-earned cash and I write reviews for products that deserve them.

This drone is spectacular it the battery lasts for 2 hours which they send you 2 batterys so yoy could use thw drone for 4 hours. The 4k camera is 4k and there is no lag when using vr mode which is very fun. I really recomend this drone for kids because it has a tracker and a safe return button which means you can never lose it even if it falls somewhere far away. The material of the drone is perfect because it can survive high falls and have sone scratches but thats it and the blades are also high quality never breaks. Buy it if you can it will be the best purchase and for me this drone costs more than what it actually costs.

I was only sent 1 battery and just wanted the second battery but was only offered a refund maybe because I’m in Australia. A real shame was super excited for this model but it had to be returned

Wow this drone is capable …30 kmh wind and its stable.In Canada needs to be registered 5$ and you require a liscence 10$ …all done online.

Flying is easy …pictures an video are great …using 128 gb tf card

Having random disconnect with controller but support is great and a replacement transmitter is on the way.