Protocol - Galileo RC Drone - Black/Green

This Protocol Galileo drone is nowhere close to a $250 drone. First, the camera is very poor quality. A blurry wave effect happens with videos while you are recording. There is no slot for an sd card, so anything that is recorded has to be over wifi from your phone. This causes an awful picture/video. Do not purchase this one if you are looking to take good pictures/videos. Second, the propeller gaurds are very thin and flimsy. They WILL break if you crash one time. And good luck finding spares since the protocolny website was out of stock for 2 months. Third, be careful from all of a sudden losing the signal. Just because you are only 40 feet away does not mean it will stay connected all the time. Every time I have crashed has been due to this. Fourth, battery life is not great at about 10 minutes. Fifth, for the high price I would think that hovering would be an option. There is no middle ground, you are either going up or going down. If you let go of the controller, the drone will not stay in place. It will either fall or keep rising. Sixth, Range is very limited. 100 feet is the max limit. Video will go out at his point or earlier. And controller signal will go out at about 200 feet. And don't even think about trying to fly by watching the FPV. With no hover ability and laggy video, this will end in a crash. To make a point from all this, there are plenty of drones out there that use the exact same controller and do the exact same moves as this one. This drone should be in the $99 range. Nothing special about it. I would save my money and get a drone that has a much better camera, battery life, and just overall functionality that you would expect out of something for $250.

This is my first time to buy a drone. I've researched a lot and watch youtube but ofcourse I had to try the product first b4 I can write something. So, far as first timer and I am a female and know nothing about fixing toys. Galileo drone is so much easy for me and all you gotta do is read instructions. Drone Camera will only be connected if you turn ON your drone and turn your WIFI from your Phone then look for FPV then connect. Check your Galileo Apps then click Play and choose Video icon and you will see your drone vision hahaha it's awesome but ofcourse the quality of video is not superb. I knew it b4 I bought it coz I can always put a Go pro in it. Design wise is sexy the black and green combination. Charging time is 3 hrs. Fly time is 12 minutes. Inside the box has 4 extra propellers yey! There's also propeller guard included & very easy to install coz they include screw driver inside and things you needed. If the quality of camera would be good, I can give 5 stars. The price is reasonable, you can save the box for storage. Read the manual it should be there inside the box.

The reason that I would not recommend this item for a beginner : it's not a ton of money, but if you crash it !!! well you know the deal. Protocol has the Dronium for about 149.99 and it flies pretty darn good. It can take a beating and then some. I currently have two of them (After one became logged in a 75' tree for 3 months). After a few rain storms it came down on its own and still worked as if it were new ( I let it dry out with drying pellets). Nevertheless, the "Galileo" Is awesome for it's price point. It functions well in low wind days*, the video/ fpv is great and the pics are clear ! The only draw back is the charging time compared to fight time, not good!! Moreover, I am still excited about this product and I sell a ton of them when they are in stock!! Owning this product helps with the sell every time

The Galileo! Wow! What a nice sized entry level quad. Initial impressions of this product were awesome but after use Im very disappointed. The wingspan, colors, and design look awesome, it's got great thrust. -1 star for only have two speed modes, even though the box says three. -1 star for the "free app" described in the very poor instructions, being nonexistent. So the craft flies well, but the fpv part is useless currently. I've contacted Protocol twice with no response yet seeking more information or a source for this application to connect to the camera. -1 star for a poor charger. 200minutes or so for 7-8 minutes of flight without a camera. I used my special fast charger for another craft and it charged in 90 minutes and lasted for 10 minutes. It's huge, it looks cool, it's quiet. Poor battery life with no fpv function currently.

Saw A guy at a campground flying his quadcopter/s. After talking and a short not so successful flight of my own, I had to get me one. Looked into these things a little and figured I'd get one after Christmas. My wife saw my interest and lo and behold, my Mrs Clause, had one all wrapped up under the tree for me. Unboxing my new toy I found it easy to assemble and thought the magnetized screwdriver that came with the Galileo was a nice touch. They do have some tiny screws to attach rotor guards and landing gear. The instructions are short but clear enough to get started. All assembled up and thanks to my Mrs Clause having the battery all charged up, out for my maiden flight. Let me just say this, it can take a lickin'. It didn't take long to figure out how to fly it and most importantly how to land it, down came easy for me, it wasn't long I was doing flips with it. Trees are still somewhat of a nemesis being mine has been in two of them thus far but I chalk that up to inexperience and a little too much wind. Flight time is a little short, about ten minutes and the recharge time is long. The camera isn't bad. I know that they have better cameras but for the price of this quadcopter you can't complain. Being that I have never in my 59 years ever did anything RC I would recommend this Protocol - Galileo Rc Drone.

I got this as a Christmas present and have used it a few times now. First I practiced inside a building with 15 foot ceilings to get the hang of how it moves, I was flying pretty well after one charge of the battery - about 10 minutes flying time. Like others have said, it takes a long time to charge compared to flying time. The propeller protectors are pretty wimpy. I have broken two of them and cracked a third without any real crashes. Fortunately I havent broken any props yet, and the box came with 4 extra. The drone flys nice and smooth, though I found that if you dont have wind at ground level, you may find wind up higher. It took the drone away about 500' from where I started and I couldnt get it to come back my way. Fortunately I was in a big field so I landed it and walked over to get it. Camera quality is not good. The video looks better than photos but the resolution is bad so dont buy based on camera usage unless you get an HD model or have another camera to attach. Its a lot of fun to fly and I look forward to when the battery is charged up again for the next flight.

This is the perfect drone for someone learning to fly a drone. It's not extremely durable, but I haven't had any problems with it as long as it lands square or you don't run it into something. The unit does come with 4 replacement rotors. My biggest complaint is that the flight time is very short (7 minutes) and the recharge time for the battery is very long (200 minutes), my recommendation is to get a spare battery or 2. Other than that this thing is great for the money and learning. Definitely recommended for a beginner.

I bought this for my son for Christmas. As others have said, the guards break very easily. It takes 200 minutes to charge for 12 minutes of playtime. After playing with it 5 times, one of the propellers quit spinning as fast, throwing it off balance. I returned it and went to my local hobby store. I got two "fighting drones" and one "trick" drone all for $180! The salesman literally threw them against the wall and the ground and they didn't break! They charge in 10 min and we just played with them for 15! The salesman said there are "hobby" grade and "toy" grade. This drone is "toy" grade. Plus, I couldn't find any replacement guards for this drone when they broke (Best Buy does not even carry them and they were back ordered on Protocols website) and EVERY part for the ones I bought today (plus additional accessories like cameras) are in stock at the hobby store!