

This simple figure of merit is the single most important metric for how fun, fast, and maneuverable a drone is going to be. When you look at how much force a drone can generate and compare it to the drone’s weight you get the thrust-to-weight ratio. Thrust testing is cool enough that we have an article dedicated to this topic. The drones don’t always make it out of our tests in one piece. Check out a collection of crash test videos that we put together. We smack our little drones into the wall at top speed and drop them from a height of 7.5 feet (1 Chewbacca) to see how they hold up to abuse. We have a custom Half Chrome image target that is designed to show you how sharp an image the camera takes, how much fish-eye effect the lens has, and what the field of view of the camera is. Our indoor lab is where we do most of our camera quality testing, crash testing, drop testing, and battery life tests. Read on to see just a sampling of the drone tests we run. We even crash them, and we catch it all on video. Unlike many of the websites out there, we actually fly our drones. Here at Half Chrome we put drones through a rigorous series of tests. What is the BEST drone you can buy for less than $200? | Best drones of 2021 ($200 edition).Phantom 4 and Phantom 4 Pro Accessories.
