In recent times there has been a lot of talk about drones. But what exactly are these drones? How many types are there? And, again, what are the rules that the law imposes for their use on Italian territory?

If you take a few minutes of your time, I will try to explain it to you and advise you which drone is best suited to your needs, if you want to buy one.

Here we had listed out the latest and advanced quality drones that are listed below.

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Holy Stone GPS Drone with 4K UHD Camera for Adults Beginner; HS360S 249g...
  • Extremely Lightweight, No FAA or Remote ID Registration: HS360S, drone with camera for adults featuring the Holy Stone latest...
  • 4K UHD Camera with GalaxyCore Sensor: Holy Stone drones with camera for adults 4K equipped with 1/3'' CMOS GalaxyCore Sensor and...
  • Advanced Connection Technology: HS360S, a GPS drone with camera, features Holy Stone's enhanced remote controller. Now you can...
  • 10,000 Feet Long Range Transmission: Thanks to Holy Stone Advanced Intelligent Control System, The control range of HS360S, drones...
  • Powerful GPS Function: Holy Stone HS360S, drones with camera for adults 4k, features precise GPS positioning, providing not only...
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Bwine F7 GPS Drones with Camera for Adults 4K Night Vision, 3-Axis Gimbal, 2Mile...
  • 【FAA CERTIFIED COMPLETED】: The Bwine drone has completed remote ID certification and complies with the FAA Declaration of...
  • 【4K CAMERA WITH 3-AXIS GIMBAL】: A One-click detachable 4K video camera, along with a 120° FOV lens and larger COMS sensor...
  • 【75 MINS FLIGHT TIME】: Comes with 3x2600mAh intelligent batteries, the F7 drone will offer you a total of 75 minutes of flight...
  • 【2000M ALTITUDE, L6 WIND RESISTANCE】: Built-in 1806 brushless motor, Compass, Gyroscope, Barometer plus 6-level wind...
  • 【GPS, NEVER LOSE YOUR DRONE】: Bwine smart GPS drone will automatically return once the battery is low, the signal is lost, or...
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X-shop Drone with Camera for Kids & Adults, 1080P HD Mini FPV Drones with...
  • HD 1080P Camera: The drone features a 90° adjustable lens, 1080P HD WIFI camera, and FPV transmission, allowing you to stream...
  • Easy to Use: With one-key takeoff/landing, headless mode, altitude hold, and three speed settings, this drone is...
  • Fun Features: The drone with camera can perform 360-degree flips for added fun. Connect it to your phone for gesture-controlled...
  • Foldable & Portable: This drone is your perfect outdoor companion. It's foldable, comes with a carrying case, and weighs under...
  • Great Gift Choice: With its cool design and multiple camera options, this drone is fun and easy to use. It’s the perfect gift...
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Drone with Camera 1080P HD FPV Foldable Drone for Beginners and Kids, Quadcopter...
  • 1080P HD Camera Adjustable FPV Drone & APP Control-- Equipped with an adjustable-angle 1080P HD camera, this drone is capable of...
  • Multiple Functions for Kids Beginners--Features: optical flow positioning, barometric altitude hold, 3D flips, headless mode,...
  • Foldable Drone, Full Accessories, Thoughtful design-- The package includes a portable bag for convenient outdoor travel. Equipped...
  • One Key Take-off & Optical Flow Positioning-- The one-key takeoff and altitude hold functions make drone flight easily. The...
  • Professional Flight Partner After Sales Guarantee-- We recommend installing the propeller guards for the first flight in an open...
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Potensic ATOM SE GPS Drone with 4K EIS Camera, Under 249g, 62 Mins Flight, 4KM...
  • 【𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥-𝟓 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝...
  • 【𝟒𝐊 𝐄𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫】The drone is...
  • 【𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲, 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐅𝐥𝐲...
  • 【𝟔𝟐 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝟐 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬】The ATOM SE 4K...
  • 【𝐏𝐢𝐱𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐜 𝟐.𝟎, 𝟒𝐊𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧】The...
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NAFYRE N11 PRO GPS Drone with Camera for Adults 4K UHD, 90 Min Long Flight Time,...
  • 【Under 0.55lb Mid-sized Drone, No FAA Registration】Designed with a unique material composition, the N11 PRO is a remarkably...
  • 【Brushless Motors & Long Flight Time and Control Range】Enduring alloy brushless motors feature strong wind resistance and...
  • 【Dual Positioning System】Optical Flow Positioning provides you a safer indoor flight while GPS Positioning gives a more free...
  • 【4K UHD Photography Drone】The UHD 4K Camera offers high-resolution imagery, allowing you to capture stunning 4096x3072 photos...
  • 【Powerful GPS Function】The GPS assisted intelligent flight features such as Follow Me, Tap Fly and Point of Interest enable...
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DJI Mini 4K, Drone with 4K UHD Camera for Adults, Under 249 g, 3-Axis Gimbal...
  • No Registration Needed - Under 249 g, FAA Registration and Remote ID are not required if you fly for recreational purposes. Visit...
  • 4K Ultra HD & 3-Axis Gimbal for Cinematic Quality Shooting - Capture stunning moments in any light—sunrises, sunsets, and night...
  • 38kph (Level 5) Wind Resistant - DJI Mini 4K has a stable flight even in Level 5 winds. Brushless motors enhance power and allow...
  • 10km Max HD Video Transmission - up to 10 km (32,800 feet) [2] of HD video transmission and has excellent anti-interference...
  • Due to platform compatibility issue, the DJI Fly app has been removed from Google Play. To ensure a better product usage...
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Holy Stone GPS Drone with 4K Camera for Adults, HS175D RC Quadcopter with Auto...
  • 4K Ultra Clear Camera: 4K camera with 110° wide-angle and 90° adjustable provides a high resolution picture, enable to capture a...
  • GPS Auto Return: GPS assisted flight, it can perform automatically return home when the drone lost signal, out of range or low...
  • Better Flight Experience: 2 batteries give you up to 46 minutes flight experience. And functions like Altitude Hold, Optical Flow,...
  • Considerate Design: This drone comes with a carrying case, and the foldable fuselage design allows it easy to store and more...
  • More Intelligent Functions: This drone can trace and follow you automatically, flying along a path you set, or fly around a point...
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Drone with 1080P Camera for Beginners and Kids, Foldable Remote Control...
  • Drone with 1080P Camera: A camera mounted on it can be manually adjusted to see what's in front of the drone while it's flying, or...
  • Play Longer: The FPV drone has two rechargeable batteries, each providing approximately 12 minutes of flight time. 2 batteries can...
  • Remote Control & App: You can fly the mini drone with remote control or a smart phone. But in order to capture video or images,...
  • Discover new adventures: 2 batteries provide you with up to 24 minutes of flying experience. Features such as altitude hold, 3D...
  • Suitable for Adults & Kids: This drone is a little easier to operate than other drones (it has fewer steps to fly, no manual...
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Drone with Camera for Adults, 2K HD FPV Drones with Upgrade Altitude Hold,...
  • 【2K Ultra HD Camera】Loiley drone features a high-quality 2K HD camera with a 90° remote adjustable angle, allowing you to...
  • 【User-friendly & Optical Flow Positioning】 The Loiley drone operation is magically simple—press the one-touch start/land...
  • 【Take it with you】 Loiley drone with camera is your ultimate travel partner! It is small and lightweight, and the size is only...
  • 【Safe and Long Battery Life】With two rechargeable drone batteries, this drone extends the flight time to approximately 26...
  • 【Professional After-Sales Support】A mini drone with a camera makes for a cool and creative gift. Along with that, the package...
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Potensic ATOM 2 Drone with Camera for Adults 4K Video, 8K Photo, Under 249g,...
  • 【𝟖𝐊 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨, 𝟒𝐊 𝐇𝐃𝐑 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨】 Equipped with a 1/2'' Sony CMOS sensor, it...
  • 【𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒𝟗𝐠, 𝐍𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧...
  • 【𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞, 𝐌𝐚𝐱 𝟏𝟎𝐊𝐌...
  • 【𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 & 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭】 Powered by...
  • 【𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞】 ATOM 2 has various photo...
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Ruko F11GIM2 Drones with Camera for Adults 4K, 64Mins Flight Time, Gimbal & EIS...
  • 【𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟒𝐊 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥 &...
  • 【𝟔𝟒 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞】Enjoy up to 32 minutes per battery, with 2...
  • 【𝟓𝐊𝐌 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧】Fly far and wide with up to...
  • 【𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧】The redesigned remote...
  • 【𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟔 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞】Engineered for the real world. The...

How to Choose a Drone?

How and When to Use Drones 

Before analyzing the characteristics of the drones and finding out which ones are most suitable for you, let’s try to understand what are the rules that ENAC, the National Civil Aviation Authority, provides for the use of these means.

Well yes! If you think of buying a drone, take it out of the box and let it roam freely in your city – perhaps making video footage here and there – you’re wrong! The use of drones is governed by stringent rules that must be respected slavishly.

If you do not comply with these rules, you will face the payment of very high fines and, above all, you risk causing accidents to people or things. If you don’t want to take unnecessary risks, respect these rules.

  • Recreational or Professional Purpose – drones can be used for recreational purposes (e.g. in model airfields) or professional goals. Drones intended for recreational use do not require authorizations from ENAC to be used and must not be registered in the national register (i.e. on the D-Flight website). Drones intended for professional use, on the other hand, must be logged in the National Register and can be used only upon presentation of a specific declaration (if used for non-critical operations) or after obtaining a special authorization (if used for critical services). Also, to use drones in the professional field you must get a certificate from ENAC (which requires participation in paid theoretical and practical courses), you must ensure the vehicle and certify it at a suitable company. For some particular airspace, then, clearance to the occupation of the air is necessary.
  • Flight Rules– flight operations performed outside the model airfields are classified as critical and non-critical. Technicalities aside, we can say that it is NOT possible to fly drones over people’s heads; near urban agglomerations, near telecommunications or electricity supply infrastructures and in other areas considered sensitive. These rules always apply, even in the event of a drone failure or malfunction. Also, it must be emphasized that for most flight operations (i.e. non-critical operations) the visual flight mode (VLOS or EVLOS) is required, even for landing. Therefore the vehicle must be brought back to the ground seeing it person, without using cameras or other devices mounted on it. The usable flight space provides a maximum altitude of 70 meters and 500 meters away from the pilot. If the pilot has a model aircraft certificate issued by the Aero Club of Italy, the maximum altitude rises to 150 meters.
  • Weight Limits – drones are also classified by their weight. To pilot a professional drone with a load of 2-25 kg, you need a certificate issued by an ENAC-authorized Training Center and a LAPL medical certificate (Light aircraft pilot license) issued by an authorized doctor. Flight operations carried out by drones weighing 2 kg, or less are always considered non-critical (as long as they respect the characteristics of harmlessnessdictated by ENAC). Drones weighing less than 300 grams, have a maximum speed of 60 km/hour and recognize the symptoms of harmlessness foreseen by ENAC can also be used in the city (provided they do not fly over people’s heads) and do not require the certificate even if used for professional purposes.

These are just some of the points of the (controversial) ENAC regulation concerning the use of drones. To learn more and learn more about all the aspects relating to the use of these vehicles, consult the FAQ section of the ENAC website, the document containing the regulation on remotely piloted aircraft and the ENAC website page which contains all the latest regulations—related to drones.

Note: the rules relating to the use of remotely piloted systems are subject to changes and additions. To stay up to date on the topic, consult the ENAC website from time to time and follow some site or blog dedicated exclusively to drones.

How to Choose a Drone

Without a little clarity on the ENAC regulation on the use of drones, we can move on to the features to be taken into consideration before buying a vehicle of this type.

  • Dimensions and Weight – as already said, drones differ in their weight and size. My advice is to start with a tiny and very cheap drone, maybe a mini-drone, so that you can practice flying at home (or in the courtyard) and not risk destroying a device that knows who knows how much money. Many drones, in the event of an accident, can be repaired thanks to special kits that can be purchased online. Still, for cheaper drones, the game is usually not worth the candle (instead, protect the vehicle adequately during the first flights).
  • Autonomy – this is one of the sore points of drones. Most drones suitable for non-professional use have freedom of 10-30 minutes per charge. My advice is to buy a drone equipped with an interchangeable battery. In this way, you can take spare batteries with you and get greater autonomy. Keep in mind the fact that a more powerful battery (therefore with a higher amperage) also equates to a greater weight of the cell, and hence of the drone. Also find out about battery charging times, which can be very long.
  • Maximum Height and Distance – taking into account the above ENAC regulations, before purchasing a drone, also check the height and the maximum length that it can reach during flight operations.
  • Control System – drones can be controlled via Bluetooth (in this case they have a range of 10-20 meters), via Wi-Fi network (with a maximum range of 50 meters) or via radio frequency (with a maximum distance that can vary from model to model). To control them via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, individual smartphone apps can also be used. For drones that have a range of over 50 meters, GPS support can be useful, thanks to which the vehicle can use satellite coordinates to find your way around and easily reach your destination. Features that can be useful when you are a beginner with drones, however, are the automatic management of take-off and landing and the mechanical maintenance of the height in flight.
  • Camera Support– the use of drones to take photos and aerial shots is continually growing. If you are interested in solutions of this type, check the type of digital camera integrated with the drone, the resolution of photos and videos that the device can achieve (e.g. VGA, Full HD or 4K) and the type of stabilization applied to the image. The more advanced drones, in addition to having a camera stabilization system (a sort of plate with shock absorbers that absorb vibrations), have an instrument called Gimbal that keeps the camera aligned on its axis, thus ensuring maximum stability of the images obtained. Drones with FPV (First Person View) function allow you to see the photos they are shooting in real-time. The more advanced drones also allow
  • Stunts – many drones are programmed to perform tricks in flight. If you are interested in this feature, inquire about the type of tricks supported by the drone you intend to buy.
  • Gps – Gps –equipped drones can intelligently understand where they are and where to go. They also can follow the user automatically.
  • Led – some drones are equipped with LED lights that increase visibility and make their stunts more spectacular.
  • Accessories – before buying a drone, you might also want to take a look at their accessories. Some toy drones, for example, can be customized by adding pliers or cannons to challenge friends’ drones.
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