My 11 year old son loves. He had no trouble taking it in hand. It is much easier to fly than a helicopter. The camera works well if you put him a 2GB mini card. Warning: protection for ships with propellers (hidden under the plastic blister) and I highly recommend you to use it to prevent breakage of the propeller during the inevitable fall of the first tests, but mostly to avoid accidents. Indeed, the propellers rotate very quickly and at this speed, they are sharp ... Small flaw: the noise. It feels that an army of mosquitoes invaded the house. Otherwise, for children, this is a good lesson in patience: 5-10mm theft / 1h recharge the battery ...