Even just installing the prop guards and battery on mine has taught me is patience dealing with small stuff. Fixing small and delicate stuff has always really annoyed me. This wasnt really an option with the quadcopter because it seems so fragile.
However, unless someone really wants to get into it. The x5c-1 is literally $42-46 bucks on amazon. For the cost everyone that has ever enjoyed any sort of remote control devices should own one. This requires no research or learning really, aside from flying it.
I cant believe how much enjoyment I am getting from flying this. I think as it takes so much concentration to learn, it's like meditating in that the mind has a hard time thinking about other stuff at the same time. Or maybe I am just enjoying it a ton.
Dealing w the million tiny Allen screws does get to ya from time to time. But has done wonders for my patience as a parent. Ha.
I buy the cheapy ones from time to time. Play with em until myself or the kids break em. I've built a lot of helis. Both nitro and electric. But not yet a drone. I'll build one someday, capable of racing/lifting/fpv/blind flight, but right now getting this farm up and running takes every damn cent.
I still have trucks. Helis. Boats. Planes. But the drones are the most enjoyable imo.