I have no personal experience bringing a drone into India, but I do have experience flying with drones. Some general rules, don't leave the battery in the drone take it out, have it visible. Let them know you are traveling with it. Don't try to hide anything to avoid questions, they will see it. The battery must be in your carry on and easily accessible in case of fire. I've found some drone tips in India so I'll copy it below“Drones in India are generally permitted as long as they fly over private property, and you have permission from the owner of the private property to fly them there. If you wish to fly your drone over public property you will need permission from the local authorities prior to flying your drone. Some general guidelines to adhere to in India when flying your drone are the following; do not fly in crowded areas, over crowds of people, near airports, or near military installations.”India Drone Laws | Toy of The YearDrone breaks new ground among flying toys

Cutting through the air, turning on a dime and transforming your living room or garden into a laser-strafed, real-life computer game, the AR.Drone is the toy of the year. It is to flying toys what the iPad is to earlier tablets: Not so much a development as a quantum leap forward; Born aloft on four rotors, this squat, alien flying machine is controlled from your iPhone or iPod touch via Wi-Fi and a free app, and exhibits uncanny control and acceleration. Take your hands off the controls and it hovers, waiting. Give it a prod with your finger and it will actually resist the motion, “bouncing” back to its original position. Outside it pulls off the same trick in winds up to 20 kph.A combination of onscreen virtual joysticks and the iPhone’s accelerometer makes the AR.Drone incredibly easy to fly, while an array of sensors make it exceedingly hard to crash. Even if you do pile it into a wall, as we did when trying it out — not due to ineptitude you understand; just to test it — it’s impressively robust.

Cameras mounted in the nose and underbelly of the device constantly send back to your iPhone and also make possible an even more impressive possibility: Augmented reality gaming. Your surroundings can be filled with alien structures, while overlaid graphic enemies and rival AR.Drones can be shot down with virtual phasers. We compared the AR.Drone to the iPad  earlier and that was not meant as a joke. As with Apple’s device, Parrot’s UFO is a “platform”, packed with tech just waiting to be utilised by the development community. parrot ar drone flying aceAnyone can make apps and games for the AR.ar drone 1 autonomieDrone, and control could be from any Wi-Fi device, though the iPhone is a natural place to start. parrot ar drone switzerland

The innards are incredibly sophisticated, with motion and orientation sensors, dual cameras and fail-safes that initiate a phased shutdown should your Wi-Fi range or battery run out. If it had GPS, it would boast essentially the same tech as a cruise missile. The battery only lasts 12 minutes, but a spare can be plugged straight in. We’d get one if we were you; Diwali is going to involve a hell of a lot of battery swapping… (This article is excerpted from the Forbes India 05 November, 2010 issue. parrot ar drone avisTo visit our Archives, click here.)parrot ar drone battery indiaThe Flyer’s Bay X-Drone R Helicopter Snapdeal, Rs 4499If you don’t need a drone with a camera, you may want to check out Flyer’s Bay’s X-Drone R Helicoper. buy parrot ar drone south africa

It is a fairly sophisticated drone for its price. It is gyro-stabilised, which makes it steady, and able to move across six axes (forward, backward, up, down and side to side). The battery is the standard 3.7 V 580 mAh, which should get you eight minutes of flying time once charged for an hour. This drone can be flown pretty far — up to 50 meters — and its 4GHz remote control system gives you decent range.Flyer’s Bay X-Drone Evolution Snapdeal, Rs 4499This is, along with the Hubsan, the best drone with a camera in this price range. The Flyer’s Bay X-Drone has a two-megapixel camera and 1GB micro SD card.  Like others in its price range, this drone can be launched simply by throwing it in the air while you start the motor. The X-Drone also offers two play modes, enabling enthusiasts to enjoy flying the copter both indoors and outdoors. However, the range on this is somewhat poor, topping out at a mere 40 meters.RC Mini Drone UFO Quadcopter Ebay, Rs 8200You would be forgiven for wondering how a drone with no camera can command such a premium price.

But, the cost of the UFO Quadcopter is justified by how well it flies. It has one of the longest ranges among drones at its price range; it can be operated reliably up to 100 metres away. It has a three-axes gyroscope and a 4.5-channel remote that doesn’t interfere with your other wireless toys. At 50 grams, this drone is surprisingly nimble, capable of flying backwards, sideways and moving in any direction. What particularly caught our eye about the UFO Quadcopter is its ability to perform 360 degree barrel rolls.Parrot A R Drone 2.0 SnapDeal, Rs 31,630The Parrot A R Drone 2.0 represents the pinnacle of what’s easily available for hobbyists. It is, however, quite expensive. You could probably consider buying one after you’ve been diligently pursuing your drone hobby for a few months. Flying this drone is a bit like playing a video game; it includes a 720p high-definition front camera, a vertical camera and an ultrasound altimeter paired with a smart phone control app that’s designed to replace a remote.

These drool-worthy features are coupled with Parrot’s Free Flight 2.0 control app that is light years ahead of many of its competitors, even allowing you to record and share videos with your friends in real time. This drone provides the user with a first person view of the drone’s surroundings and a uniquely satisfying aerial photography experience because of its high-resolution camera and innovative control system., Rs 5000This is a great starter mini-copter that features a built-in three-megapixel camera that can also record up to 4GB of video. The H107C’s body is lightweight but sturdy, which means it can be flown outdoors in low winds. A weak battery keeps flight time down to seven or eight minutes on a full charge, but this is better than average for drones in its class. The H107C can sometimes be hard to fly, as it has a habit of flipping over, but the LED lights on the front should help you keep tabs on whether it is right-side up.  These LEDs also blink when the battery is low, giving you a chance to fly it to safety before it dies.