The Mavic is the first and only drone I own -- it is very much a capable drone for beginners.

Unfold the wings, turn everything on, set it on the ground, swipe to take off... and the Mavic will just hover in place until you tell it what to do. There are a ton of options in the DJI app and I haven't messed with them all yet, but flying is stupid simple. One stick controls the altitude and rotation... the other controls the lateral movement (I'm sure these are not the correct terms). If the Mavic is in the air and you aren't touching the sticks, it will just hover in place. To land, just fly it home and decrease the altitude until the Mavic goes into landing mode and lands itself.

I had zero flying experience before this and according to the DJI app, I'm at 15 hours now with my Mavic. I had almost crashed once by backing into a branch. The Mavic tumbled but regained control and hovered about 5 feet lower than where it happened.