Phantom Drone Copter

[jimnyc]

Funny, I went to the site a few days back, now the only ads I see everywhere I go are for these things. I want one of these! Running them along the beach, high above the city, at the dog park... There are endless legal uses you can have with these. No different than other RC planes and such, other than the accuracy, and the ability to hold the camera.

http://i.imgur.com/EygUTf5.png

http://www.dji.com/product/phantom

[PostmodernProphet]

as I was walking into my office building yesterday a guy was walking out carrying that very same kind of drone....I recognize the orange stripes....

[jimnyc]

as I was walking into my office building yesterday a guy was walking out carrying that very same kind of drone....I recognize the orange stripes....

It's the most popular out there, although a little pricey. I'll wait for them to come down to a more reasonable level. More and more of them are coming out now, so I expect the competition to lower the prices. I saw a video a guy took, and his was as high as skyscrapers. The beaches, lakes, woods... imagine the footage these things can take. But of course, some idiots are already making it an issue, by flying them into police yards, and also one guy flew the thing over top a baseball game!

[PostmodernProphet]

this one has a big advantage....when the battery begins to run low it automatically returns and lands where it was launched from.....

[jimnyc]

this one has a big advantage....when the battery begins to run low it automatically returns and lands where it was launched from.....

That's awesome. I think they have another "home" option, where it does the same if you just want to have it return. They look like a lot of fun, but I understand they are a little harder to control than most think, that it takes a little training.