Re: [PLUG] Waaay Off-Topic: Good Drone for Christmas?

["Keith C. Perry" <kperry@daotechnologies.com>]

So this was actually something I wanted to gift-to-self early this year but I'm actually going the Millennium Falcon quad when the price gouging stops.  Just stress relief toy for me  :)

Before that though I was looking at Syma models...

X8C
http://www.amazon.com/Syma-Venture-Angle-Camera-Quadcopter/dp/B00VQVO6W0/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1447978180&sr=1-1&keywords=syma+x8

X5C
http://www.amazon.com/Syma-Bundle-Channel-Explorers-battery/dp/B00VMU93UU/ref=sr_1_5?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1447977890&sr=1-5&keywords=syma+x5c&pebp=1447977907944&perid=1GZ16PQ362PBTGC654X3

X6
http://www.amazon.com/Syma-Super-Channel-2-4GHz-Copter/dp/B00JKV88K4/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1447978098&sr=1-1&keywords=syma+x6

These are well below your price range so I'm guess the Syma stuff is considered pretty basic.

Another one I saw was the Cheerson / Phantom Pathfinder.  That's a more "serious" model.

http://www.amazon.com/Pathfinder-Quadcopter-CX20-Helicopter-Phantom/dp/B00JKI3TMY/ref=sr_1_10?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1447978310&sr=1-10&refinements=p_36%3A1253564011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxNxeKERsD8


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Casey Bralla" <MailList@nerdworld.org>
To: "plug" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 7:02:06 PM
Subject: [PLUG] Waaay Off-Topic:  Good Drone for Christmas?

I've got my heart set on a drone for Christmas.

Primarily, I want to get a real-time birds-eye view from the air.  I don't 
need fancy station-keeping or programmable flight paths (although that is also 
very cool).  I just want to vicariously fly over my neighborhood with a real-
time video feed (and recording, of course).

My budget will be $400 - $600.   


Anybody got a good suggestion?  There are a bazillion of them out there, and 
I'm kinda overwhelmed with selecting one.

TIA!
-- 

Casey Bralla

Chief Nerd in Residence
The NerdWorld Organisation
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