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Old 02-02-2012, 10:25 PM  
edgeprod
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Originally Posted by BCyber View Post
Haha. I wasn't thinking into it man. Just sayin
Apparently not .. no offense, LOL.

I have a couple of the Parrot AR.Drones at any given time. Fun to fly with my iPhone or iPad, but fragile as all fuck. They constantly break when hitting ANYTHING -- and the "autopilot" is flaky as shit, always running into stuff. They're virtually disposable at $299, but when you go through a couple of them per month, it adds up in a hurry. I've "taught" them to do some neat tricks through the developer extensions, like fly to the mailbox, see if the flag is still up, and then fly back to their docking pad in my garage. Lets me check to see if the mail lady has been here yet. I also have them hover over to my front door to see who's there ... it freaks people out because they're quite LOUD.

I'd recommend picking one (or more) up if you have any interest in the hobby, but understand that you WILL be spending money on them if you fly them regularly -- they DO break easily.
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