OMG this is so fun!!
Jaryth and I drove the drone around the house today. I tried to send it up to Mark’s window, but I misjudged the roof and couldn’t get it up there. I’ll try again later.
This is a photo taken from the iPad as the drone was flying. It’s looking at me!
I would say that if you have any interest in RC planes, the AR Parrot Drone is a great toy. I am usually flight impaired, but the controls were easy for me to figure out after only a few flights. Plus, the fact that you can just let go of the controls to have it move back to hover mode is a really nice feature. When I get nervous or think it’s going too fast (or slow or high or low or right into an obstacle or whatever) I just let go and it comes back to hover. Granted sometimes it comes back to hover too slowly, but (I mean, I recognized the impending doom too late) it’s certainly more bullet proof than other flying planes I’ve seen.
We tried flying it in the house at first, but our house is small. And while it’s possible, there isn’t a lot of maneuverability in a 14x18 room with toddler toys all over. Now if we just remove all the furniture from the living room we’ll be fine! I’m sure Mark would be happy to do that. (not!)