AR.Drone Parrot 2.0 Elite Edition in Sand with GPS Flight Recorder (£100 off) £219.95 @ Amazon

My wife won't let me...

Jakirrr21

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you're allowed to play your PS4!? I have to peel potatoes... its ok though coz sometimes you get ones that look like a bum!

Gone for this. Been tempted before. Thanks for posting

I hate you Amazon. If this was a lightning deal, bought. Now I umm, ahh and get bollocked for even thinking about it

concept151

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My wife's bum looks like a bag of potatoes!

ID BUT THIS AND FLY IT OUTSIDE THE MI6 BUILDING IN LONDON FOR A LAUGH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

martd69

My wife won't let me...

I feel your pain.. A man can dream. I hope this helps others though.

matt20

Gone for this. Been tempted before. Thanks for posting

You're welcome pal. Enjoy it on my behalf. I'll just be indoors on my PS4

wonplc

I hate you Amazon. If this was a lightning deal, bought. Now I umm, ahh … I hate you Amazon. If this was a lightning deal, bought. Now I umm, ahh and get bollocked for even thinking about itRead lessRead more

LOL. I've been in your situation before with other products on deal of the day. Sometimes, I'll think you only live once during the evening and when I go to buy it, it's sold out!

Cheers

Looks good but personally I'm waiting for the Bebob (AR Drone 3)

wud luv to get one of these!
have some heat!

Tempted but an updated version is due out in the new year.

must not buy.........

God I hate this site :-/

There Bebop coming up (with oculus rift support) but the competition from DJI and china is also strong. GoPro are also rumored to be launching drones soon. You will enjoy it, but it won't hold value for long...

This is the quadcopter than can only be controlled with a tablet. You can't use a proper remote with joysticks. You'd need to be looking down at a screen all the time when you should be keeping an eye on your drone. My son would turn his nose up at this unfortunately. Good price, but still a toy with gimmicky and tricky 'tablet' control.

89quidyoucantgowrong

This is the quadcopter than can only be controlled with a tablet. You … This is the quadcopter than can only be controlled with a tablet. You can't use a proper remote with joysticks. You'd need to be looking down at a screen all the time when you should be keeping an eye on your drone. My son would turn his nose up at this unfortunately. Good price, but still a toy with gimmicky and tricky 'tablet' control.Read lessRead more

Can also be controlled with a phone

Controlling with a phone is just as useless. You need joysticks so that you can feel the position of the controls while looking at the drone. These buggers go so fast that you could easily crash while looking down to reposition your fingers over an on-screen wheel graphic, or such like.

If you want to try a cheaper quadcopter first then go for the Syma X5c or JJRC H8C from china (BangGood or GearBest). These can be purchased for £40 including camera and micro sd card. They are robust and are a perfect starter quad for learning control in and out of the house. They dont have GPS or any auto altitude features but help to learn how to fly before buying something more expensive.

But surely the new drones will be twice the price?

There becomes a point where the old model with a good discount is still a fun purchase.

Can wait forever for that next model. Always going to be buying something obsolete in this world.

229.006 euros (shopsoiled?) but repacked by Amazon.de. Delivered free in one to two weeks. No import duties or tax, I presume, YMMV

Ordered on impulse and now cancelled, the battery that comes with the elite only lasts 8-10 mins, thats just not enough

Still hot for price reduction.
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LOL having ordered lastnight I also cancelled mine this morning.

89quidyoucantgowrong

Controlling with a phone is just as useless. You need joysticks so that … Controlling with a phone is just as useless. You need joysticks so that you can feel the position of the controls while looking at the drone. These buggers go so fast that you could easily crash while looking down to reposition your fingers over an on-screen wheel graphic, or such like.Read lessRead more

Isn't there something like a joystick thingy which you can attach to the phone etc
I think I swa something like that on the awful gadget show but it was just for right and left.

jasee

Isn't there something like a joystick thingy which you can attach to the … Isn't there something like a joystick thingy which you can attach to the phone etcI think I swa something like that on the awful gadget show but it was just for right and left.Read lessRead more

their is a video on youtube of a guy using an nvidia shield tablet and controller...looks pretty cool. bit expensive though

kev3kev3

Ordered on impulse and now cancelled, the battery that comes with the … Ordered on impulse and now cancelled, the battery that comes with the elite only lasts 8-10 mins, thats just not enough Read lessRead more

To be fair 8-10 minutes is about average for a quad this size/quality. You could probably fit a higher capacity battery, but the extra weight also eats into the flying time and both put more stress on the motors.

these things look really cool but the 10 minute flight time is really underwhelming. definitely a deal breaker.

concept151

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LOL this actually made me laugh! Don't worry buddy keep groping those potatoes

89quidyoucantgowrong

To be fair 8-10 minutes is about average for a quad this size/quality. … To be fair 8-10 minutes is about average for a quad this size/quality. You could probably fit a higher capacity battery, but the extra weight also eats into the flying time and both put more stress on the motors.Read lessRead more

Some of the reviews say the battery lasts up to 30 mins?

loop

Some of the reviews say the battery lasts up to 30 mins?

Extremely unlikely from a single 1000mAh battery. There is a 'Power' version which uses 2 x 1500mAh batteries and has a 30 min flight time. That's not this one. This is the 'Elite'.

89quidyoucantgowrong

Extremely unlikely from a single 1000mAh battery. There is a 'Power' … Extremely unlikely from a single 1000mAh battery. There is a 'Power' version which uses 2 x 1500mAh batteries and has a 30 min flight time. That's not this one. This is the 'Elite'.Read lessRead more

Ok thanks. I think I'll save up for the Bebop instead having watched a few videos of it in action!