The GPS-Enabled DJI Phantom Quadcopter Makes The AR.Drone Look Like A Toy. Back in 2010, our own John Biggs rightly described Parrot’s AR.Drone as ” the coolest thing [he had] seen in a long, long time.”
Since then, Parrot has launched the AR.Drone 2.0 and while it’s still a very cool gadget, quadcopters have come a very long way since 2010. Last month, the folks at DJI, who mostly specialize in developing unmanned aerial systems for commercial use, sent me one of their consumer-oriented and GPS-enabled DJI Phantoms to review. Most quadcopters are aimed at hobbyists and take a good amount of assembly and at least some experience with flying remote-controlled aircraft.
The Phantom, which has a list price of $849 but currently retails for about $680, comes mostly pre-assembled and is extremely easy to fly, thanks to its built-in compass and GPS module. DJI Phantom Aerial UAV Drone Quadcopter for GoPro: Toys & Games. The Future of Possible. DJI Products : Hobby Wireless - FPV RC shop, the best in wireless systems.
Dji Phantom.