Drone 2.0 Elite EditionClick on an icon below Key featuresA high-tech quadricopter controlled by your smartphoneLive video streaming and HD video recordingAutomatic take-off, landing and stabilisation system Acrobatic manoeuvres with a mid-air flip featureLightweight but robust, built for indoor and outdoor use Available in three classic camouflage styles May or may not deliver itself to your front doornumber of key updatesParrot AR Drone 2.0controlled entirely from your smartphone or tablet. built-in camerasyou’re the pilot. Absolute Flight modesuperior control interface WiFi hotspotstream augmented reality games two interchangeable hull designsPlease Note: Does not include iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android device. You'd be a fool to think otherwise. Recommended for ages 14 years and up or with adult supervision Controlled by iPhone, iPad Touch, iPad and compatible Android devices Tilt your device to control the AR Drone 2.0’s movement Main Camera is HD 1280x720p, 92 degrees viewing with a wide angle lens

2x built-in cameras stream video directly to your device Augmented reality lets you play games over the live video feed Creates its own Wi-Fi hotspot for communicating with controller Autopilot: Provides automatic take off, hovering at a pre-determined height Auto landing: Both upon command, or when flight battery exhausted, following warning Three camouflage styles to choose from WiFi control range: 50m Battery: 3 cells 11.1v 30w 1,000mAh 14g lithium polymer pack Charging time: 60-90 minutes for a full charge Flight duration: Up to 12 minutes between charges Motors: 4x 14.5w brushless electric motors, capable of 4,000 rpm Altimeter: Emission frequency 40kHz (range 6m) providing vertical stabilisation Pressure sensor and improved algorithm allows for measuring air pressure and increased stability at high altitudes Accelerometer: Sensors detect movement and speed in 3 axis Gyroscopes: 2x electronic gyros provide superb directional stability controlling the pitch, roll angle and yaw, even outdoors in light winds

Rotor diameter: 20cm (four propellers provided) Indoor hull measures approximately: 52.5cm(L) x 51.5cm(W) Indoor hull weighs approximately: 420g Outdoor hull measures approximately: 45cm(L) x 29cm(W) Outdoor hull weighs approximately: 380gSometimes we get asked to do the craziest of things. Crazy in the most brilliant of ways. So when a phone call came through inviting us to visit Iceland to explore shooting locations from the Joseph Kosinski movie Oblivion - starring Mr Top Gun himself, Tom Cruise - we were left a little stumped. There's tonnes of science fiction action in the film, but where was the tech angle?"You'll get to fly DJI Phantom drones over the black sand desert - the same location where Cruise rides his bike in the movie."Our ears more than pricked up. The inner geek in us got excited about flying some awesome techie kit - we've already had fun with the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 - and what better place than the unique landscape of the ash-laden lava fields in Iceland?

READ: Parrot AR Drone 2.0 reviewThe scene was set. Just as the somewhat sinister drones from the movie target the "Scav" resistance we now have a target of our own. A week ahead of the Oblivion Blu-ray and DVD release we strapped ourselves into an easyJet flight and it was game on. "Another day in paradise, Sally".The weather on the ground in Iceland also seemed determined to put our quadcopter drone mission at risk: we scoured through the black sand desert for many miles through mist, low-cloud, wind and persistent rain thinking all along that it was game over.ar drone helicopter controlled by iphoneIf you haven't yet seen Oblivion then we urge you to check it out. quad rotor copter for saleIt's an audio-visual feast of epic proportions and navigating through that landscape - which feels truly out of this world - did, at points, leave us feeling just as isolated as the movie's protagonist.how much does a predator drone missile cost

Then, finally, there was a break in cloud, a dash of sunshine and that was it: that now or never moment.We unboxed our DJI Pantom at pace - it's not a fan of the rain which would cause it to fizzle and die - which, while it may not look like the distinctive drone designs from in the movie, ought to prove a visual treat for radio-control fiends.Ours was custom-built by buildyourowndrone.co.uk and came paired up with a GoPro HD Hero3 to capture some footage; ar drone battery charger flashing red greenwe even had transmitters on board to relay the live signal to screens to keep an eye on the action from the ground. ar drone 2 alternative batteryIt was like we were directing our own movie in the landscape of another - how about that for an inescapable paradigm?ar drone battery plug

READ: GoPro HD Hero3 Black reviewThe DJI Phantom is more square than other drones we've used before. It measures 35cm across the top in all directions when counting the rotor blades, while height-wise it's a little bit more Tom Cruise-esque at 19cm. It's a good size and lightweight.Phantom radio controller at the ready - already paired up with our DJI drone - we pull inwards and downwards on both the controller's joysticks to set the drone's blades going. buy ar drone singaporeIt buzzes like a swarm of bees, but remains stationary until we command it to do anything. This is as close as we'll get to commanding our own Bubble Ship - Oblivion's iconic scout craft.A gentle push upward on the left control stick and up she goes, hovering delicately in the air. It's like it's sat on an invisible perspex plinth or something - there's so little movement from the DJI Phantom that we're immediately impressed. So's our Icelandic guide - a flight fanatic - who's impressed with how the onboard gyrometer keeps everything level and auto-adjusting to compensate for the wind.

We're happy, so now it's time to really see what this baby can do. Stunt team at the ready.A firm push up on the left stick and it climbs at a rapid pace. With a climb of six metres per second it's soon up to what appears to be 100m up in the sky. Not that we measured - it's hard to even tell in such a vast landscape. Left and right motions from the same stick control rotation in our configuration - it's possible to reprogram, so we're told - while up and down on the right stick command forwards and backwards. As it can get a bit confusing as to which way the drone is facing the green and red light arrangement - almost like port and starboard on a boat - help provide the necessary visuals.At the greater height there's more considerable movement when hovering on the spot - not a surprise given how strong the wind is on flight day. But the Phantom is one stable customer, that's for sure.The only - and rather amusing - limitation we found is the range of the stock Phantom radio controller.

Exceed 300m and while the drone doesn't cut out and fall to the floor at this point, it does lose signal and then it's what we'd call out of control; a stunt gone wrong.And so ensues our drone vanishing at a rapid pace of around 10 metres per second - it's fast, a lot faster than we can run - off into the distance. "Oops" wasn't the first word that fell from our lips, but in the interests of keeping this a family-friendly U-certificate piece we'll spare the profane details.Our Icelandic guide speeds off into the distance with Cruise-like vigour. It's more Mission Impossible than Oblivion and, eventually, we get our rogue star back in hand - all the while watching the action on the live feed, complete with fuzzy feedback and all.Some more play and just as we're getting good the wind starts to push the rain our way and the batteries deplete - but with a life somewhere under the 30-minute it's fairly standard stuff.And that's it, it's on to the next phase of our adventure. - which formulated the base of our Fujifilm X-M1 review.