Parrot Disco Drone
- AEE Technology AP11 GPS Drone Quadcopter - $650.75
- Parrot MiniDrone Rolling Spider - $59.00
- Parrot Bebop 2 FPV Drone - $699.00
- Parrot Bebop Quadcopter Drone - Red - $257.89
- Parrot FPV Pack - Skycontroller 2 and Cockpitglasses - $349.99
The Parrot Disco. Sounds like something fabulous opening in Vegas this fall. Looks like a big, boring black-and-white drone. But what it lacks in physical flash, Parrot's new fixed-wing flyer promises to make up for in operational panache.
The Disco combines its 1080p built-in drone camera with a pair of FPV Cockpit glasses and Skycontroller 2 to give pilots an almost eerily immersive flight experience. A light carbon and EPP body and aerodynamic design make drone flight nearly identical to commanding a traditional airplane, except with your glasses in place you'll be able to glide, speed, dive, climb, and buzz the tower at will. No permission needed, no penalty at risk.
Unless you don't register your Disco with the FAA. Or if use it to spy on the government. Or, I'll bet, if you fly it over anyone's backyard in the states of Kentucky and Texas.
The Parrot Disco can hit speeds of up to 50MPH over a 2 KM range, and churn out around 45 minutes of flight time per charge. Assisted controls and anti-stall autopilot contribute to smooth flights and easy manipulation of the Skycontroller 2. The drone takes off and lands by itself, as well as autonomously maintains its altitude and flight path.
DudeIWantThat.com is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Learn more.
/flynano-single-seat-sea-plane-11545.jpg?mode=crop "FlyNano Single-Seat Seaplane")
FlyNano Single-Seat Seaplane
Wetsuit recommended, pilot's license optional*. FlyNano Proto, an electric, single-seat amalgam of a seabird and a seaplane, took its maiden voyages in Summer 2012. Now the Finnish company is working to develop its first...
/rc-airsoft-battle-tanks-31182.jpg?mode=crop "RC Airsoft Battle Tanks")
RC Airsoft Battle Tanks
Radio-controlled tanks that fire actual BBs? Glass sliding doors beware. These RC tanks, which I don't even know how they're allowed really in this day and age but I'm glad they are, are modeled after some of the most...
/mosquito-xe-single-seat-28953.jpg?mode=crop "Mosquito XE Single Seat Helicopter")
Mosquito XE Single Seat Helicopter
Composite FX's single seat helicopter is definitely the first mosquito I've ever seen that I don't want to squash between my hands, or watch fly right into a zapper. The company's XE line of Mosquito choppers is intended...
Pocketcopter - World's Smallest Flying Camera
One way to take rad photos at unique angles is to climb on furniture and scale trees and hang from power lines. That's what Thomas, Mike, and Ricardo used to do. Until they broke one too many lamps and bones, at which...
/the-best-rc-toys-for-adults-33556.jpg?mode=crop "The Best RC Toys for Adults")
The Best RC Toys for Adults
The best RC toys for adults span well beyond remote control cars and drones. In the case of the giant RC Bald Eagle, a full 9-1/2-foot wingspan beyond remote control cars and drones. And, honestly, I'm kind of over drones...
/skycraft-sd-1-the-55000-11254.jpg?mode=crop "Skycraft SD-1 - The $55,000 Airplane")
Skycraft SD-1 - The $55,000 Airplane
Hey, here's a neat little toy for tooling around the friendly skies and hopefully not crashing when you come back down. Skycraft's SD-1 Minisport represents the first affordable consumer airplane (remember, as Einstein...
Smartphone Controlled Paper Airplane
We've seen electric paper airplanes. And we've seen flights of fancy controlled by smartphones. But never before in the history of mankind's existence on the universe have we seen an electric paper airp
Paravelo Flying Bicycle
While I know my life would be forever changed had I XploreAir's flying bicycle, the Paravelo, during my fuming battles with city gridlocks and local Department of Transportation personnel who were almost certainly collectively...
/airdog-auto-follow-drone-for-13405.jpg "AirDog Auto-Follow Drone for GoPro")
AirDog Auto-Follow Drone for GoPro
Looks like tech that autonomously follows its owner around could be the next trend in Stuff You Can't Believe Is Real. Well, maybe not entirely autonomously. Like the HEXO+ and Double the roaming robotic iPad
/ehang184-life-size-rideable-20674.jpg?mode=crop "EHang 184 AAV - Life-Size Rideable Drone")
EHang 184 AAV - Life-Size Rideable Drone
EHang cut its teeth on drone manufacturing a couple years ago with the GHOSTDRONE, a quadcopter they dub "smart" and "the easiest drone to fly in the world." But now it's 2016. Smart and easy to fly are standards. EHang...
G-RO Carry-on: The One Bag
While the greedy, unchecked executives of the airline industry continue to make flying more difficult, expensive, and miserable for their own profits, private companies like Ostrich and G-RO are developing ways to make...
/jetson-one-personal-electric-51537.jpg?mode=crop "Jetson ONE Personal Electric Aerial Vehicle")
Jetson ONE Personal Electric Aerial Vehicle
Jetson calls their Jetson ONE "a commercially available personal electric aerial vehicle that you can own and fly." For our purposes, we'll call it a human-totin' drone...