DJI Phantom 3 Standard is the drone you're looking for

We face the very real possibility that drone flying as a hobby may be coming to an end or at least an extended pause due to new regulations. That knowledge weighed heavily on me as a DJI Phantom 3 Standard drone hovered more than 325 feet overhead.

While its four rotors buzzed loudly, I could barely hear them on the ground as the drone awaited my next command. I gently touched the right joystick control and inched it forward in the sky.

It’s such a great flyer.

DJI makes a strong line of amateur and professional drones. The $699 Phantom 3 Standard is the newest of them and, perhaps, the most consumer-friendly drone DJI has ever produced. I’ve flown more than a few drones in the past (no idea how many I will legally fly in the future) and I’d say the Phantom 3 Standard is in some ways comparable to Parrot’s Bebop Drone, but in others, levels above it (literally and figuratively). Read more...