Originally Posted by
SushiHunter
The one I was referring to is the high end DJI white drone that has the special camera gimbal on it. To me it was boring. But I've also tried one of those drones that can be bought at Brookstone's that are operated with an apple device. There was a third one I tried that was made of black plastic and had its own brand tx. Not sure what brand that one was. To me they were boring to fly.and even watch as someone else flies them. The only time I thought it was cool to watch one of these fly was when a guy hooked up a bunch of custom LED lights on it and flew it balls to the wall across the moonless sky in the middle of the night. That was pretty cool. But that was, is, and always will be the one and only exception to the rule.
Yes those three you mention are designed to be easy enough for anyone with no prior experience to fly and have very weak performance. Two are basically just toys without any power or weight to cope with outdoor flight in wind.
The Phantom (DJI White one) is one of the most popular RTF drones in the world and if you fly RC aircraft I totally understand why you found it boring. (It is super stable and will auto hover hands off)
High performance acro multicopters are completely different animals and are a lot of fun to fly.
This kid gives a good demo of what they can do. I especially like the 'flipping' circle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TktTO-ePsoc