For those interested in the drone pic I posted in the "Post A Picture" forum...

I've been wanting a drone for a long time. I got the Karma with Hero6 camera even though there are some nice drones out there with some features the Karma doesn't have (like obstacle avoidance) in that price range. But no other brand comes close to offering the cool accessories and mounts and such that GoPro does.

The Karma bundle I got includes the drone, GoPro Hero6 camera, really nice backpack/carry case, Karma Grip (take the stabilizing gimbal and camera off the drone and put it on the grip...keeps your camera rock steady), some mounting accessories, charger, cords, etc...

I got a Black Friday special on Amazon...$999. Back to $1199 now but I'm sure they'll go back on sale before Christmas. If you already have a compatible camera (Hero4 - Hero6) you can buy just the drone and save some $$. I also bought an extra battery for $99 and paid $209 for GoPro Care. It's basically insurance good for 2 years in case you crash your drone. They'll replace damaged parts like props for no charge and will give you a new drone (if it's lost or stolen or destroyed) for $159 I think. I thought that was well worth the price.

And, I paid $5 to the FAA to register it as a UAS (Unmanned Aerial System). That's required for any drone weighing from just over a half pound to fifty-five pounds.

GoPro had kind of a shaky start...bad design on the battery clips. Battery would come loose during flight and drone would fall outta the sky. That's fixed. From what I can tell they had an issue with the drone losing contact with the controller early on but it looks like that's solved, too.

They also added a "Follow Me" mode so the drone will track you as you move across the ground.

I flew it for the first time today. Prior to flying for the first time you have to update the software on the drone, the controller, the camera and the grip. I had some issues with that but once I figured it out it went smoothly. It took about 2 hours to charge the battery and I finished the updates while that was going on. It's also a good idea to spend some time on the built-in flight simulator on the controller.

Once you've done that you're almost ready to fly. Find a nice open space, preferably not close to metal buildings or things like large power lines or sub-stations. That stuff can mess with the GPS signal and controller signals between the drone and controller. Power up the controller and drone. The first time the controller will prompt you to "Calibrate Compass". Just follow the prompts. It's easy. Once that's done you're ready to take off.

The controller will prompt you to start the motors. The rotors will spin at idle speed. Then, when you're ready, press the "Take Off" button and Karma will spool up and take off. It will hover at about 6 to 8 feet above the ground. You can really feel the rotor wash from this thing, too. It's a lot more powerful that I thought it would be. From there I just flew around the yard a bit, over the house, etc. Pretty tame stuff to start. I tried the "Return to Launch" function and the Karma flew right back and landed within inches of where it took off from. Be careful when you do this because Karma will fly straight back to the launch location. So, if you took a meandering course to get where you're returning Karma from, be sure there are no obstacles in the direct path back.

This machine is capable of some pretty incredible video and photo action. I'm not anywhere near the point of trying a lot of that since I'm still just learning how to fly it. But I'm looking forward to it. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination, though. Well, within the flight capabilities of the machine anyway. Oh...and the FAA. I think it limits the altitude to 400' if I recall so as not to get in trouble with the feds. There are just a few rules you have to follow for flying and they're on the FAA registration website.

Cool stuff. I had to sell a pretty nice gun to fund this thing but it's gonna be worth it. Eventually I'll post some video up here too. Feel free to post up your own drone stuff here as well.