FlyBi-the drone giving you a bird's eye view of the world!

FlyBi is an expensive toy for those looking for another hobby, someone wanting to get into aerial photography,  or those who like spying on the neighborhood (the latter is not advise). The FlyBi is unique to other quadcopters because it's 1080p camera is linked to  virtual goggles that you wear. The idea being, you setup a flight path that the drone will follow at a set altitude, launch the drone, put on the goggles, and enjoy the flying experience. 

You might think that this would be the equivalent of watching a video from the quadcopter after the flight. However, the team behind FlyBi thought the same thing. So they decided to equip a head-tracker to the goggles and 55 degrees of rotation to the camera on the quadcopter. This enables you to direct the camera to whatever you're interested in.

The developers of FlyBi equipped the quadcopter with sensors to avoid obstacles, powerful motors to withstand wind, sealed electrical components to make it splash resistance, tough and flexible plastic for the occasional crashes, and a convenient carrying case for fast setup and pack up. There's a lot more to FlyBi so make sure to checkout the link below.

CROWD FUNDING LINK: FLYBi - First Drone with Virtual Reality Goggles

PROS:

• Easy to operate
• Flies itself
• Recharges itself with a helipad that holds three batteries and doubles as carrying case
• Very durable
• Has color options
• Up to 2 miles range and will return if signal is lost
• Carry a 1.5 pound payload

CONS:

• Costs $1,000-$1,200 but if you back the project you can get a discount
• Only about 25 minutes of flight time, but if you get the helideck you can have it reload up to three times and charge the batteries its holding
• Only 55 degrees of camera rotation, but they say this is to avoid disorientation.
• Fairly large 14x16 inches and weighs 2 pounds
• Camera is not interchangable

Would I Buy it?

Only if I had the extra money to burn.

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