Best use for a quadcopter I've seen is filming rally stages... we've had quadcopter footage in several broadcasts of our national events so far this year. This is some of the initial test footage shot last year: Tall Pines Rally 2010 - Quick Cut Edition And this is the most recent event aired... there's some quadcopter footage throughout, but you can see a few clips in the first minute: CRC TV: Pacific Forest Rally 2011 | Flatovercrest.com
Is that an ar drone for real men? I always wondered if an AR drone would be of any use to get some aerial shots of a yacht...
Yet another toy for the Christmas list. This one is a 100mph straight from the box. Traxxas XO-1 - The World's Fastest Ready-To-Race Supercar. 100+mph top speed! - YouTube
This machines are first developed by 2 Germans... Look at MikroKopter - Wiki: MikroKopter.de If you don't understand German, look at the videos ...