xmas2016-drones

Remote controlled planes and helicopters have been around for many years but they never caused the frenzy that we have seen with drones. They have invaded our psyche and become a part of our culture. This is the year that drones have emerged as a cultural phenomenon. You can quickly become the envy of your friends if you win one of the 3 incredible drones that Best Buy is awarding as prizes in this contest.

I am currently reading Dickens’ Bleak House, an amazing story that includes many references to 19th century culture. For example, on page 344 Dickens includes in his descriptions of the Smallweed family, a family that is basically born adult, presumably skipping childhood and childish things, numerous childish games and toys that were popular in his day:

“… her twin brother couldn’t wind up a top for his life. He knows no more of Jack the Giant Killer or of Sinbad the Sailor than he knows of the people in the stars. He could as soon play at leap-frog or at cricket as change into a cricket or a frog himself.”

 

I am sure that if Dickens was writing in 2016 he would include references to flying a drone. They are here to stay as more and more people are using them for more and more things.  Here are the incredible drones we are offering as prizes in this contest and some of their key features:

p3-standard DJI Phantom3 Standard: easy to fly, travels up to 57.6km/h, 2.7 k HD video, 12 megapixel photos, stream video to your phone, up to 25 minutes of flight time per charge
mavic DJI MAVIC Foldable Quadcopter Drone with 4K UHD Camera & Controller: Foldable, lightweight, travels up to 65km/h, easy to fly front obstacle avoidance, 4K video and photos
p4 DJI Phantom 4 4K: visual tracking, travel up to 72 km/h, obstacle avoidance sensing system, 4k video or full HD at 120 fps, built in Wi-Fi

 

 

How to enter

You are permitted to enter once by leaving a comment at the bottom of this blog article. In that comment, tell us which feature of the drones described above is your favourite.

What you can win

We will draw 3 comments from all of the eligible entries. Each winner will be awarded one of the 3 DJI drones available as prizes.  Complete contest details can be found in the rules and regulations document located at the bottom of this article.

The contest runs from December 2nd until December 16th.

You can enter once, so be sure to tell your friends and family to enter too. If they win after you told them about the contest they would have to share … don’t you agree?

Good Luck!

Win a drone contest rules and regulations

Martin Renaud
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  5. I like the DJI Phantom 4 4K. Very cool feature to have Wifi capabilities and I can’t believe how fast it can go!

  8. I think the obstacle avoidance feature is an absolutely amazing feature. Just imagine the technology required to makes this happen.

  9. DJI MAVIC Foldable Quadcopter Drone with 4K UHD Camera & Controller: Foldable, lightweight, travels up to 65km/h, easy to fly front obstacle avoidance, 4K video and photos

    I like the fact that the DJI Mavic foldable Quadcopter is easy to fly and has front obstacle avoidance. Thanks for the giveaway.

  11. The obstacle avoidance sensing system is clever.Pick me, pick me! Your next winner!!! It would be a dream come true for me to win. Starving artist here desperately needs the drone . Winner, winnner. Chicken dinner. A life changing experience. Top of my bucket list. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity. Dear Santa: I’ve been nice. My X-Mas wish this year is to win this contest. 🙂

  13. I like the foldable quality of the DJI MAVIC! I recently saw drones being used to photograph whales in the ocean and it seemed like a most unobtrusive method of recording changes in them especially without interfering with them directly.

  17. I like the 25 minute of flight time on the DJI Phantom 3 Standard. Don’t need the speed the others have for our purpose.
    The DJI Mavic Foldable Quadcopter looks to be made a little sturdier and tougher though.

  18. I like the 25 minutes of flight time on the DJI Phantom 3 Standard. We don’t need the extra speed that the other two drones have for our purpose. But the others are quite nice too. The DJI Mavic Foldable Quadcopter looks to be made sturdier though.

  28. Love the fact they are easy to fly and have an obstacle avoidance sensing system. My 2 grandsons would have to teach me how to fly a drone, if they ever give me the chance, lol.

  30. The obstacle avoidance sensing system on the DJI Phantom 4 would be a essential feature for me. The 4K video is a definite bonus.

  31. Plain and simple, this is a fantastic machine. My best feature for me is the 4k and HD. This would go really nice with my tv I just purchased 4k UHD. 55in. Thanks for the opportunity to try and win one of these.

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