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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  2. 4k video or full HD at 120 fps, is what I’m talking about.
    I would definitely want to use the drone for shooting video.

  5. DJI MAVIC Foldable Quadcopter Drone with 4K UHD Camera & Controller: The fact that it is foldable is very important to me; I have a young child and dogs and am always worried that the roters will break! 

  12. This has got to be the best feature….now when the kids get older they won’t ask where was dad. I’ll be in the shot now.ActiveTrack lets you choose your subject, and with a single tap the Phantom 4 will follow them wherever they go. Use it as a training tool. Set the Phantom 4 to follow while you run, swim, paddle, or whatever your sporting passion.

  13. There are several really neat features of each of these drones, but the 4k high video quality is one of the best. It would be great to shoot aerial videos with one of these!

  18. The 25 minutes of flight time on the DJl Phantom 3 sounds good to me. Thanks for the chance to win. My husband would love it.

  23. The HD cameras are my favourite features. Thank you for this contest, Best Buy!! Good luck & happy holidays everyone!

  25. DJI Mavic with the foldable feature makes it compact and portable! Front obstical avoidance is also nice too.

  26. Completely in love with DJI Phantom 4 4K would be a great asset to my photography business.. and less chance of crashing with the obstacle avoidence… Being new to the drone world and a little blonde sometimes.. a crash is bound to happen with me lol

  28. I really like the DJI MAVIC Foldable Quadcopter Drone with 4K UHD Camera & Controller because it has a video – 4K. Neat feature.

  33. Obstacle avoidance sensing system is my favorite feature, very useful for some close quarters. Thanks Best Buy for the chance.

  35. DJI MAVIC Foldable Quadcopter Drone with 4K UHD Camera & Controller – Ready-to-Fly – Black this would be the one – looks like fun!!!!

  36. I think the return home functions available on all these is an amazing feature. Plus the seamless streaming of live video over great distance is to me technologically marveling. I so wish I could afford one of these.

  38. I would say easy to fly is an important feature for me as I am “all thumbs” when it comes to these techie things

  42. The DJI brand is amazing. From the 4K to obstacle avoidance, wifi to tracking, the video quality is awesome! This is a great contest! I would love to gift this to my family for Christmas morning, the reaction would be priceless! We would use the drone on our travels and we live in the country so would be great to capture the landscape!

  44. The obstacle avoidance sensing system! Also the 4K video quality 🙂
    I travel every year, picking a destination at random and then make travel videos. Owning a drone would be PERFECT for my travels! My videos would look amazing!

    I would absolutely love to win this! Thank you Best Buy for the opportunity.

  47. That obstacle avoidance sensing system is really cool. I’m new to flying quadcopters, and I find them pretty challenging. The controls are pretty touchy. Anything that can prevent crashes is welcome.

  49. Love the photo and 4K video options and the 25 minute fly time! What a super cool trio of drones! Thanks for the opportunity Best Buy!

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