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
Martin Renaud
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Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  5. Obstacle avoidance sensing system, is my favorite. One would argue that 4k video or full HD at 120 fps, is the best feature. Well, to protect that feature and your investment it would be good to have a system to help you minimize collision risk. With the help of the Obstacle avoidance sensing system you get just that.

  13. I love how fast these drones travel. From 57.6 km to 72 km/hour. Wow!! Can you imagine? Like driving a car. I also like the 4K video and photo feature. Thanks for the chance to win.

  20. My favourite feature is the obstacle avoidance sensing system! My son would freak out if we won this!

  22. Most definitely the visual tracking, travel up to 72 km/h, obstacle avoidance sensing system, 4k video or full HD is my FAVE!!

  24. The high quality video capability is amazing. It has enabled a plethora of research possibilities that were previously too expensive or just not possible.

  31. I love how you can stream video to your phone! That’s pretty high tech! My fiance has been wanting one of these for quite some time now. This would be a wonderful surprise!

  34. I like the look of the DJI MAVIC Foldable Quadcopter Drone with 4K UHD Camera & Controller and the fact that it has 4k video is a bonus. I would love to fly that around our acreage. I could really use this for my music video products as well.

  35. After seeing the quality video these can take on the internet, I am highly interested in owning a DJI and I would get it at best buy!

  38. I really want to have DJI Phantom 3 standart! Just because i can’t afford it im my country. It’s like 2 – 3 salarys.
    I really like that you can fly it very easily, and the GPS lock that makes the drone to stay in on place and hover. Also that 2.7k camera 🙂
    Good luck to everyone!

  41. I absolutely love the dji phantom 4 4k! I’m an avid photographer and love flying! So to combine the two I could think of so many applications to use it for!

  43. 12 megapixel photos would be great. I think the first thing I would do is survey the shingle damage on my roof. Lol

  44. I like that the Phantom DJi4 4K has an obstacle avoidance sensing system which would be necessary as i would hate to have it break on its first flight.

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