So I am new to drones and am turning to you guys for help. I currently live in a pretty typical two story home with neighbors about thirty feet away from my home on both sides. I have been looking into the idea of getting a drone for sort of a home security feature. I want a FPV style that I could use to check around the outside of the home if I heard a noise or something. I like the idea of being able to see what the drone is seeing and record in case it actually turned out to be something. I would want to be able to use it at night. I have seen aftermarket LED flashlights to attach around the drones camera but have not seen if it actually brightens it up enough so you can see through the camera when it's dark outside. I like the amount of accessories available and popularity of the parrot AR but have also looked at the Hubsan Quads mini quad. I don't need anything to fancy but I don't want to waste my money. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
The AR Drone is not a good night flyer, the down facing camera is used to lock it into position and if it cant see the ground it tends to fly where it wants. Best solution, any of the multi-rotors that use GPS for position, find a small IR camera to mount on it (with gimbal). DJI, 3d Robotics, etc. The only other worry, as a hobbyist you are supposed to maintain Line Of Sight with the aircraft you are flying. The way the current FAA rules are written make this mandatory (yes that means FPV flight is currently against the rules). But this is being looked at, and we may get a variation on this rule in the future....................
