WIRED asked United kingdom freestyle drone racing champion Dan Waring to push DJI's Phantom Wltoys V959 Quadcopter Rc 4 Channel V989 (www.bestquadcoptersreviews.com) to its limits. We headed to Hidden Valley - an abandoned farm just outside of Brighton wherever the UK's major drone racers excellent their aerial acrobatics - to see if the Phantom four lives up to its hefty selling price tag.

The DJI Phantom 3 Experienced is effortlessly the ideal drone on the industry at this cost thanks to 4K video, a excellent new remote control and an abundance of new flying features. I purchased this a number of days in the past and took it out of the box yesterday to give it a go. The set-up was very effortless to sort out and I was flying in no time.

The Vision+ V3 model is the top rated of the Phantom two assortment and originally cost £1000. It was discounted to £799 just in advance of the Phantom three was launched and though it is now officially discontinued, it can be picked up for much less than £700 if you hunt all over online. If you'd prefer to include your personal gimbal and camera, a Phantom 2 V3 can be located for beneath £450 brand new, and which is a good deal.

We could argue the catch is the value, but even at £1159 for the one-battery Expert possibility it really is actually nicely priced for a professional 4K video capture tool. Of course you then want to factor in an iPad or Android tablet (we tested with an iPad Air 2) for the screen's dwell view.