Keith and I walked up the Chamchaude today. The sign at the bottom said 2:30 to the top, and we didn't realize that was round trip, so we were walking pretty fast (we got a late start). One hour and fifteen minutes later we were at the top, in a big cloud bank freezing our asses off. I did a quick flight, saw the wind buffet the quad enough to get scared and then put it down. I did manage to get some cool shots lower on the mountain, even if it the thought of loosing the thing scared the hell out of me. Strangely, some local birds took umbrage at this invasion of their airspace and began circling and dive bombing the phantom!
So, the bottom line is that this thing is a game changer for me. Even if the quality of the camera is not that wonderful, the perspective is incredible. It's a little like macro or wildlife shooting: I'm not convinced of how much artistic value they have, but it is SO fun.
