My Uncle is coming down to visit us this Christmas. He's quite well off, and emailed me a week ago with details of a (very nice sounding) beauty spa treatment that he's booked for my wife and my sister-in-law as a Christmas present. Today he emailed me to say that with a budget of ~£150 each he's struggling to buy presents for my two brothers and I. They're both round mine tomorrow for a Christmas dinner with my Mum (his sister), who's home from Africa for 2 weeks but who will be off again on Christmas Eve. I'll tap my brothers for suggestions tomorrow- me, I'm going to ask for a Nexus 7- can't really justify one with my own money, but if someone else is paying...
However, it puts me/us in the position of needing to buy him a reasonably pukka present. He's a retired engineer. I initially toyed with the idea of getting him one of those little Stirling Engines that'll run from the heat of your palm- or go like the clappers when put on a mug of tea. But the good ones are 90 quid on ebay, with uncertain delivery dates.
So, thinking about what else he might like, I thought a pre-built quadcopter might tickle his fancy. I generally scan Ebuyer's ad emails, and I'm sure I've seen them advertising them, but I can't find much on their site apart from crappy IR indoor model helis.
So- what I think would be ideal is a quadcopter that can be flown outdoors and which has a built in camera of reasonable if not stellar quality- because I think being able to see aerial footage would add immeasurably to the fun. Budget is anything from 80 to 150 quid- I'll be seeking contributions from Mum and my soon-to-be-blessed siblings.
Any suggestions? Grateful for your help Hexites. If I'm in the wrong forum, my apologies.


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