If so, how do you like it? "Santa" is thinking about bringing my one for Christmas. Between that and the Phantom 3 Standard, the Spark seems to win out for the general fun I'm looking for.
Yeah, get it. With the remote, I've flown it out at least 1.5 miles. Get extra batteries though. Each battery lasts about 14-15 minutes. The video quality is excellent at 1080p. Plus, most people think it's a toy, so they don't bother you. The Phantom 3 is too big and bulky.
Also, get this if you own an Android phone:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LN3LQKQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It works better than the Wi-fi. I don't use Wi-fi anymore because it's not very stable. Hook this up from your remote to your phone and you can make it fly about 30MPH and go out to 2 miles or so depending on your signal.
That's is pretty in line with what I was thinking. I was going to ship the "fly more" package and add the remote, a battery or two, and the guards to fly indoors. I like the usb cable charging. And they just released a $90 battery pack for the spark and two batteries. The flight time and the 60 fps video was the main reason I was even looking at the phantom. But my wife shops a kohl's and they are going to have the spark for $400 with $120 in store credit so an effective price of $280 makes it difficult to pass up.
If you have an iphone they have cables for that as well. It uses wifi for the signal, not cellular data. I'd go the USB cable route because it's a direct connection and better signal. That way you can fly it out 1.5 miles or more.