Whether that makes sense, depends on...
1) You always wanted to be a helicopter pilot,
and the camera aspect is purely optional.
You don't really care where the camera is pointed,
and will only be looking at the output later.
Helicopter flying is a full time job.
2) You actually wanted an elevated camera platform,
and the helicopter part of it was purely
coincidental. You really wanted stable camera views,
precision pointing for snooping and so on.
Quadcopters are "flying platforms". In auto mode,
they can remain flat and level on their own. When you
take your hands of the controls, they can hover. They
can execute "return to home" by various means. (Some
use GPS.) They would be easier to fly than a
helicopter. Helicopters don't tend to have their
own local processing power, like a quad might.
http://www.rchelicopterfun.com/quadrocopter.html
They can be expensive though, for a capable platform.
It helps to know how heavy the camera will be, so
you buy one with a large enough cargo capacity.
The modelers at work, were very careful where they flew.
They had a defined field for it, a suitable distance
from air traffic control areas and so on. You don't just
take junk like that and fly it where ever you feel like.
Usually there's a club of some sort, where you can get
details on what is OK and what'll get you busted. They
flew models that were big enough, if it hit someone
at speed, it could kill them. This means the flying field
was in an isolated area.
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Here's a quad story.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/flying-and-crashing-a-1300-quadcopter-drone/
Paul
