[Claudius]

That looks cool. What do you call it.

Hey George, it's called a Quadshot. Check it out here: http://thequadshot.com/ I backed their Kickstarter project about a year ago. It carries a GoPro, so perfect for those kind of vids.

You D man Claudio, I would love to be there for your maiden attempt at a vertical landing.

Little worried about the use of the word "attempt" there Maiden will probably be just a few hops and hover attempts in the yard. If it survives that, I'll debut it at McCoy.

The thing I really want to see are the first transitions to and from horizontal flight.

I helped out on a similar VTOL concept developed at Sydney Uni, maybe 11 years ago, and for this kind of vehicle the transition is everything. One thing that still amazes me in the technology progress in that time - from a specialised platform with expensive components then through to what is virtually a disposable toy today. For example, the ring laser gyro used on that VTOL a decade ago is now a MEMS gyro, 4mm to a side, weighing less than a gram, $15 in single units and you're carrying one in your smartphone. Crazy!

Ok, that's all from me in this thread until I get some footage. Until then: