[shazow]

Wow, the most impressive thing is that he actually managed to land it while controlling remotely. That must have taken a lot of experience and skill.

I'd feel more comfortable writing some autopilot landing code for the thing than to trust myself to not ruin months of work.

[ceejayoz]

Remote control aircraft hobbyists get pretty used to weeks/months worth of work smashing into trees, the ground, etc. That's why you start off on the small, cheap projects first.