re: Need some help picking out a "drone" for my dad

Go with the 3DRobotics Solo. Lily doesn't offer gimbal stabilization or FPV. Don't have any experience with DJI but haven't heard great things about their customer service. I'm a scratch builder and have built a few custom quads with 3dr parts. One of the parts was faulty and 3dr was great about getting me a new one. If you go with the Solo you'll need to buy a gopro (which I know you don't want to do but the ability to detach it and use it for other things is a huge plus) and I'd also suggest a gimbal. It's amazing the smoothness of the video when using a 3 axis gimbal.