It's still pretty new, but I have really enjoyed it. I have the Phantom 2 (not the Phantom 2 vision which comes with a camera) along with the gimbal and GoPro. The stability is astonishing. I have gotten a good hang of flying it, but haven't yet taken it on a trip so I just have videos of around town (in Florida, so there could be worse places to shoot in the winter).
It's still a little bit wild west in that you can tell the companies are still targeted at selling to RC hobbyists. The Phantom is good in this regard as it's ready to fly, but if you want first person view (FPV) that's still a chore (there are a ton of options and it's pretty much up to searching forums for people who have strong opinions on everything). I'd like to just toss some money at a company that provides a complete FPV solution along with up to date and easy installation instructions... Alas.
It's a great way to go, if for no other reason than it will give you a stronger relationship with your aircraft and thus make you fly more carefully. :)
That said, while assembly and setup is mostly trivial (the hardest parts are basic soldering and dealing with some open source configuration GUIs for some flight controllers), figuring out what to buy and where to source it is pretty challenging, especially for a first build.
