title_body: Drones capable of smooth plane/bird-like flight Multirotors are small rotorcraft with flight dynamics which result in an unnatural &quot;flight experience&quot;.
  Are there multirotor autopilots which would be able to simulate a more &quot;natural&quot; flying experience? E.g. an experience of flying plane which has more weight and a gliding capability, or as a bird which alters wing beats with gliding phases? I.e. a multirotor capable of flying in smooth curves, moving in parabolic curves altitude-wise (and thus simulating smooth glides), as well as smooth left/right turns? This would probably require some more advanced logic simulating these smooth curves using &quot;helicopter&quot; movements. Are there such drones which are capable of this, using very simple controls for the user?
upvoted_answer: You might be able to write custom flight control software for a multi-copter that would simulate this. You might get close just by radically limiting the pitch and roll rates and being gentle on the throttle. In either case it wouldn't be intrinsic to the design.
  If you want smooth, soaring flight, you'd be best to build a fixed wing model with a fairly large wing span and low weight, similar to a soaring bird. A basic electric motor-glider like a Bixler is quite a popular FPV platform because they fly fairly slowly and smoothly, and are easy to fly (which is important when you're trying to make sense of the view through goggles).