Well , the manufacturers of consumer "drones" seem to be heading to the right direction .
Parrot Bebop Drone. Lightweight yet robust quadricopter - 14 megapixel Full HD 1080p Fisheye Camera - Skycontroller - 3-axes image stabilization
450 grams is a lot safer than the 1.2 kg's of the phantom and the video results are same if not better .
Another thing to keep in mind - aircrafts are making themselves heard from kilometers via sound. Everybody sane flying FPV drops to the deck if he hears an aircraft - any type of aircraft . That's why the spotters are pretty much redundant .