A:AnswerYou can see through the camera while you fly, but I don't think I'd try to fly that way. I fly in an area with lots of trees and obstacles though. You can see what the camera sees if you buy the controller (Highly recommend you buy the controller.) and put your phone in the mount on top. I've bought something like 7 drones in the past 6 weeks. Some were so bad that I just took them back. (none of the ones I bought at BesBuy got taken back) I have three different Parrot drones and they are by far my favorites!
A:AnswerYes - using Swift Playgrounds (apple) it can be programmed easily. Simply download Swift Playgrounds to your ipad, open the app, click on "add playgrounds" and you will see a playground for Mambo drones - select that and it has a tutorial and an area you can do whatever you want.