November 25, 2012 04:56PM
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November 28, 2012 06:44AM
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November 30, 2012 12:18PM
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November 30, 2012 03:42PM
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November 30, 2012 06:39PM
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Ferd,
I recently saw a commercial for Radio Shack(The Source) whic featured among other things, the Quadra Copter. I had to go and check it out. Turns out this thing will only run you about $400 including accessories and tax. It has a built in camera and GPS positioning software. You can drive this thing with your cell phone and watch the video feedback on the phone! Even more spectacular is that it has it's own built in take-off and landing control and it will remain absolutely rock steady in the privacy of your basement or out in a bit of a gale! I would buy one of these machines but I don't have a cellphone capable of doing anything but voice communicating |
November 30, 2012 07:37PM
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The Parrot AR.Drone. That does look like an affordable way to get started. And it's just strong enough to lift a GoPro camera too. Except I don't have an iPhone. I use a BlackBerry.
The one used for the rally coverage is a very expensive commercial unit requiring two people to fly it -- one for flight control, the other steering the camera. But all sorts of amazing things are possible for much less money. Here is a really good video showing a lightweight home-built unit, carrying a GoPro camera for hi-res video recording, while being flown using an FPV system -- the pilot is wearing goggles to fly the copter from the viewpoint of an onboard camera. Very cool video. [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkM4XTxFZtc[/video] |
November 30, 2012 08:46PM
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December 22, 2012 08:35PM
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Rather than re-post them all here, our Tall Pines stories and videos can be found in the Motorsport Club of Ottawa forum at this link:
http://www.mco.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14845 |