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Crash of the Quad - first try with camera

Post in 'The Inglenook' started by webbie, Jan 10, 2013.

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  1. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,949 posts
    Western Mass.
    I sold the drone after I battered it up a bit - I want to learn how to fly the real ones, and the range of the AR is too short.

    So I got this one, which I love (great to learn on) and a Hubsan X4 which is a tiny thing that can fly inside or out.

    By the spring I hope to learn enough to perhaps graduate to a bigger quad and some flying wings, etc....who knows?
    webbie, Jan 10, 2013
    #26

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  2. Shari Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 31, 2008
    2,145 posts
    Wisconsin
    Now..... if they built a drone to carry a brush and rods up to my chimney could we get it to fly up-down-up-down to scrub the chimney while it's up there? :)
    Shari, Jan 10, 2013
    #27
    firefighterjake, Hearth Mistress and PapaDave like this.

  3. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,949 posts
    Western Mass.
    webbie, Jan 10, 2013
    #28

  4. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,133 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Cool, looks like fun. Might finally be my revenge weapon on the deer.
    begreen, Jan 10, 2013
    #29

  5. yooperdave Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 26, 2010
    874 posts
    u.p.
    Now I wonder how I can incorporate those into eliminating the noise coming from the neighbor's dog at all hours of the night (and day) that they just don't seem to give a damn about.

    Maybe a couple of low fly-bys would do the trick and send the dog running for the house??
    yooperdave, Jan 10, 2013
    #30

  6. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
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    Northern Virginia
    BrotherBart, Jan 10, 2013
    #31
    Scotty Overkill and yooperdave like this.

  7. Dune Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 14, 2008
    2,650 posts
    Commonwealth Of Massachussetts
    Even Craig has a drone now?
    Dune, Jan 13, 2013
    #32

  8. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,160 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    He has a number of them. We're called Moderators. :cool:
    fossil, Jan 13, 2013
    #33
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  9. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,133 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Bzzzz
    begreen, Jan 13, 2013
    #34

  10. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,962 posts
    Northern Virginia
    Whoooosh
    BrotherBart, Jan 13, 2013
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  11. ironpony Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 22, 2010
    1,396 posts
    mid-ohio
    O.K. back from puking after watching that disaster. Was the crash self inflicted?? (bad pilot)
    I wonder how that camera would work on a regular heli.
    ironpony, Jan 13, 2013
    #36

  12. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,949 posts
    Western Mass.
    I think the camera is a bit too heavy for that toy - I tried again and it works OK for the first minute or so, but as soon as the battery starts losing power, the thing becomes unstable. So that is what likely happened - although I also may have been getting out of range.

    The good ones start at about $500, so I figure I will destroy some $40-60 models as a learning process and then be ready this spring for the real thing. This one is the current hobby state-of-the-art value model...
    http://www.dji-innovations.com/products/phantom/overview/

    Among other features, it returns to home when you lose radio contact. It also has GPS for both stability and flight. It has other neat features like knowing where you are - and where it is - so you can put it in a mode to come back toward you or away or right/left even after you lose sight of it's orientation....
    webbie, Jan 13, 2013
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  13. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,949 posts
    Western Mass.
    Well, a slightly more successful flight! I shaved a few grams off the Quad.......still have a way to go, but at least no crash!

    webbie, Jan 15, 2013
    #38

  14. velvetfoot Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 5, 2005
    4,840 posts
    Sand Lake, NY
    You just can't seem to resist flirting with that tree!
    velvetfoot, Jan 15, 2013
    #39

  15. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,309 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Durn kids always play'in. Get a job already.

    That looked like a much smoother flight. Is that you getting better at flying or some other reason?
    Jags, Jan 15, 2013
    #40

  16. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,949 posts
    Western Mass.
    Maybe less wind, stayed with transmitter range.....and shaved a couple grams off the assembly. That's really the key - getting the weight down.

    It's almost time for me to step up to the next size and capability.....although I did sink one of my quads in the Bay the other day! Next time I will put foam floats on it....
    webbie, Jan 15, 2013
    #41

  17. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,309 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Hmmm...can't imagine that they like water.;lol
    Jags, Jan 15, 2013
    #42

  18. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,133 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Or fire!
    begreen, Jan 15, 2013
    #43

  19. begreen Super Moderator

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    begreen, Mar 5, 2013
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