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09-10-2011, 07:54 AM
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New addition to the van....
Newest addition to travel in the van...QuadroCopter. An eight rotor RC Helicopter that I will be using for low level video and photo. We do a lot of full size chopper work and half the time we can't get low enough to the ground or close enough to a building to get the shot I need. The camera when installed will sit in the open space below. Full pan/tilt & roll from the ground. Can be flown with live video feed through googles.
Looking forward to putting it to work.
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09-10-2011, 07:57 AM
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Re: New addition to the van....
Wow, that is cool!
steve
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09-10-2011, 08:58 AM
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Re: New addition to the van....
Can it lift a sixpack?
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09-10-2011, 09:26 AM
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Re: New addition to the van....
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Originally Posted by twogone
Can it lift a sixpack?
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Let's see, you are out hiking and you call your wife and have her send the 'Emergency Beverages' to your GPS location?
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09-10-2011, 10:10 AM
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Re: New addition to the van....
About 3lbs is max payload. Beer will be carried for sure!
It can fly by GPS routes so I will have to try that too! I can input GPS cords from the groud realtime.
Just took it for my first test flight with my wife's camera on it. Try to post a little video here shortly.
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09-10-2011, 05:31 PM
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Re: New addition to the van....
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09-10-2011, 06:29 PM
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Re: New addition to the van....
How much does one of those puppies cost? Too much just to be an RC toy I bet....
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09-10-2011, 06:34 PM
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Re: New addition to the van....
15+ all said and done.
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09-11-2011, 10:06 AM
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Re: New addition to the van....
I've wanted one of those (cheaper!) quadrocopters with the camera built in, ever since I watched this:
http://vimeo.com/26474200
(BMX dirt jumping video filmed from the air)
Yours looks a little more intense, though Very cool.
Cheers!
Mike.
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09-12-2011, 08:01 AM
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Re: New addition to the van....
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Originally Posted by Ford_6L_E350
Quote:
Originally Posted by twogone
Can it lift a sixpack?
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Let's see, you are out hiking and you call your wife and have her send the 'Emergency Beverages' to your GPS location?
Mike
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I see an opportunity for a new "app".
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