Quad 'copter
Submitted: Friday, Jul 11, 2014 at 14:38
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Anyone here got or had one of those gizzmos?I was wondering how handy one might be if a GOPro??? camera was added such as seen on YouTube and such.
I mean I'm too old for toys like that...(;-))....purely as a method of seeing over the scrub/bush you find yourself in with tracks or seismic lines going in all directions.
You know, sort of get a better perspective of where you are.
And don't tell me to get a GPS. Just about ready to consign the one I have to the bin.
Cheers
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Reply By: The Bantam - Saturday, Jul 12, 2014 at 10:04
Saturday, Jul 12, 2014 at 10:04
OH quad copters are a wonderfull thing.....I don't own one or play with one but I know those that do.
They tell me they are far easier to fly than more or less conventional helcopter designs.......but they still need practice and a steady hand.
An egineer friend round the corner is a keen radio controll enthusiats as are a couple of his sons.....they have sheds full of planes and a half a dozen quad copters both
shop baught and
home built...but the smaller ones are only viable indoors.
I do a little work with one of the OB companies, and one of their guys owns and operates bigger stuff ligitamately refeered to as drones as camera platforms.
The machines that are capable of holding their own even in the slightest breese are seriouly expensive..and they are not small.
It all comes down to power and size...you need both to carry a payload ( camera) and to deal with wind.
OH and if you get one that is big enough to hold its own outdoors, the aviation authorities want to know about it.
The OB company mentioned hired one for an event a couple of weeks ago....talking with the guys they reconed the paperwork involved was unreal...then the event organisers refuesed to allow it to be used because it was too noisy.....electric not combustion powered.
Yeh I don't thing the idea will..um..fly.
cheers
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Follow Up By: 489 - Saturday, Jul 12, 2014 at 14:23
Saturday, Jul 12, 2014 at 14:23
you don't need a licence as long as you fly it below the 250ft ceiling, not around suburban houses and crowds. Otherwise a licencing system my apply
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Thursday, Jul 17, 2014 at 15:07
Thursday, Jul 17, 2014 at 15:07
if thier used comercially alot of licensing is needed
courses etc.
you have to log flight plans and as they found out at work when theres did a blackhawk down first flight casa investigates - it even has a blackbox
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