On Wed, 5 Mar 2014 04:45:45 -0800 (PST), John H
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On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 9:34:08 PM UTC-5, Wayne. B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:26:03 -0500, Poco Loco

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On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:01:39 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:



On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:52:14 -0500, Poco Loco

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On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:31:27 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:



On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:42:53 -0500, KC wrote:



On 3/4/2014 7:27 PM, wrote:

On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:58:36 -0500, Wayne.B

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On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:35:51 -0500, Poco Loco

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On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:07:24 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:



On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:42:28 -0500, Poco Loco

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Cute boat: http://www.horizonhobby.com/products...tr-v2-PRB4250B



There, now no one can bitch about the lack of boating content.



I'm about to decide that in order to get into the current crop of RC airplanes, the various

transmitters, electronic speed controls, battery elimination circuits, the lithium polymer batteries

and their chargers, balancers, brushed and brushless motors, etc., one needs an EE degree at a

minimum.



But, I went out a few days ago and watched a few RC airplanes being flown. I've got the bug.



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This stuff is only going to get better over time. I was looking at a

spec sheet the other day for a thumbnail sized micro chip that

contained not only a 3-axis gyro but also 3-axis accelerometers and a

magnetic compass sensor - everything you need for an inertial

navigation system, automatic flight controls and an auto pilot. The

retail price was only about $40 which blew me away. It's only a small

step from there to creating a helicopter that almost anyone could

learn to fly in very little time.



Like this?



http://www.horizonhobby.com/products...yro-GWSPG03#t3



Note the review.



Here's the technology on airplanes: And, it doesn't add a whole lot to the price of the airplanes.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKA88noI9rY



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Yes, although I think the chip technology has already advanced well

past that point. It's only a matter of time before it shows up on

real helicopters.





My millionaire Dutch neighbor has a quad rotor that looks like

something the NSA should have. It knows where it is, knows where you

want it to go and knows how to get home if you lose it.

The camera is scary.



He did have to ditch his I phone because it wasn't "hobbyist ready"

and he has a bad assed Samsung.







I got this one with a camera, but it's not very fast and the camera

isn't like your friends I suspect.. We do have a company here that will

come out and film with you for a day with one of those quad copters, but

it's expensive...



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I had no idea that these things were getting to be this powerful and

this capable:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxoQaaI3-7A



Interesting stuff.



You can get one a lot cheaper that'll fly well. Try HobbyZone.com or Horizon Hobby.



http://secure.hobbyzone.com/rchelis/rchelis_rtf/



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I'd like one capable of flying an HD camera with remote video feed.



Not sure what you mean by remote video feed. This one allows operation of the camera by the

transmitter - for only $150. Scroll down for a demo.



http://www.horizonhobby.com/products...nology-BLH7480



Start cheap.



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Probably good advice. :-)



The one that you linked to will record video and store it in the

camera but does not send it back to the ground (remote feed).



How long will it stay aloft? Learning time to fly it competently?

Maximum range?

Here's an ad for one at Amazon.com. Lots of info in the reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/Blade-BLH7880-...rds=350+QX+BNF

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Thanks, lots of good information and looks like a good value.