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Hank - RC Aircraft and Boats
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:38:10 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:11:11 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: Rancorous, FOAD? Jealous? Something's eating at you, almost continuously. Wonder what it could be? === It's always about envy. I really believe it is. |
Hank - RC Aircraft and Boats
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:33:02 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:27:07 -0500, wrote: My millionaire Dutch neighbor has a quad rotor that looks like something the NSA should have. === Someone was flying one of those at the Punta Gorda Jazz Fest last week. Do you know where to get one and how much they cost? http://www.horizonhobby.com/browse/p...adcopter-47522 |
Hank - RC Aircraft and Boats
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:52:14 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote: 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 wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:35:51 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:07:24 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:42:28 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: 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. === 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 === 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... === 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/ === I'd like one capable of flying an HD camera with remote video feed. |
Hank - RC Aircraft and Boats
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:46:59 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:33:02 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:27:07 -0500, wrote: My millionaire Dutch neighbor has a quad rotor that looks like something the NSA should have. === Someone was flying one of those at the Punta Gorda Jazz Fest last week. Do you know where to get one and how much they cost? http://www.horizonhobby.com/browse/p...adcopter-47522 === The one I saw last weekend looked like this: http://www.horizonhobby.com/products/350-qx2-ap-combo-rtf-with-safe-technology-BLH7900 It was very stable and hovered for a long time. It definitely had a camera that looked the same also. Pricey toy! :-) |
Hank - RC Aircraft and Boats
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:05:08 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:46:59 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:33:02 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:27:07 -0500, wrote: My millionaire Dutch neighbor has a quad rotor that looks like something the NSA should have. === Someone was flying one of those at the Punta Gorda Jazz Fest last week. Do you know where to get one and how much they cost? http://www.horizonhobby.com/browse/p...adcopter-47522 === The one I saw last weekend looked like this: http://www.horizonhobby.com/products/350-qx2-ap-combo-rtf-with-safe-technology-BLH7900 It was very stable and hovered for a long time. It definitely had a camera that looked the same also. Pricey toy! :-) A lot is going in to that camera - which is a video transmitter also. |
Hank - RC Aircraft and Boats
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:01:39 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:52:14 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: 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 wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:35:51 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:07:24 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:42:28 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: 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. === 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 === 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... === 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/ === 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. |
Hank - RC Aircraft and Boats
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:26:03 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:01:39 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:52:14 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: 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 wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:35:51 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:07:24 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:42:28 -0500, Poco Loco wrote: 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. === 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 === 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... === 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/ === 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. === 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? |
Hank - RC Aircraft and Boats
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:03:33 -0500, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:01:39 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: I'd like one capable of flying an HD camera with remote video feed. Henk wants me to take him and his wife to Doc Ford's again. Maybe you could meet us there and talk to him. === Anytime (except Wednesdays), just give me a little advance lead time. |
Hank - RC Aircraft and Boats
On 3/4/2014 10:59 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:33:02 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:27:07 -0500, wrote: My millionaire Dutch neighbor has a quad rotor that looks like something the NSA should have. === Someone was flying one of those at the Punta Gorda Jazz Fest last week. Do you know where to get one and how much they cost? Not a clue but I think he bought it in Germany. I know he still tinkers with it a lot. This guy designs medical equipment and he was working on the camera gimbal the last I heard, changing from a stepper to a closed loop servo so it would pan smoother. I don't see the advantage of a servo motor over a stepper in this application. |
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