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Re: Drones search for Texas, Oklahoma flood victims
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 2:40 pm
by joe817
That is an excellent use for those things. Thanks for posting Andy!
Re: Drones search for Texas, Oklahoma flood victims
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 7:19 pm
by MadMonkey
AndyC wrote:It's pretty cool - I'm sure those things cover a lot of ground fast. I'm pondering one myself...
Do it
I have too many of them right now from itty bitties smaller than my palm to 40lb professional cinematography rigs. They're a ton of fun and have almost innumerable applications.
Re: Drones search for Texas, Oklahoma flood victims
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 9:26 pm
by joe817
I'll bet that would be good for hog hunting.
Re: Drones search for Texas, Oklahoma flood victims
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 10:18 pm
by MadMonkey
Have you looked at the DJI Phantoms?
The Solo may have more room for expandability in the future (mostly open-source stuff) but the Phantom is a great tool and a little cheaper. I don't have personal experience with the 3 (I have a P2V+), but from what I've seen it looks great.
Regardless, I highly recommend getting a micro to fly around your living room to get used to the controls.
EDIT: Just for giggles, here's one of the cinema rigs I fly for work:
For size reference, that's a Lumix GH4 in the gimbal.
Re: Drones search for Texas, Oklahoma flood victims
Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 6:27 pm
by ShootDontTalk
joe817 wrote:I'll bet that would be good for hog hunting.
Are armed drones legal?
The FAA might object!
Re: Drones search for Texas, Oklahoma flood victims
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 12:08 pm
by MadMonkey
AndyC wrote:Yeeow!
Yes, I've had a micro for a while, the Proto X
Convenient charging, but it only lasts a few minutes; I think (in the meantime) I need to buy something a little bigger for indoors practice :)
I've got one of those too, they really are a lot of fun
And yeah, bigger tends to be better (to a point). My Blade Nano QX is the perfect size for buzzing around the house. I have it bound to one of my regular transmitters though, the ones that come with it are kinda... ew...