jimsplace said:
blazeracer said:
That quad copter video is bad a$$!! It almost landed in my Cheyenne!!
I WANT ONE!!!
http://www.amain.com/product_info.php/cPath/5321_3347_3352_3538_3236/products_id/297194/n/DJI-Phantom-2-Quadcopter-w-24GHz-Radio-LiPo-Battery-Charger-H3-3D-Gimbal?utm_source=Google-Base&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Product-Feeds&gclid=CjwKEAjwjN2eBRDbyPWl0JLY5lYSJACPo0Uile4vArrNGXdixc5AxNTApYVyCWZGcxE4lwo0e8yeZBoCyJTw_wcB
Me too, but I understand what Matt's saying.
A little research shows they can be dangerous when used by inexperienced flyers or near anything that can be damaged.
They look like a cool toy, but they're not a toy.
If I could figure out what I need one for, I'd already have it.
For what they do, they're cheap compared to what it would have cost a few years ago to have something similar.
Now, do you get the Vision + or the one for the GoPro?
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Jim, I followed this build from Brit at OddCopter.com I stuck very close to his parts list with the exception of the radio. I ordered everything from HobbyKing.com
http://oddcopter.com/2012/12/12/easy-diy-quadcopter-build-part-1-the-parts-list/
I have about $350 in mine including the a 9 channel radio, batteries and charger. That does not include the cost of the GoPro camera. I do not have a gimbal for my camera. There are plenty of home brew gimbal projects out there as well as RTR options for a gimbal. I will add a one eventually.
Hobbyking.com has several options for Tri, Quad, Hex and Octo copters. including RTF, ARTF and parts that you can Frankenstien one together.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/index.asp?whl=USA
This is a great forum for muti rotor aircraft.
http://www.rcgroups.com/aircraft-electric-multirotors-790/
If you fly one of these things close enough to someone that the rotor wash is moving their hair you are incredibly irresponsible. That is way too close to be safe.
You might find this article interesting as well as some of the links referenced in the article.
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/dallas-from-above-the-rise-of-drone-videos-shot-high-above-the-city-and-why-the-faa-prefers-education-to-punishment.html/
"We’ve been here before: Just last month a self-proclaimed “dumbass†lost his DJI Phantom Vision on top of AT&T Stadium, then sent another to go find it — after which he cruised high above Globe Life Park, Hurricane Harbor and downtown Dallas, topping the 561-foot-tall Reunion Tower in clear violation of the FAA’s 400-foot guidelines. Lunsford says that incident remains under investigation."
