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Post by robc450 on Jan 25, 2010 22:21:27 GMT -5
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Post by Ben Freedman on Jan 27, 2010 10:57:58 GMT -5
No kidding... ouch! Makes me feel better about being so meticulous before flying...
5 miles up? I'm scared to get more than 100' feet off the ground!
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Post by robc450 on Jan 27, 2010 18:10:46 GMT -5
I'm with you about the 100' barrier.
Some the "details" in the story seemed a bit "off" (like the 5 miles and satellite control).
I thought I'd read that the max operating altitude was 8000' ASL, due to air density.
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Post by craig on Jan 28, 2010 0:55:59 GMT -5
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Post by videofly on Jan 28, 2010 17:48:28 GMT -5
7 km!!! how did he loose it with so much range? And hope the battery takes it, because even if it could reach that high, you'll probably see it coming down much faster than you would like. The only thing stoping it would be the ground or anything on it. |
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Post by pulsey on Jan 28, 2010 19:25:56 GMT -5
"The Draganflyer X6 locks on to 16 satellites, but because I was fairly inexperienced I put it into the sky before it had time to lock on to the satellites and it fell out of its flight path and was lost out of sight. There was also a malfunction with the GPS system."  Shouldn't need the GPS surely. He should have just flown it with the controls, so why did it head off? Love the comment at the bottom: "If only John Wallbank had one of those state-of-the-art remote control helicopter reconnaissance things to look for his lost state-of-the-art remote control helicopter reconnaissance thing..." And then there were two.... |
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Post by pulsey on Jan 28, 2010 19:30:22 GMT -5
Don't worry, He's got over it and moved on to full size craft. I shot this video using a DF I found wedged in a castle turret recently. It's his first lesson. The ad at the side was not my doing...)
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Post by robc450 on May 23, 2010 4:26:23 GMT -5
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Post by Ryan on Jun 5, 2010 9:49:28 GMT -5
well, that is one way to promote your new business... he landed a job with BBC out of the whole ordeal!
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Post by pulsey on Jun 5, 2010 14:06:04 GMT -5
well, that is one way to promote your new business... he landed a job with BBC out of the whole ordeal! Must have got his CAA licence in double quick time, then if he's doing a paid gig....  |
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Post by maverick on Jul 20, 2010 10:10:05 GMT -5
Yeah, all back safe and sound. promise it wasn't a publicity stunt, I pretty much knew exactly where it was, but the church denied it was there initially. Just glad we have been reunited!
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Shouldn't need the GPS surely. He should have just flown it with the controls, so why did it head off?