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And looking out the front window. I go and have a look and there is a damned "Drone" out there hovering looking in the window!! My neighbors kid got one for Xmas and he was just busting with laughter. I found that awesome. These kids have great stuff. Now I want one too.....:silly:
Like any other toy,the novelty will wear off in another week or two and it'll stay in the closet not seeing daylight.....ever.LOL My grandson has one that lasted a month,tops. It was relegated to the toy museum until my daughter started to use it to survey properties that she was listing. It worked perfectly for that.
This one is pretty small I doubt it even has a camera.
They can be pretty small and still have a camera. They are fun to fly but you really have to find the right place, the right weather etc. Here is a video of a small one, looks a bit bigger than the one I got. I took a couple batteries just getting it setup right and centred and getting the stability and directions figured out. Extra batteries and extra blades are a must!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y93vzA-KRlM
https://a.fastcompany.net/multisite_...led-at-ces.jpgI like this one better.
I use mine most of the winter.
In fact, just updated all the firmware and software this afternoon, ran in the motors and flew some scenarios on the sim to see how it would react in the real world.
May scout around a little bit tomorrow.
edit.... dogs have caught a few drones in the past. lol
Awesome video of the inside of a dog's mouth too.
Lol...post it Sky :)Quote:
Originally Posted by skypilot
My Bother in law bought one for all the brother in-laws (x4) for Xmas. He bought it at Canadian Tire for about 16 bucks. I can't believe how awesome they are and fun. If that is what they can make for 16 bucks, I can only imagine how sophisticated the ones that are millions of dollars are..................?
could be fun out ice fishing when things get slow.........:silly:Quote:
Originally Posted by Muskyhunter
Nosey, it wasn't mine, likely a you tube of a dog catching a drone.Quote:
Originally Posted by terrym
Terry, I fly mine down the lake over the huts to see who's out and about that day.
Won't be much fishing this year, they banned that too.
That's funny Terrym! Our britt would probably re-act the same. lol
I got my bro a little drone for xmas, it was off the ground for about 2 seconds before it was in my dogs mouth. lol
They do look like a lot of fun. I could see using one when out on the quad, or icefishing as mentioned. I like to go out and about in the truck a lot as well with the dog looking for any off road trails I can find close to home. I think I'd use one.
They are somewhat range limited by the software however many will do over 3 miles easily and return.
I have one meant for indoor use, not ideal for outdoors due to its lightweight frame under 1 lbs. Fun for training and basic concepts of drone flight. Thinking of upgrading in future.
There's a whole whack of restrictive legislation that came down last week that pretty much halts random use of the drones without flight plans filed,use around residences and people. Like everything else,it's looking a classic case of the wahoos ruining it for everyone else. My daughter had been using one for he real estate surveys that just got "the big no-no" from corporate law unless she wants to register the drone and file flight plans every time she wants to use it for everything except rural properties. She says that for residential properties,it's not worth the hassle.