Drone Zone

NZ Indicator

Ed,

Do you live in a drone zone?

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/map-are-drones-illegal-your-state

EdB

We all do, the restrictions in those states that have them will be ignored if the government (CIA/NSA/Homeland Security) decides to fly drones over those states.

Hextall

After purchasing my GoPro camera on a whim this past Monday, I just put this on my wish list.

magalloway

My experiences with RC boats and aircraft being what they are, I don't know if I'd care to risk my camera on one.

Jim

Hextall

magalloway wrote: »

My experiences with RC boats and aircraft being what they are, I don't know if I'd care to risk my camera on one.

Jim

What are these experiences? I had an rc plane I built as a teenager, but never flew it. A year ago I was infatuated with a particular rc car, but got distracted and didn't pull the trigger buying (baja 5b).

There are some stories about the drone I linked when the batteries are low not responding....

Also, the drone is more than the camera.

ricinus

I think drones could deliver pizza..

Mike

NZ Indicator

ricinus wrote: »

I think drones could deliver pizza..

Mike

Already done.

http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/06/dominos_pizza_in_uk_uses_drone.html

FishTX

I've been reading up on the four to eight rotor copters. I'd be fine with a camera attached. They very stable and some can be programed to fly back to their starting point.

swizz

Really cool technology and I hope that I can afford something like this in the near future.
My primary uses would include:
1. Surveying 40 acres of my mining claims.
2. Video showcasing the log home projects I've completed for business advertising purposes.
3. Filming difficult cruxes on Jeep adventures from a new perspective.
4. Maybe buzz one down the river to see if anyone's squatting on my favorite bend?

FishTX

You can get them from dirt cheap to outrageous depending on your needs (recreation to work). I think I looked at the one Hextall posted and it was around. $500.

swizz

FishTX wrote: »

I think I looked at the one Hextall posted and it was around. $500.

That's not too bad and looks like it seats a GoPro easily enough.

ouzelpro

Great name for a garage band.

Hextall

swizz wrote: »

That's not too bad and looks like it seats a GoPro easily enough.

I think it was designed from the beginning to fit the gopro. There are gimbal attachments available as well to stabilize the camera so the recording is level. There's tons of youtube videos of it in action... search "DJI Phantom"

There is even an accessory where you can wear these goggles with screens built in and view via the gopro (virtual reality).

My wish list is chocked full of childish adult toys like this.

swizz

Hextall wrote: »

I think it was designed from the beginning to fit the gopro. There are gimbal attachments available as well to stabilize the camera so the recording is level. There's tons of youtube videos of it in action... search "DJI Phantom"

My wish list is chocked full of childish adult toys like this.

Well, if I use it for business advertising purposes I'm pretty sure that I can do a tax write-off for the camera and drone. This might be on my wish list for next year.

NZ Indicator

FishTX wrote: »

I've been reading up on the four to eight rotor copters. I'd be fine with a camera attached. They very stable and some can be programed to fly back to their starting point.

A friend of mine used one of those for a fishing film he made about WI. Right at the 10 second mark and again at 1:18

Hextall

Very cool Joe.