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Old 12-27-2012, 04:28 AM  
xenigo
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Originally Posted by Mr Pheer View Post
Mine can go for about 15 minutes, flies about 35mph, has a gyro-stabilized camera gymbal, takes 1080p video, and I fly it thru video goggles that I wear... just as if I were sitting in the pilot's seat.

Auto hovers, auto trim, has failsafe settings, can be set to automatically return to home, quite a bit larger and heavier than the Parrot (and much more powerful) so that wind does not affect it... and even if the wind does blow it around, the stabilized camera gymbal removes any evidence of movement.

I built it for about $2800 from parts I gathered myself. A lot of things I already have just from being in the RC airplane hobby for so many years.

The parrot is a fun toy and a good trainer if you want to step up to a more serious aircraft. The first thing I would do after you get bored with it, is mod it to fly with a real radio transmitter instead of an iOS device.
I did not realize you were a drone enthusiast. Care to post photos / videos? I'd love to see your creation.

I'm into RC planes but have not flown in quite a while. I kinda got bored with airplane flight. Now drones are incredibly appealing.
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