I have my own drone.
 

My GF gave me an AR DRONE 2.0 Quadcopter for Christmas. It's cat terrorizing flying computer with a 32 bit on board processor at 1 GHz, 1 Gigabit of Ram, Wifi, 2 HD 720p 60 fps Cameras, Ultrasonic sensors, accelerometer, 3 axis gyrocope, pressure sensors etc, and it runs Linux.

http://shop.singahobby.com/files/ima...Drone-2-11.jpg

It auto lands, auto stabilizes, and broadcasts live HD video back to my iPhone and iPad which I control just by tilting.

I am loving the future very, very much.

Nice. I got socks...

Marry her

Yep, they're cool gadgets...bought one in the summer just when they hit the shelves.

Stay away from trees. :1orglaugh

One of our early test flights:



A fly-by of our courthouse:

and flag poles lol

nice :thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

Cool gift, congrats :thumbsup

I was looking at that one, I think it would be fun for the first few weeks only

Does it fly inside ?

Very cool. Your GF knows what you like :)

LOL, pics of the neighbours or it didnt happen

Nice! I got zero for Christmas :(

BAD ASS!!! i want one.

You had me at "...and it runs Linux." :)

how much those cost up in the 1's k?

Yes you can fly inside as well. It has an indoor and outdoor cover.

It's a cool gadget, and very easy to fly compared to RC helicopters.
But it's indeed one of those that you use for a while and then end up never touching it again.

It's only like $300

i see not bad, i dont know what i would do with one after a few days.. would get kind of boring unless you could film inside a movie theatre lol.

Use one at a drive in!!!!! good idea

Looks like a lot of fun!

sweet, congrats man.

how long it runs on single charge ?

That's one of the downsides - you can only get up to 10 mins.

ouch, then it needs some modifications ...... at imho it should fly least 30 minutes for some serious fun/work

Now keep that thing away from my window!! :)

and from my GF :1orglaugh

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.

Congrats , enjoy:thumbsup

i cunt A4D a drone... :(

What kind of range does that have - line of sight I'm assuming.

Hottubs are on the other side of my building, would be fun to check out any tourist talent without walking downstairs.

Dave

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.

What is max flight ceiling?

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:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

damn, that is some serious drone.

would love to see some pics or videos of it.

Yes it flies inside. It comes with an "Indoor Hull" which is basicly padding for the propellers. I have been playing with it inside learning how to fly it down hallways, into rooms, etc.

I'm hoping it stays fun for a long time. There are tricks you can learn such as rolls, and games you can play as well including war games with other drones.

I really want to take it outside but its winter here and I'm afraid of it freezing up or getting it stuck in a tree. I will this spring for sure.



I'm on it!



I know! It had me at "Pilot via your iPhone" and "watch realtime birds-eye view video on your iPhone". (Android too, Apple haters!)


She won't tell me but I think it was around $300



Not as long as I would like. Today was my first non-stop flight and it lasted about 20 minutes. I need to get a second battery.

Apparently it flies longer if you remove the Indoor Hull to make it lighter, and turn off video sending and recording, and skip the install of a usb key for recording as well.


Agreed. Just when I was finally getting the hang of it, my "low bat" indicator starting flashing.

What kind of Goggles? Post a link?


The range is as far as WiFi will reach. It supports 802.11 G and N, with N offering the best range, so you need an Android or iOS with Wifi N for best possible range.

According to the instructions, if the copter flies out of range it will stop, hover and descend slowly until you can move to within range. I haven't tried that yet.

164 Feet, according to PopSci

Would you be able to post a parts list. Aerial cinematography is what I want to get into and I'd like something a bit more than the Parrot to learn on.

i knew you were lying when you said GF.

Fatshark Dominators. I'll post a pic and a link when I get back this evening.


I have it disassembled at the moment to make a new power distribution harness. My soldering skills are not as good as they used to be and a cold solder joint will cause a real bad day... and I am "soft mounting" everything with neoprene to kill some annoying vibrations that are causing a 'jello' effect in video shot at 1080p. But I will assemble pics of everything I have on my work table this evening and post it and a parts list for you guys. I've been meaning to do that anyway to make a blog post about it, so this is a good opportunity to get it done.

In the meantime...

This is a photo of it when I first started building the chassis:

http://www.pheermedia.com/pics/drone/droneairframe.jpg

And this is the kind of video it can shoot. Not my video, but taken with the same aircraft using the same setup I have.

Someone needs to use one for nude beach content

Great video :thumbsup

Cool as fuck!!!! :thumbsup

Cool stuff

awesome., i want one.....

Posted my own thread, so not to step on the OP's subject here :)

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?p=19393297

Very nice man :thumbsup

Very nice. :thumbsup

Nice gadget. Reminds me this for some unknown reason:

So freaking cool!

Nice, looks like a lot of fun!

Is that 164ft QNH, QFE or AGL?

The one I invent will also have drink holders..:2 cents::pimp