Posted on 08/10/2012 3:43:21 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Controlling the drone is intuitive and touch-sensitive to the iPod or iPad controller. Power it on and the four propellers will lift the miniature aircraft up off the ground. Simply press a button and the drone will rise up a meter higher into the air and then sit and wait for your next command. To move the drone around, simply tilt your iPhone or iPad in any direction you desire.
The WiFi remote connection from ones phone only extends 200 feet, which is shorter than it sounds, according to many users in the blogosphere. But to use your phone just install the AR Freeflight 2.0 application in a matter of seconds. One can see what the mini-drone is seeing in real-time through your Apple device.
The Parrot AR 2.0 Drone is the most affordable miniature drone on the market. However, according to customer service write-ups on Amazon and Parrots website, it seems like Parrot may have some kinks to work out of both its customer service and WiFi product.
Just dont tell your neighbors.
Price: $300
Weight: 380 grams with outdoor hull; 420 grams with Styrofoam indoor hull
Motors: 4 brushless 14.5-watt, 28,500 RPM in-runner motors
Battery: 3 elements 1,000 mA/hour LiPo rechargeable
Camera: 720p, 30fps HD
Lens: 92-degree diagonal wide angle
Processor: 1 GHz 32-bit ARM Cortex A8
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Slow news evening for Drudge? This toy has been around for a couple years. I always want to buy one for Christmas but don’t because I know I would break it in two seconds.
Paintball fun!
It’s a cool idea, but I can see folks getting in all sorts of trouble with this.
The idea of you being able to fly it over your own property is very enticing. Being able to record video of it..., wow.
I liked this the first time I saw it about a year ago, and I still do.
Thanks for the refresher.
> 3 elements 1,000 mA/hour LiPo rechargeable
Lithium Polymer.
First thing that came to mind was Lithium Polonium,
I think I’d have abbreviated it “Poly: instead of “Po”.
LithiumPolonium?!?
Sounds deadly!!! (Google "Polonium poisoning")
Obviously the stupid Frenchman (or whatever) broke all chmical nomenclature rules -- and meant "LithiumPolymer"...
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Looks like a fun toy, though... '-)
This would be perfect for monitoring our SHTF retreat. No neighbors but also no power company electric, no land line phone available, no cell signal. Would I need any of that stuff to use a drone like this? |
You'd think that stupid Frog would know his history -- "Polonium" was discovered (and named for Poland) by the Polish wife of the Frenchman, Curie...
I need something like this, but it needs to be able to carry and remotely drop a water balloon. I intend to bomb my neighbor. We’re friends and he’s a retired US Marine, so I know he will retaliate... it should be fun. LOL
Gator, these kinds of activities can cause real heartache and negative impact on the wallet due to a lawsuit.
I’ve warned my nephew about such things as I’ve known people who’ve been seriously injured or killed. How could a joke go so wrong?
ME LIKEY !!!!
Way too cool !!
And where in VFR airspace will they be? And does this not potentially put a crimp in an already sick Gen_Av industry?
Haven't been to AUVSI, but I am go yet.... :-)...
Plane has a battery, ipad has a battery, and local monitoring and control devices like the tablet would talk through a wifi access point which can be run off of battery. The only catch is if you want to control and monitor from more than a few hundred feet. Then you could still set up some control and viewing network with some point to point links and be a few miles away. That would still be all battery, no wires, no cell tower.
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