UAV, Drones, R/C aircraft, quadcopters

[snowcat]

Anyone play with an S1000?

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak
So I am just getting into flying quadcopters... mostly I just want to learn how to fly around indoors.

I bought an Axis Aerius, and it was pretty fun.... until I ran it into the ceiling 5 minutes later, and I bent the motor rod. Turns out that part isn't replaceable, so that was the end of that.

Can somebody recommend me a palm size drone that would be durable and easy for me to start with, and maybe a place to get it from.

Thanks!

I have this one, it is extremely durable and easy to fly:

http://www.amazon.com/UDI-U816a-2-4g.../dp/B009WGRGEQ

Replacement parts can also be bought for pennies online. They also go on sale for less than $30.

Only thing it isn't immune to is if you ram it into the ceiling at full speed haha, but it can bump around no problem.

[zieg]

Alright, I bought my quad kit a while ago but just don't have interest in building it. I'm a plane guy and always will be. Decided to sell all the parts, which are brand new, to someone else who will actually use it.

The frame is a QAV500 (click the link to see if on GETFPV.com), which was $200 USD + ship. The electronics are as follows. Note that I also later bought another set of 10" carbon fiber props, so both sizes will be included.



Again all this stuff is brand new, and designed to have a LOT of power. Should fly well on 3s and scream on 4s.

All this comes out to over $1k CAD, and the first $500 will take it home. PM me with any questions or requests for specific pics etc. Note that the package includes a spektrum compatible satellite receiver but also has a PPM encoder so you can connect it to any brand of PWM receiver (the usual kind) as well as PPM enabled receivers. All you should need to fly is a radio and batteries.

Would also consider trading for parts for my RX8: http://forums.beyond.ca/st/394600/br...autocross-car/ I'm assembling the engine this week but still need a clutch and some other odds and ends.

[Kijho]

Bumping this thread up: Are you guys still out there using / enjoying your drones? I have enough air miles to be able to get a DJI 3 from Staples (oddly enough they sell it, and it's cheaper now with the recently released 4).

I'm not sure I want to though, after researching all the "rules" associated. I understand the very clear rules of 9km from airports / helipads, no more than 90m high, and to stay 150m away from densely populated areas of people/cars/busy roadways/ etc.

I also understand there's a city and provincial bylaws restricting the use in any "park".. so you can't even technically go out to Nosehill park or anywhere within the national parks (banff, etc.)?

Realistically though - what are you guys thoughts? Interested in just perhaps getting into it for fun, making simple youtube videos, etc.

Edit: Posting for reference
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/soluti...tion_tool.html

Compare Calgary to Toronto. There's so much more space in a bigger city like Toronto than there is here - wtf?!

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by Kijho
Bumping this thread up: Are you guys still out there using / enjoying your drones?

Have to break the law a bit to enjoy it. Have fun with it before worst laws comes down in fall/winter.

Take it out of the city if you want to be legal.

[Kijho]

Worse laws are coming later this year, you think (or know) ?? How much more strict can they become haha..

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by Kijho
Worse laws are coming later this year, you think (or know) ?? How much more strict can they become haha..

http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/....aspx?id=10294

May have to register Phantom 3 size aircraft.

I see smaller drones will be popularize by this movement.

So many irresponsible owners, stricter rules are inevitable.

[ZenOps]

Commercial pizza delivery to start in NZ.

They solved the landing problem by simply not landing. Probably a pizza retention system that unlocks and then unreels a wire with an electromagnetic release to plop it down on the marked spot. I can imagine the wire will fully detach if more than say 5 kilos of pull strength.