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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 9, 2011 at 12:45pm

HI Martin

From the product video when he launches the bird you can see it already floats without power! thats always a good sign when wanting to have really long flights!

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DistributorPermalink Reply by Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk on January 9, 2011 at 3:28pm

Thanks Johann, It does look like a good flyer, however I would like to know if anyone has fitted an auto pilot in one and had a good experience with this kit, its not cheap!

 

Regards

 

Martin

www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk

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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 9, 2011 at 3:52pm

Martin
Isn't this it on the front page
http://www.micropilot.com/products-mp2028-uavs.htm

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DistributorPermalink Reply by Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk on January 10, 2011 at 12:25pm

Hi Johann,

 

The MP Vision is a tractor not a pusher prop, but that aside looks very much like it, and yours for only 9.5k!

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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 10, 2011 at 12:29pm

A okay i see what you mean , well it should tell you something that they using that same shape for a droduction model......why dont you buy one we can see.....? lol only 9.5k

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Permalink Reply by robert bouwens on January 10, 2011 at 1:12pm

the plane is excellent

http://www.flightronic.com/index.php?page=X-DIY

uwe gartmann uses it.

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Gary Mortimer on January 10, 2011 at 1:42pm

Heres the ones I know about

 

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1138817&highlig...

 

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1035810&highlig...

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DistributorPermalink Reply by Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk on January 10, 2011 at 2:54pm

Thank you both for the links, the detail in the photos of the build from flightronic is great, a lot of food for thought there, now if I can just convince my wife......................

 

Regards

 

Martin.

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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 10, 2011 at 3:05pm

mmm by wife you mean the "ball and chane" or " the other half" or  my personal favourite " the Bank maneger? ;-)

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DistributorPermalink Reply by Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk on January 11, 2011 at 1:13am

all of the above :)

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Sgt Ric on January 11, 2011 at 10:17am

Speaking of permission from the wife... 4 years ago (before I found this site) I sat down with my wife when I turned 50 and said I was getting a UAV and my intended budget was $ 20k.  (Micropilot)

I said this was cheaper than getting a corvette and blonde girl friend as a mid-life crisis. (she didn't see the humour in that at all)

 

Well, we are still together thanks to DIYDrones!

 

I think I've spent about $ 4k with about 2k to go, but the ArduPilot definitely saved my marriage.

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Permalink Reply by Hamish on January 11, 2011 at 10:55am

if ardupilot ever goes commercial, I'm sure that phrase will go on their advert :D

 

"ArduPilot definitely saved my marriage."

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