"Matt,
I live/fly at high altitudes, if I can offer a little feedback.
1. if you are new to flying RC aircraft, get a cheap, simple trainer aircraft and learn to fly it. No FPV, nothing. Just fly. Don't think these stabilization computers will…"
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UAV platform for high mountain prospecting
Started this discussion. Last reply by HangerRat Sep 10, 2012. 14 Replies 1 Like
Hi All, I am new to the site, and interested in fabbing up a drone to help me locate lost mines in the high rockies, mostly above the tree line. This will require a platform that can operate up to…Continue
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Matt replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"I have taken delivery of an X8 flying wing, and in the process of composing a parts list. I am going with APM 2.5, with best GPS I can buy, air speed sensor, the works. I am planning on incorporating both live video and downward photos for mapping.…"
Matt replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"I am up in CO prospecting this week, and I gotta say that Google Earth really sucks when to comes to accurately depicting how things are on the ground. I am more convinced than ever that GE needs competition in the form of higher resolution aerial…"
Jeff Taylor replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"Let us know how well it flies at that altitude, I am interested!"
Matt replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"I got my new X8 platform delivered yesterday, and can't wait to start adding goodies."
Matt replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"After doing some research, I would like to use the X8 fling wing for a platform. There are of course other platforms, but its high payload and large wing span should help alleviate some of the challenges associated with high elevation flying. If…"
Marcus VTM replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"Depending on how low you want to go, light planes flying slowly will have a harder time to generate steady images while compensating for winds, mainly when flying inside moutain turbulance wake."
Matt replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"http://www.stenulson.net/rcflight/index.htm
Take a look at this site. This guys flies his RC planes at 13,000 all the time. I think it is just a matter of customizing a plane appropriately."
Matt replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"Thanks for the link! I am checking out the SX230 also."
Matt replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"I don't think a cessna could fly slow enough and low enough to get the kind of resolution I am after. And there are limits to how low to the ground you can fly in the San Juan National forest with planes.
With regard to overlap, I will…"
ModeratorGary Mortimer replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting
"How hot will it be at your 13,000' obviously not too hot but the density altitude will be impressive if say it plus 10.
I quite easily have a DA of 8000' here in the summer and I live at 5000' I have 1 1.2m wing that can carry my…"
Jeff Taylor replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"Matt, I would recommend any camera supported by CHDK for this kind of hacked mapping. The SX230 HS is great for automatically georeferencing your images. The E382 is designed for this kind of work but to be perfectly honest I'm not…"
Matt replied to Matt's discussion UAV platform for high mountain prospecting"Well, I found out I will need to find a platform with a greater wing area to accomodate that high of an operational altitude. But I also have to make it backpackable into very remote areas that are at least 10 miles from the nearest road. I also…"
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Hi All, I am new to the site, and interested in fabbing up a drone to help me locate lost mines in the high rockies, mostly above the tree line. This will require a platform that can operate up to 13,000 feet, though that will only be 200 feet over the ground surface. I want to stay as close to the ground as possible to maximize image resolution, and will be using software to generate 3D mosaic maps of my search areas.I am currently looking at using the Zagi flying wing for a platform, but not…See More
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