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PeteD commented on Hasufel's blog post Small in size, big on power: new microbatteries the most powerful yetPeteD commented on Hasufel's blog post Small in size, big on power: new microbatteries the most powerful yet"The article - Which supplies a dubious lack of detail - is focused on power density, not energy density (hence the comparison with supercapacitors). Power density is not the determining factor when it comes to the range of electric vehicles."
PeteD commented on Yusuf Pirgali's blog post Oblivion - Petrol on the fire film."I think DIYrobotics could work. But it seems like it's only America that has an issue with the word 'drone'"
PeteD commented on Andrew Aarestad's blog post Announcing WalriPilot: Ground station for your personal aquatic mammal"Does it integrate well with Google Nose?"
PeteD commented on CaliDave's blog post "In My Dreams" - FPV Video from Team Echelon"Why the repost? It was posted here: http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/another-great-video-from-team-echelon
You even commented on it...?"
PeteD commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Golf Channel using drone to film golfers at Arnold Palmer Invitational"They often use helicopters to get shots at golf tourneys and a hexa like this could easily replace a full size heli. But not like this. That is just too close and the noise would be distracting."
Jerry commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"I'm working on this project right now too! Thanks so much for posting the video. I'm using a heavily modified skyfun. 1.2 Ghz for video, 433 UHF for radio. Cloverleaf on the plane, (like I think he used), and a two…"
Ravi commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"very enduring flight. need lot of guts to fly a FPV with form 70 km. with the feeling the at you might loose the equipment for ever. but the scencery you got was worth all the risk. what make/brand were the 1.2Ghz video anteenas used in the project."
mfpv38 commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"Amazing idea and great video. You should try again!"
Richard Boyhan commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"Ok, inquiring minds want to know, how much did this all cost? Itemization would be nice."
Peter Meister commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"Flying an RC aircraft from that altitude is what I am talking about. Again launching a balloon from that height is one thing, launching an active RC remotely piloted plane is another. Again, outside of legal aspects - I am not sure whether that is…"
Peter Meister commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"Great video, really neat. Outside of the legal aspects its cool to see an RC plan go up so high and come back with RC control at some point :) "
David commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"@Joseph: It's not difficult to legally fly high-altitude balloons in the US NAS, but RC aircraft from that altitude is another (and much more religious) debate. For information on balloons in the US, check out the requirements in FAR 101,…"
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"thanks for sharing ..must be an amazing experience
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Richard Boyhan commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"Love the video, very cool."
Joseph commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon"How did you get the approval to accomplish this goal? If this was in the USA, how long did the approval from the FAA take? If not in the USA than same questions only who gave you the approvals?
Great videos by the way...."
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Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon
Posted on March 8, 2013 at 3:33am 15 Comments 15 Likes
David Windestal posts a video where he uses some relatively high powered video and RC transmitters to guide a small foamie glider back to Earth after releasing it from a weather balloon. It wasn't entirely successful, but pretty cool nonetheless. Something I've always wanted to try.
Waterproof Quad Frame
Posted on October 22, 2012 at 3:01am 37 Comments 13 Likes
I'm not sure what the longevity of brushless motors in water would be - you wouldn't want to get water in the bearings. Seems like a pretty cool frame nonetheless.
Outback Challenge Featured on ABC's 7:30 report
Posted on October 11, 2012 at 6:15am 4 Comments 2 Likes
I believe Channel 10 were putting together the "Official Documentary" of the OBC. This report briefly features the OBC at Kingaroy, Quads, FPV, and the usual reckless-hobbyist/privacy/laws-behind-technology rhetoric.
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