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  • Moderator

    Randy, glad you're emphasizing the safety aspects!  I've just blogged my thoughts on safety -- including a scary picture! --  that I'm showing all newcomers.  The idea is not to shock them or to scare them off, but just to let them know these small units are not toys and shouldn't be treated as such.

    http://eastbay-rc.blogspot.com/2012/01/please-be-careful.html

    Please Be Careful!
    A Public Service Safety Announcement from EastBay RC! Usually when I talk about RC, quads, etc, the emphasis is on how enjoyable it is a...
  • Developer

    I was hoping that video wouldn't get out!  The demo space was indeed far too small and although I armed everyone with chairs, bags and umbrellas and warned them of the danger before I started, I won't be demo-ing in that small a space again!

    Putting that aside, it was a great event with lots of questions and I'm sure there will be some more diydroners from Japan joining soon!

  • Chris

    Thank you for posting our second exposure of DIY drones in Japan. We have more than 20 audience in Japanese very compact house. Actually, Randy fly the Quad for 1 minutes. It is so scary but fun.( I am not sure the firmware version, but very stable,)  The interaction from member of Tokyo Hacker Space are technically high.  We enjoy very good evening.

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