Hello, i am in need of a hexacopter that can do some heavy lifting and have a very long range of flight using ardupilot or waypoint. im new to this and do not wish to wasts my time learning for too long and getting noweere. I would like a hexacopter platform that is capable of carrying 4 to 8 kilos up to a mile and a half to two miles strictly taking off-flying autonomously-then landing onits own. im wanting to start a courier service buissness from one side of my city to the other. I belive what im wanting can and has been done. Thier are MANY videos of hexacopters using waypoint and ardupolot doing small little 5 point missions in a zig zag pattern however, this is unsatisfactory to me, out of 30 videos ive reviewed im stuck trying to figure out why not one of these hexacopters using waypoint software, has yet been used or atleast had video taken of a hexacopter autonomously taking off, and flying 1 to two miles away with a 2 kilo payload, then simply landing. AND YES it may beanoying having to drive two miles away to pick up the hexacopter but cmon, people need to see what they can do!
Well, if you have any videos of this i would love to see it. and what im accually asking is if this can be done, then what is the costs for a heavy lift hexacopter, made just for transportation of material/matter from point a to point b. all without pilot interference, all autonomously..
I am wanting a turnkey system, it needs to fly at night, no real need for a camera, i will be 2 miles away, set my hexacopter in a park in my city, then somone will walk up and put a 2 kilo to 4 kilo payload in its basket, then a man nearby, will flick a switch and set the hard program in action, make the copter take off, fly up to 500ft, then fly to point b 1 and a half to two miles away which ever i have programmed, then land autonomously. can this be done and for how much? who do i talk to?
ive seen arduplanes fly 28 kilometers, taking off themselfs and landing themselves, can somone make me a simulation video of a hexacopter doing this? i might even make a donation for somone who has an autonomouse hexacopter that can carry a payload and make a video of this "senario" for me....
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@Johnny boy;
Your quick dismissal of the illegal nature of your project is scarey.
There are many out there who are attempting to show this hobby as being reckless, dangerous, and open to abuse by idiots or even terrorists.
Your request for a turnkey system and/or video simulations is suspicious in itself.
It is not in the best interest of this community to contribute to this effort.
It's totally illegal...
Jason