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Hello from Michigan
JayMcClellan:
Thanks all, I don't have any pics of the first quadcopter I built but I do have a somewhat humorous video from its last flight:
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Helpful hint: the waterproof enclosure for a GoPro camera is also pretty good at protecting it from tree branches!
You can see some photos of the first guitars I made, plus a one-of-a-kind ukulele, on my website at: http://www.BrainRight.com/Projects/Luthiery/.
Biggles:
Hi and welcome Jay, there are a few here with interests in flying machines and electronics. :wave:
howsitwork?:
Hi Jay
welcome. I too have tried but with my sons helicopter.
Only 15 trees on our village green and I managed to find one backwards! He on the other hand missed the lot!
I have tried to claim it was skill but :palm: :palm: :palm:
Mind you enjoyed it so much I've now got one ( still unflown as no confidence but summer's coming over here so.... Anyone downwind of Yorkshire watch out !
Don't believe GoPro's are indestructible - eldest son broke his 1st day by attaching to RC car (F1 type) and it came off in a turn , hit it just to left of On /off button and not a mark on the case but switch bust. Straight back and replaced under extended warrenty .
Have fun, lucky you missed the house!
Ian
awemawson:
They scare the pants off me :bugeye:
My eldest boy gave me one last year for my birthday. We took it into the middle of our paddock to be as far away from danger as possible. All was going well for some time until a gust of wind took it vertically up and out of range of the controller. We could see it careering off towards the south west on a track that pointed at the main A21 trunk road, then it dived earthwards impinging about 10 yards short of the road.
I still go cold thinking of the potential consequences had it carried that extra 10 yards
I believe that my grandson now has it, but I don't want to be responsible for death and mayhem close to home :zap:
tom osselton:
Done that! Learning to fly rc planes with a buddy lead for the Instructor he said I've got it but neither one of us had it we watched it plunge about 150 feet digging the motor in a good 6" into the soil!
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