[Closed] Insane drone flying

Seems too fast to me, also you'd have to be an extra ordinary pilot to avoid getting disorientated with the direction and orientation of the drone at those speeds/maneuvers

In terms of bad uses a drone was downed recently in the US (I think) trying to smuggle cocaine !

would have been more impressive if they didn't speed up the video ridiculously.

I could hear a drone. Did remind me I need to clean my computer screen.

I'm not sure it is speeded up - I've seen conventional 3D model helicopters being flown that fast, and they need servos and mechanical linkages. Quads just need speed controllers.

Quite into this after I got a little toy quadcopter for Christmas.
The First Person View (FPV) quad racing looks great fun.

And if you want to see "real star wars stuff":

GrahamS that first video is brilliant!

*Goes to google and see how much they cost*

That's awesome!!!

Quite into this after I got a little toy quadcopter for Christmas.

What did you get? My brother got me a Syma one for christmas too so if you see one whizzing round the cricket pitch, getting stuck in trees, that'll be me.

A Syma X7. It's pretty basic but good fun. Only flown it about the living room so far, been way too windy on my days off to take it outside. Sounds like we need a duel at the cricket pitch sometime soon 😀

I think you'll outmanoeuvre me, mine's an X5C. I think I need to get the hang of turning corners properly before a duel would be anything other than a competition to see who could retrieve it from the allotments the fastest but it'd be fun to give it a go!

Is that the one with the camera? Looks fun.

Yup, it flies much better without it though. It's fun to fly it up and see how high you can get though...
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[url= http://rt.com/uk/195464-uk-drone-parliament-lords/ ]Do you need a public surveillance license[/url] if you have a camera mounted on one?

Stick an LED Light on and fly it like that somewhere above Wiltshire, and you'd have all the UFO and crop circle freaks blowing their wad 😈

Only if you're a public body, RIPA doesn't apply to private individuals (which is not to say there's no other legislation applicable).

Stick an LED Light on and fly it like that somewhere above Wiltshire, and you'd have all the UFO and crop circle freaks blowing their wad

It has red and green, sometimes flashing lights...

just bought a V222.....its been a long wait for it to arrive from China ! Can't wait !

I hope you've all read these and complying with the rules?

http://nats.aero/blog/2014/11/guidance-safe-use-drones-uk-airspace/

Even a little drone has the potential to cause a serious incident and some people are doing some really dumb things with them.

WHY ARE THEY WEARING YELLOW JACKETS????!!!!

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not sure if real

Really not sure? The CGI looks like it was done in MS paint...

Just saw this linked to from a Whitelines Mag email and it's incredible. both the mechanics and the flying. Real Star Wars stuff.

It's just a quadcopter isn't it, not a drone... Powerful motors and powerful lipo's.

Slightly easier to watch, due to size, have a look for "rc Helicopter tricks " videos on YouTube. Just insane.

Ooops, wrong content.

That drone racing through the trees looks great fun. If this sort of tech continues soon I'll be able to put on some glasses and virtually go down the trails in my local woods without leaving my bed, no getting wet, cold or spending 2 hours cleaning the bike.

It's just a quadcopter isn't it, not a drone...

Yeah you're right. The terms are getting very conflated these days though.

I guess it reflects that the boundaries between the two are getting blurred by quads that have semi-autonomous modes and lots of assists on them making them a bit drone-ish, while conversely some drones are regularly flown manually just as quads.

That and people just don't distinguish.

so how much am I looking at for a setup with the goggles?

Good luck smuggling anything with my quad, a battery only lasts 11 minutes!
F450 frame, 920kv motors, 2.2 batteries and a kk flight controller.

My quad cost about 150 all in plus 35 for a good lipo charger. I think fpv kit would be about another 100 on top of that for a cheap setup.

disorientated with the direction and orientation of the drone at those speeds

Referring to them constantly as drones really boils my piss. However, I was of the understanding that it's generally accepted that if it has a camera attached it's a drone. If not its a hex/quad/tri-copter.

My understanding that you can call pretty much anything that doesn't have a pilot on board a drone.

I've been flying them for 40 oddyears then.

Rorschach - Member

These don't even have engines and do 400 mph

Current record is 505mph. 8)

The "proper" definition is that it is a drone if it is capable of autonomous flight.

i.e. something like a Phantom where you can take a map, put a bunch of waypoints on it, then press "Go" and it will take off, fly to each waypoint and then return home and land without you needing to touch the flight controls.

But some of the expensive quads have assists that make them semi-autonomous i.e. Some can use GPS, sonics, gyros and accelerometers to accurately hold position when you let go of the controls. Others can auto and.

I reckon this one looks pretty ace

The "proper" definition is that it is a drone if it is capable of autonomous flight.

Let's be honest though, what's important is that quadropter is a bit of a rubbish word and drone is a cool word.

Let's be honest though, what's important is that quadropter is a bit of a rubbish word and drone is a cool word.

Yeah, quadcopter sounds like you're playing with a kid's R/C toy.
Drone sounds like you're some kind of special agent in control of some wonderful hi-tech Bond style gadget.

Not exactly racing but I've managed to fly mine around the indoor BMX track at Manchester Velodrome a few times, at one point I was good enough to get it following the berms and jumps. It'd take me a bit of practice to get back to that level, not flown mine for a while, it's been way too windy outside.

I collected a lot of wreckage and used a lot of epoxy and carbon practising DS
Been a few years since I flew (60" as was and F3F)

Quad/drones like the DJI Inspire practically fly themselves:

just keep it old school

So when are we going to see the first weaponised toy?

😯

When I was a kid, there was a TV show about a gang of smugglers using RC aircraft - they were foiled by a bunch of pesky kids who fitted crossbows to their RC planes.

So when are we going to see the first weaponised toy?

Matter of time till someone nasty decides that autonomous drone + explosives = really cheap guided bomb/missile. 🙁

But then they could do that with an RC plane too.

Have you seen what happens when you let some very smart programmers play with quadcopters:

So when are we going to see the first weaponised toy?

Well my brother did manage to fly it into my face at some speed. Even managing to capture a video of the event...

Finally took mine outside yesterday Sam, flew it around the church yard and almost immediately got it stuck in a tree 😀

Quite entertaining taking it up really high then cutting the throttle, watching it fall like a brick, then giving it throttle and it magically stabilises itself.

Only got that wrong once. Lucky it is fairly durable. 😳

So when are we going to see the first weaponised toy?

Lucky indeed, though not as embarrassing as if you'd had to retrieve it from the church roof! On boxing day I managed to get mine stuck in the top branch of the one tree in the field out the back of my parents' house. a solid, 20 metre tall beech. Fortunately I managed to rock it out rather than having to get the ropes. I wasn't expecting it to survive the drop onto a concrete slab but it was absolutely fine!

[i]Small drone recovered by Secret Service staff from the grounds of the White House[/i]

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30982937?ocid=socialflow_twitter ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30982937?ocid=socialflow_twitter[/url]

I like that the sidebar on that page has one of the aliens from Mars Attacks.

I just got a Skeye nano drone to play with - it's stupidly small but is actually really controllable. Pretty stunning for $35.

If you want a small and cheap nano quad you can get [url= http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX10-CX10-Mini-24G-4CH-6-Axis-LED-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-p-926614.html?currency=GBP ]a Cheerson CX-10 for a tenner at banggood.com[/url]

Just ordered that Cheerson CX-10, should keep me occupied/frustrated until my Drone arrives in... September 😥

Think you might have talked me into one of those CX-10s too 🙂

Is there any advantage to left or right-hand throttle? Is one more "normal" than the other? I guess likening it to consoles, your left hand steers whereas your right controls throttle, is it similar for these?

Edit: Why do I get the feeling I've just asked an utter "noob" type question? 🙂

That CX-10 looks identical to the Skeye, feeling a bit ripped off now 😉

Left throttle is what's normally used in the UK, so probably best to get that if you're planning to learn to fly others too.

Found my answer 🙂
http://forum.banggood.com/forum-topic-31689.html

Order placed 🙂

By the way, if you want something a little larger then BangGood also have the Syma X5C-1, which is the one with the camera which lemonysam is flying (I think?) for £38.

http://www.banggood.com/Syma-X5C-Explorers-2_4G-4CH-RC-Quadcopter-Mode-2-With-Camera-p-913827.html

By the way, if you want something a little larger then BangGood also have the Syma X5C-1, which is the one with the camera which lemonysam is flying (I think?) for £38.

Yup, that's right!

edit: Couple more photos. The second is the only one I've taken in Wylam as I realised how creepy it could be...

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Nice. The quality looks not bad.

I've seen a few places suggesting that these little 720p keychain cameras are good for attaching to toy quads:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160874297245?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Not sure if mine will manage the load though. Will have to experiment.

It looks a lot better as video than as photos but it's still fun. I haven't got any videos uploaded though.

Tons of hacks for the X5C-1 on YouTube by the way. Including bigger batteries, better antennas and different cameras.

Common thing seems to be to add some cushioning for the camera to calm any vibrations.

... Oh dear... That Syma X5C-1 actually looks OK, especially considering the price....

Now where is the STW thread on building a quadcopter for £99.....? 🙄

... Oh dear... That Syma X5C-1 actually looks OK, especially considering the price....

It's great fun for the price. If you get it stuck in a tree you won't mind [i]that much[/i] so you can fly it more aggressively than you might something pricier.

If I had a capable Quadcopter, I would so do this....

The racing FPV Quadcopters look fantastic. Good video guide to building your own -

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Got my CX-10... It is tiny and yet very controllable!

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Now where are the empty loo rolls and selotape to make a course in the office or home!!! 😀

Well, that didn't last long - the Skeye worked for a day, and now refuses to pair with the transmitter. Oh well.

Edit: And it'[s started working again, leaving it upside down for a few seconds works. Odd.

verses - Member

Think you might have talked me into one of those CX-10s too

And so far, I'm a bit crap at controlling it...

3 snapped props later and I'm getting much better at it 🙂

I've been really surprised at how tolerant of being smashed into walls and ceilings my little quad is (Syma X7). It came with spare blades but not broken anything yet. *touch wood* I've even let the kids fly it.

I guess in its favour it is pretty light, so has little momentum, and the motors that power the blades are pretty weedy and easily stopped by an obstacle.

Aye, mine's pinged off the walls and ceiling like a pinball and doesn't show any signs of giving up.

I've let my daughter control the direction but not the throttle/yaw, she can wait till the prop protectors arrive before I let her have full control 🙂

Still can't get the hang of "nose in" flying (i.e. quad directly facing you).

I'm okay when it is at a bit of an angle but for some reason as soon as I turn it to face me my brain blue screens.

Just posted about the (possible) death of my quad [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/electrical-components-problem-track-world-aka-broke-my-quad ]here[/url] (didn't want to clutter this thread with it).

I seems my mini-quad wasn't dead after all, just resting (see my other thread, linked above, for details).

I can't believe how robust it is 🙂