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Postby Charl » Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:16 am

Wow that would have some effect on top-end performance!
I have a very small one maybe 50x15x10 but it only does 640p
I suppose it's only a matter of time before the 1080p microcameras appear at a reasonable price.
My aerial footage meantime also has what looks lie a thumbprint across the top RH corner!
It must be a tiny blemish as the lens element is all of 3mm
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Postby Ian Warren » Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:44 am

I really do like the toys we have today and so cheap , my first RC unit cost me $275NZ back in 1978 .... hang on ... ohmy.gif my first working weekly wage back then was a meager $39.45centsNZ !
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Postby ZK-MAT » Sun Oct 27, 2013 9:24 am

What started off as a great morning at the park ended up with me climbing a tree to get the plane. I was experimenting with the camera in different positions and trying to do fly-bys over the tree tops.... I guess I learnt a lesson!

In other news I took Marty's helicopter out and it ascended and would go backwards but going forwards was a real effort. It was about 30 metres high and I turned it around to come back to me, backwards ... and the blades just tangled up and it fell ... thud. Looks like another repair mission!


Here's my glider video

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Postby Ian Warren » Sun Oct 27, 2013 9:55 am

biggrin.gif Plane in tree = s Man in tree ... add some blades and ya get all tangled up , crikey ... I don't recall my last tree climbing thing .. it was one hundred years ago, last century at least
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Postby Bazza » Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:05 am

Great stuff, next time go a bit West and I'll wave from my front lawn.... laugh.gif

Getting pressure from Grandson to get into this stuff..
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Postby ZK-MAT » Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:20 pm

Come down to the park Bazza and have a go at the controls!
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Postby Ian Warren » Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:31 pm

ZK-MAT wrote:
QUOTE (ZK-MAT @ Oct 27 2013,7:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Come down to the park Bazza and have a go at the controls!

What an invite ! so cool.gif
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Postby HamiltonWest » Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:50 pm

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Postby Ian Warren » Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:19 pm

After the troubles I had here again, wonder if they would have been less forgiving had he caught a convict doing crime - I could done with something like that a couple nights back without the nanzy panzy music ... and with the swearing and cursing, I had a visit from those in charge surpose to be watching them ... maybe Adam Crouchley could get a job using his skill to help the Police ...

Dangerous Nah .. when the convicts get out off line ... run em down and chase the gits with his RCA ... Clark Kent indeed winkyy.gif
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Postby Splitpin » Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:25 pm

I fly kites ..... and indoor choppers .... way less stress and worry from the feds smile.gif
But , i have to say .... that drone guy is a clever bugger.
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Postby Ian Warren » Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:42 am

Rick brought himself a helicopter with a on board camera, I'm waiting to see results, he's in the NZCH airspace .

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I fly kites .....

Marty you fly Kites ohmy.gif , been a hundred years since I flew a kite, we had every kid in the hood come in and have kite air-battles cool.gif
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