Okay, I bought one.
Every time I feel the urge to buy a drone, I just buy another firearm.
LOL -- well, I bought a 20 gauge Mossberg Maverick the other week. Now I think my girl friend wants some stuff for herself..
I noticed the influx of member addition on the Lifetime Supporting Membership Thank You Thread but I wasn't going to say anything.I'm desperately trying to resist blowing $900 on one. I'm failing.
Time to shake down the members again!
No I haven't seen that but I've seen a little footage of drone racing online. I'll check it out.
I didn't get to play with the drone down in Baja as much as I wanted but I did video some of the places we stayed along the way. Learning pretty quick what you can and can't do and how to get set up for action shots, which isn't all that easy.
Save it for the judge.The rule about daytime only applies to commercial work.
I'll write from Federal Pound Me In the Ass Prison.'Save it for the judge.
By the way, the standard Autel X-Star drone uses the Wifi to connect as you just described. The X-Star Premium gets extended range by broadcasting the video link via the 900 MHz frequency band (via the controller) rather than the more commonly used 2.4GHz WiFi band. Not only does using this frequency allow for increased video range, it also reduces the potential for interference from other WiFi signals in the area, resulting in a clear picture at extended ranges.So I was just reading online about new control tech for these things. For those without one, it basically uses a wifi signal between the drone and the controller and your phone, putting all three pieces on one network. Of course the range of the drone is limited by the antenna and power of the transmitter in your hand. In crowed neighborhoods the range is quite a bit less than in open water or desert due to all the interference from local wifi signals.
The new tech is to use 4G or LTE from cell towers to control the drone. So basically, if you did this, the range of your drone would be damn near endless, limited only by areas of no cell tower coverage. Theoretically, you could launch from your house and fly as far as your could until the battery dies. At 20 minutes of flying at 30 mph, conservative numbers, you could fly the thing 10 miles.