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| Thread ID: 126748 | 2012-09-16 22:09:00 | Hi-tech remote flying eye in the sky | Bobh (5192) | PC World Chat |
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| 1301351 | 2012-09-16 22:09:00 | I saw this small remote-controlled aircraft in action taking shots of the outside of the Southland Museum last week. Most fascinating. I would say that it is much more high-tech than a model helicopter bought from Jaycars. The machine that I saw in action was quite small being only about two foot across. I want one of these but I doubt if I could afford it. Read here (www.stuff.co.nz). |
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| 1301352 | 2012-09-16 22:38:00 | $499 - www.playtech.co.nz | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1301353 | 2012-09-16 22:48:00 | Be more the case could you fly it. They are not a toy , and require skills on how to fly them. The technology / Concept is nothing new. Years ago when I used to fly Radio controlled racers, a good friend of mine had a model shop in woodville ( near Palmerston North ), and they used to do aerial photo/filming all the time with RC Models either fixed wing or helicopters, that would have been at least ten years ago. The shops closed now, but the web page still works ( kind of) Skycam (www.galtechmodels.com) |
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| 1301354 | 2012-09-16 23:01:00 | Yes I think that a lot of time would be needed in learning how to fly it. In the article it stated that it was operated by a licensed pilot. | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1301355 | 2012-09-16 23:02:00 | Talking about RC Helicopters there is a site on the web where you can fly them online from your home using a Joy Stick or a RC controller. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1301356 | 2012-09-17 00:39:00 | they take 2 people to fly and use the camera, pretty cool though | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1301357 | 2012-09-17 05:24:00 | My most recent one complete with video camera (HD) weighs 87 grams, ready to fly. That is around $1.30 per gram, and it seems to take most people about 15 minutes to get the hang of it (to the stage of being able to fly 5 minutes without hitting things). | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1301358 | 2012-09-18 11:51:00 | The photographer working for my real estate agent used a little one with camera to take a bird's eye view of the front of my house. | decibel (11645) | ||
| 1301359 | 2012-09-18 12:03:00 | I found this one in Dick Smith's web site. This is a lot cheaper an might be easier for a beginner to fly. It has a built in camera. Read here (www.dicksmith.co.nz 83885&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574488365570). |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1301360 | 2012-09-19 01:57:00 | There appears to be safety concerns about these unmanned aerial vehicles. www.stuff.co.nz |
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