[Rhodes22-list] kitecam

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Bill 
The reliability of the RC Helicopter is really a matter of a significant  
practice. I also hold a commercial pilot's license for over 30 years.... and  
have a limited amount of full-size helicopter time... and I believe the learning  
curve and reliability is similar large to small... The aircraft is 
easier/more  forgiving  to fly  under most conditions than the  helicopter.    As a 
Mobjack, or Lightining  is to a Rhodes  22.  However they shine in different 
areas, and have the potential of  causing brown pants in others. 
 
Now to risk flying a copter off the deck of my ship.... would include the  
risk of thousands of $$ plunging into the sea...
 
I primarily fly a four engine, lithium powered, gyroscopic, heat sensing  
unit, with a single fixed color movie and still camera. It is tied into a Dell  
Inspiron laptop.  My flight time is aprox. 15 minutes, and max. altitude  over 
1,000 feet.  I can supply websites of mfgs. who will supply parts or  whole 
set ups... including research and military surveliance... Available are  
eyeglasses that would provide a realtime video view of the helicoper's direction  of 
travel/ view, etc.. Cameras could easily be waterproofed. 
 
Burt
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