[Rhodes22-list] kitecam

[Bill Effros]

Burt,

I got as far as the DraganFly site a couple of years ago--I see they 
cost less now.  But I never got beyond that.

I already take my Dell Inspiron laptop on board in a special waterproof 
case I made for it--It's my sail by computer project.

Any more detail you can provide on the helicopters will be welcome.  
Kites I know.  RC Helicopters are brand new.  It may be possible for me 
to mate the 2 technologies with hardware I've got lying around and save 
a whole lot of money while increasing the fly time.

I've got web-cams, too--which are cheap and as good as I need.

Bill Effros

ASNOOCH at aol.com wrote:
> 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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