Drones / Quadcopters / RC Flying Things / $25 toys

Andy · Feb 14, 2016

Top speed test

https://vid.me/n4hT

Andy · Feb 15, 2016

240fps recorded with my iPhone6S

Eric · Feb 15, 2016

dat modem sound

Andy · Feb 20, 2016

Stuck the landing:

https://vid.me/w3Lb

Andy · Feb 20, 2016

.... and now we have some spare parts:

I also stepped up my crap-quad game by ordering one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Cheerwing-Explorers2-2-4Ghz-Headless-Quadcopter/dp/B011JV9HA2

Figure $40 shipped isn't too much of a risk and it does first person view and my phone can record it. Reviews look not bad:

Zenerdiode · Feb 20, 2016

Andy said:
I brought the kids over to the office for some Sunday drone practice....

https://vid.me/GzxE

Y'know, you should maybe buy some polish for the bairn's boots, than be playing with them things...

Andy · Feb 22, 2016

Zenerdiode said:
Y'know, you should maybe buy some polish for the bairn's boots, than be playing with them things...

I'm totally calling my kids Bairns now.

In case anyone is interested in seeing drone guts:

http://imgur.com/a/hYHYU

Camera circuit board really seems like an afterthought.

Sound was all messed up in this morning's video so I put on some random track from youtube:

Eric · Mar 1, 2016

Also finished up cleaning Uwe's desk in the process

vreihen · Mar 1, 2016

Gotta love the "Compromise" poster from despair.com! Still kicking myself for not buying the "Incompetence" one before it went out of production.....

Jef · Mar 2, 2016

Never seen Uwe's desk so clean. I suspect this was the tool used to clean it:

jyoung8607 · Mar 2, 2016

Eric said:
Also finished up cleaning Uwe's desk in the process

Nice Phaeton poster. Let me know if it ever needs a new home.

Jason

Uwe · Mar 2, 2016

jyoung8607 said:
Nice Phaeton poster. Let me know if it ever needs a new home.

We had that made to for some show-booth thing way back, but haven't used it for that in many years. You have dibs on it if you ever hear of my demise, but not before!

-Uwe-

Eric · Mar 2, 2016

Decapitation attempt of Uwe was unintentional and triggered by side wind

Uwe · Mar 2, 2016

jyoung8607 · Mar 2, 2016

Uwe said:
You have dibs on it if you ever hear of my demise, but not before!

Eric said:
Decapitation attempt of Uwe was unintentional and triggered by side wind

Eric, I appreciate the thought, but really... I'll just wait for natural causes and stay in touch with his estate lawyer.

Jason

Andy · Mar 7, 2016

Finally did some flying in some local parks appropriate for dronery:

https://vid.me/YzBW

DrPeter · Mar 7, 2016

Was able to get mine in the air, broke two props,

- I need a big bag of props and tun my PIDs

- No camera yet...

Some random pics

http://imgur.com/a/p9cOZ

drpeter

Eric · Mar 16, 2016

Chloe and her grandpa:

Andy · Apr 7, 2016

So the FPV drone I ordered in Feb has still not shown up. :banghead:

Some feedback for the same seller:

Eric · Apr 23, 2016

My cat is pretty chill:

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