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Post by leonardo on Jan 31, 2010 8:29:39 GMT
It wouldn't be allowed in our Lodge unless it was Initiated first ;D Oh, certainly. It must be duly Obligated first; how else would we know it wouldn't be secretly recording proceedings and putting it all on YouTube afterwards? Come to think of it, though ... what on earth does a heli take its Obligation on? Perhaps it would depend on the religion of the manufacturer
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Post by lauderdale on Jan 31, 2010 10:53:01 GMT
Bro Leo, yes the wings make a bit of a noise, as indeed do those of a real dragonfly if you are close enough to hear it. One of my friends bought one a couple of years ago and their cat went "crackermog" chasing after it in the garden.
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Post by leonardo on Jan 31, 2010 13:17:24 GMT
Bro Leo, yes the wings make a bit of a noise, as indeed do those of a real dragonfly if you are close enough to hear it. One of my friends bought one a couple of years ago and their cat went "crackermog" chasing after it in the garden. Sounds great! It's really amazing what can be achieved with such technology these days; I think I read some where that certain spy types use these types of flying "bug" to spy on people. I guess they'd be of a superior design and quality, with camera built in, etc.
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Post by lauderdale on Jan 31, 2010 20:22:00 GMT
Oh yes those cost many tens of thousands of pounds I believe not £39.99 uk
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Post by leonardo on Jan 31, 2010 20:23:19 GMT
Oh yes those cost many tens of thousands of pounds I believe not £39.99 uk They might be adaptable ;D
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Post by lauderdale on Jan 31, 2010 20:35:47 GMT
Possibly, but a microcamera and transmitter would affect the trim of the Dragonfly. It may be possible to use the existing batteries as the power source. I would suggest that a fixed wing radio controlled plane would be better for such a purpose. I would however warn that there could be legal issues were an ordinary citizen to fit up an RC aircraft to take pictures.
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Post by leonardo on Jan 31, 2010 22:59:07 GMT
Possibly, but a microcamera and transmitter would affect the trim of the Dragonfly. It may be possible to use the existing batteries as the power source. I would suggest that a fixed wing radio controlled plane would be better for such a purpose. I would however warn that there could be legal issues were an ordinary citizen to fit up an RC aircraft to take pictures. Indeed. However, I imagine some of those who might be interested in such an approach might not necessarily be too concerned about any legalities involved.
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Post by Tamrin on Feb 1, 2010 1:17:20 GMT
For what it's worth, this E-GO Models link, shows some indoor / outdoor helicopters which might appeal to Antipodean readers following this thread. The company was established by my nephew Andrew (sold since).
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Post by leonardo on Feb 1, 2010 8:22:34 GMT
It's a nice site, and some really beautiful models.
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Post by Tamrin on Feb 1, 2010 9:37:22 GMT
The site has been modified since Andrew sold the business (the typos aren't his).
My brother Ian has been into model aircraft since he was a child and passed his enthusiasm onto his sons, especially Andrew (both Ian and Andrew were also professional pilots). Andrew's latest toy is a RC jet. I'm not an enthusiast (just as well considering the cost) but even I find its performance jaw dropping (it is to a regular RC aircraft what the latter is to a paper plane). I haven't footage of Andrew's jet but the YouTube clip below is representative.
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Post by leonardo on Feb 1, 2010 12:24:56 GMT
My goodness! What and amazing video. I never realised this was potentially such a dangerous activity.
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