Quadcopters.
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 6:06 pm
Tut End is an ideal location to fly a Drone from, no height or horizontal restrictions just loads of airspace, I walk the dogs twice a day so that would be fun, and I would like to see past the fir trees on our top field as they are too thick to walk through. We have lots of deer around the house and it would also be useful to see where the sheep are in the adjacent fields when I walk the dogs. Roof inspection with our winds would also be useful, but bottom line is it is really only a gadget that I do not actually need.
I presume that there is the odd user on here by now so would welcome any input if so. I started looking cheap, but to get one that really does the job and is reasonably fail safe I am looking at the new DJI Phantom 3 Advanced which is the complete package and gets excellent reviews. Just clip on my iPad Mini 2 which is Retina resolution and ready to go. Like Apple price seems to be fixed at £890 from reputable companies or £717 from China with poor reviews, pretty useless back up, and almost certainly import Duties added on.
http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3#page1
The spec looks excellent and seems to cover everything plus it uses open software so Robin could write me new Apps, ie:- waypoint following that has not been included yet.
Question is if you were in my position and age with a spare £900 that you did not need to use for anything else, and had my spare time and land on your hands, would it be a consideration or is it just pie in the sky?
tut
I presume that there is the odd user on here by now so would welcome any input if so. I started looking cheap, but to get one that really does the job and is reasonably fail safe I am looking at the new DJI Phantom 3 Advanced which is the complete package and gets excellent reviews. Just clip on my iPad Mini 2 which is Retina resolution and ready to go. Like Apple price seems to be fixed at £890 from reputable companies or £717 from China with poor reviews, pretty useless back up, and almost certainly import Duties added on.
http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-3#page1
The spec looks excellent and seems to cover everything plus it uses open software so Robin could write me new Apps, ie:- waypoint following that has not been included yet.
Question is if you were in my position and age with a spare £900 that you did not need to use for anything else, and had my spare time and land on your hands, would it be a consideration or is it just pie in the sky?tut
