Cheap...ish video UAV's?

Ozone06 · August 18th, 2011, 02:34

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=63...e=Parrot%20Inc

Just found this in the NCIX sale letter.

This was featured on a top gear UK episode a while ago. Outside of being fragile would anyone think this would be useful for urban or field ops?

Thoughts?

Tex · August 18th, 2011, 03:05

Had an AR drone since late last year or so. I would not want it shot at with BBs at all and you would need a pricey controller on field too another thing you don't want shot as well it battery life sucks. Mine collected dust for a bit then I gave it to my dad.

R1ghty · August 20th, 2011, 14:26

Someone in another thread had a good point:

Finding guys(wearing camo) in a field with the naked eye can be a challenge. Trying to do it on some cellphone quality video would be a waste of time.

HeadlessChicken · August 20th, 2011, 18:20

I wonder if it can carry a bag of BBs. Use it to do like supply drops in big 24hr games, now that would be cool. Or at the very least, film games from a birds eye view.

MultipleParadox · August 20th, 2011, 18:23

The problem I see with that is that it's range would be greatly limited considering it uses wifi for transmission.

What I'm wondering too is that if it can use an ad-hoc connection (direcr connection between drone and iphone) or if both nees to be connected through a router. If the later, it would render this completely useless on the field

Tex · August 20th, 2011, 18:56

Ad-hoc

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August 18th, 2011, 02:34	#1
Ozone06 Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mississauga	Cheap...ish video UAV's? http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=63...e=Parrot%20Inc Just found this in the NCIX sale letter. This was featured on a top gear UK episode a while ago. Outside of being fragile would anyone think this would be useful for urban or field ops? Thoughts? __________________ “We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” George Orwell To those Rough men... Thank You.

August 18th, 2011, 03:05	#2
Tex Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Abbotsford, B.C.	Had an AR drone since late last year or so. I would not want it shot at with BBs at all and you would need a pricey controller on field too another thing you don't want shot as well it battery life sucks. Mine collected dust for a bit then I gave it to my dad. __________________ W-69 _/\|

August 20th, 2011, 18:20	#4
HeadlessChicken Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	I wonder if it can carry a bag of BBs. Use it to do like supply drops in big 24hr games, now that would be cool. Or at the very least, film games from a birds eye view. __________________ "Hey I'm the first one to say its a great country but its a straaaaange culture. This is a place where gun store owners are given a list of stolen credit cards but not a list of CRIMINALS and MANIACS. And now they're thinking of banning toy guns...AND THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE F**KING REAL ONES!" -George Carlin 1937 - 2008 (RIP buddy)

August 20th, 2011, 14:26	#3
R1ghty Trader rating Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kitchener, ON	Someone in another thread had a good point: Finding guys(wearing camo) in a field with the naked eye can be a challenge. Trying to do it on some cellphone quality video would be a waste of time.

August 20th, 2011, 18:56	#6
Tex Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Abbotsford, B.C.	Ad-hoc __________________ W-69 _/\|

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