Drones, quadcopters, and FPV flight
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Re: Drones, quadcopters, and FPV flight
Ok somebody tell me my eyes are failing.
In the latest Panorama mag from PCA there is an ad for the Macan driving down a beach. There's a dude on a kite board just off shore and what looks like a drone towing him rather than a kite. Is that even possible? Are they really that powerful or is that just a funky looking kite?
In the latest Panorama mag from PCA there is an ad for the Macan driving down a beach. There's a dude on a kite board just off shore and what looks like a drone towing him rather than a kite. Is that even possible? Are they really that powerful or is that just a funky looking kite?
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32wildbilly wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:08 am Are they really that powerful or is that just a funky looking kite?
This video is from 2016
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Not blind just don't pay enough attention to all this "new" technology...i.e. OLD!Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 10:35 amThis video is from 201632wildbilly wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:08 am Are they really that powerful or is that just a funky looking kite?
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Re: Drones, quadcopters, and FPV flight
There's a slightly more recent YouTube video of a guy BASE jumping from a drone. I guess it's not really BASE jumping if he doesn't jump off the tower, but I digress...
Here's a screenshot, since the media plugin is still sh*t:
Here's a screenshot, since the media plugin is still sh*t:
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Why does it always seem to be central/northern Europeans doing this type of drone stuff?
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In the words of Cougar, we've lost the edge. We're holding on too tight.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
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I own a Corvette...it's required viewing.
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Torque: How far you will move the wall.
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