cocheese 0 #1 January 14, 2011 Hey wing suiters, here is a cool way to find the right line down the mountain. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRitewing1#p/f/3/zgUoR_7gzzM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #2 January 14, 2011 So since you are pretty good with R/C (from what I hear) how were they able to transmit the video feed from the plane remotely, or were did they just mount something like a gopro to the bottom...but in any case theres no way that they could guide this by sight. So how did they control it like this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #3 January 14, 2011 No matter the how, it's pretty cool. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,362 #4 January 14, 2011 It also needs a rear-facing camera, so you can see the wingsuiter that takes it out. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #5 January 15, 2011 Yes, video is transmitted to the pilot. Here is a company that sells the stuff. I'm too poor to look at it.http://www.rangevideo.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #6 January 15, 2011 No RTF kits? (on a side note, there might be a strong possibility that those type of accessories for "Unmaned Aircraft Systems" might not be considered legal by the FAA soon. It might be just line of sight and no GPS) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #7 January 15, 2011 Wait a year and Horizon Hobby will probably have it in Bind n Fly for $199.God I love Bind n Fly planes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,611 #8 January 15, 2011 Quote No RTF kits? (on a side note, there might be a strong possibility that those type of accessories for "Unmaned Aircraft Systems" might not be considered legal by the FAA soon. It might be just line of sight and no GPS) The R/C plane club I belong to has already been asked by Homeland Security to report anyone doing stuff that allows controlled flight beyond the "normal" range of an R/C model. Some 20 years ago I consulted for company making target drones for the Army. The technology to make a drone was available off the shelf (at a price) then, and is trivially easy to obtain now.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites