Can't believe people are willing to pay $300 for a silly toy like this, but hey don't attack / take legal action against me, etc.
-- Hari On 2010/09/16 4:51 PM, IT-Doc24 Ltd. - Rocco Radisch wrote:- > Keep in mind that the flying time is only about 12 minutes. > That gives you what, 3.6km with full speed (5m/s) and before that you > still have to take off and accelerate. How long will that take, what > is the vertical climbing speed ?!? Then you want to have your toy > back, so maybe you reach about 1.5km in distance ... ? :-) > Rocco > > On 16/09/2010 5:30 PM, Mike Barnard wrote: >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Simon Vass <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Mike, >> >> Hmmm LUG idea in November "Programming Unmanned Drones" ;-) >> >> >> >> that would be great... I have actually been trying to get a way in >> which this drone could fly a few Kilometers while I control it from >> my home... wireless network on steroids may work :-) >> >> >> >> >> Simon Vass >> Technical Manager >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> >> http://www.etech.ug >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> skype: e-techservicedesk >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike Barnard" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Sent: Thursday, 16 September, 2010 2:11:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Early Christmas Present Ideas >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Simon Vass < [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> Hi Guys, >> >> In case any of you are wondering what I'd like for Christmas. >> >> http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/usa/ >> >> and in case any of you are wondering why I posted this. >> >> http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/usa/technologies >> >> >> >> talk nicely... there is one on the way already... :-) and it even >> has an iPhone control app ;-) >> >> >> -- >> Mike >> >> Of course, you might discount this possibility, but remember that >> one in >> a million chances happen 99% of the time. >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> All Archives can be found at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >> (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not >> responsible for them in any way. >> --------------------------------------- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> All Archives can be found at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >> (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not >> responsible for them in any way. >> --------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mike >> >> Of course, you might discount this possibility, but remember that one in >> a million chances happen 99% of the time. >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. >> --------------------------------------- >> > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
