Re: home built drone with an iPhone head end

2016-03-09 Thread Scott Granados
Trekking Iceland wow. I’m not sure I’m cut out for that. I’d be more of a Trekking Monaco sort of guy. Just how much comfort could we possibly fit in to the space between the casino and races? Good luck with that though. Drones are frequently used in nature filming. You frequently see

Re: home built drone with an iPhone head end

2016-03-08 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Scott. I thought the sound would never end but I thought it great. May be I should fly a drone next year as I’m Treking in Iceland later this year as you all may know from my signature to raise money for charity. > On 8 Mar 2016, at 15:23, Scott Granados wrote: > > I

Re: home built drone with an iPhone head end

2016-03-08 Thread John Panarese
Hi Scott, Well, definitely let us know how you make out. Again, if this drifts off topic and the list or moderators find it too far afield, please let me know off list. This is cool stuff in my opinion. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email,

Re: home built drone with an iPhone head end

2016-03-08 Thread Scott Granados
John, most definitely they can successfully. I’m also pleased to say the registration process with the government does not have a medical or eye test component so I’m even registered and on the level. That being said, I do operate with a sited pilot near by just to keep things in hand if they

Re: home built drone with an iPhone head end

2016-03-08 Thread John Panarese
Hi Scott, This facisnates me. I’d love to hear a demo with the iOS apps being used. It all makes sense to me, though. The problem is money here is a problem and time is surely an issue. So, you are tempting me along lines I probably shouldn’t be considering. I’ve been around drones in

Re: home built drone with an iPhone head end

2016-03-08 Thread Scott Granados
Well it’s funny, I just picked up some GoPros and gear to start producing videos or podcasts so I’ll put something together that demonstrates that very thing. To answer your question about the how part. THere’s a few angles here. First, with the more advanced copters it’s possible to use

Re: home built drone with an iPhone head end

2016-03-08 Thread John Panarese
Hi Scott, You have me really curious and since we are on topic here with the iPhone, do you have a demonstration of how to use an accessible app to control the copter? How are you able to fly it successfully as far as direction and avoiding any accidents? I’m really interested in this kind

home built drone with an iPhone head end

2016-03-08 Thread Scott Granados
I posted this to my list but thought there may be some interest here. As some of you know I’ve taken up drones as an interest area and specifically been tackling whether a blind person could successfully fly a drone, whether a blind person could build a drone, and in general what kind of place