Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-11-09 Thread Chuck Profito 
Well has any body tested one of these yet?  How's the camera res?

-Original Message-
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf 
Of Blake Bowers
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 4:49 AM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

Let us all know how that works out for you.  Key things I noticed when I
read the FAQ,

1.  "the range will be greater if the AR drone is used in wide-open space
with few Wi-Fi waves".  Now, I am not a great technical wizard, but won't
the majority of users from the WISPA mailing list have some of those pesky
"Wi-Fi waves" kicking around?

2.  "the AR.Drone can maintain STABLE FLIGHT (emphasis added by me) at a
height of up to 6 meters / 20 feet".  Now, Stable flight would be kind of 
important
when doing anything other than using it as a fun toy I would imagine.  I 
don't see
many water tanks under 20 feet - and if I did I carry a ladder.

All I was trying to do was get a bit more info out there on the thing, it 
looks like
a GREAT toy, and I am thinking about ordering one just to play around with, 
but
to expect it to be a dependable tool in your toolbox?  Buyer beware.  They 
put
plenty of warnings in the information on the manufacturers web page, (which
is what I posted) so don't expect STABLE FLIGHT
more than that 20 feet up, and be pleasently surprised if you get more
than the 20 feet.


? What is the range of the AR.Drone?

The range of the AR.Drone depends on the environment in which it is being 
used: the range will be greater if the AR.Drone is used in a wide-open space 
with few Wi-Fi waves. For information, the average range is 50 meters / 160 
feet.

? How high can the AR.Drone fly?

Thanks to its many sensors, the AR.Drone can maintain stable flight at a 
height of up to 6 meters / 20 feet. Since the altitude at which the AR.Drone 
can fly depends exclusively on the Wi-Fi range, it can fly up to a height of 
50 meters / 160 feet.

The "Altitude limited" option in the AR.Drone's settings can be adjusted to 
restrict the height to 3 meters / 10 feet.

Don't take your organs to heaven,
heaven knows we need them down here!
Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.

- Original Message - 
From: "RickG" 
To: "WISPA General List" 
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone


> Most water tanks are less than 160', so it would work fine for that.
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Blake Bowers  
> wrote:
>
>> http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/uk/support/questions-answers
>>
>> Going to have to be a short tower.
>>
>>
>> Don't take your organs to heaven,
>> heaven knows we need them down here!
>> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "John Thomas" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:21 PM
>> Subject: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone
>>
>>
>> >I have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like
>> > it might save a tower climb somewhere.
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p
>> >
>> >
>> > You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> >
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Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-10-21 Thread RickG 
I agree with you there.

On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 7:48 AM, Blake Bowers  wrote:

> Let us all know how that works out for you.  Key things I noticed when I
> read the FAQ,
>
> 1.  "the range will be greater if the AR drone is used in wide-open space
> with few Wi-Fi waves".  Now, I am not a great technical wizard, but won't
> the majority of users from the WISPA mailing list have some of those pesky
> "Wi-Fi waves" kicking around?
>
> 2.  "the AR.Drone can maintain STABLE FLIGHT (emphasis added by me) at a
> height of up to 6 meters / 20 feet".  Now, Stable flight would be kind of
> important
> when doing anything other than using it as a fun toy I would imagine.  I
> don't see
> many water tanks under 20 feet - and if I did I carry a ladder.
>
> All I was trying to do was get a bit more info out there on the thing, it
> looks like
> a GREAT toy, and I am thinking about ordering one just to play around with,
> but
> to expect it to be a dependable tool in your toolbox?  Buyer beware.  They
> put
> plenty of warnings in the information on the manufacturers web page, (which
> is what I posted) so don't expect STABLE FLIGHT
> more than that 20 feet up, and be pleasently surprised if you get more
> than the 20 feet.
>
>
>  What is the range of the AR.Drone?
>
> The range of the AR.Drone depends on the environment in which it is being
> used: the range will be greater if the AR.Drone is used in a wide-open
> space
> with few Wi-Fi waves. For information, the average range is 50 meters / 160
> feet.
>
>  How high can the AR.Drone fly?
>
> Thanks to its many sensors, the AR.Drone can maintain stable flight at a
> height of up to 6 meters / 20 feet. Since the altitude at which the
> AR.Drone
> can fly depends exclusively on the Wi-Fi range, it can fly up to a height
> of
> 50 meters / 160 feet.
>
> The "Altitude limited" option in the AR.Drone's settings can be adjusted to
> restrict the height to 3 meters / 10 feet.
>
> Don't take your organs to heaven,
> heaven knows we need them down here!
> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "RickG" 
> To: "WISPA General List" 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone
>
>
> > Most water tanks are less than 160', so it would work fine for that.
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Blake Bowers 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/uk/support/questions-answers
> >>
> >> Going to have to be a short tower.
> >>
> >>
> >> Don't take your organs to heaven,
> >> heaven knows we need them down here!
> >> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.
> >>
> >> - Original Message -
> >> From: "John Thomas" 
> >> To: 
> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:21 PM
> >> Subject: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone
> >>
> >>
> >> >I have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like
> >> > it might save a tower climb somewhere.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.
> >> >
> >> > John
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-10-21 Thread Matt Jenkins 




Shaver yes: http://www.tomsoft.co.uk/iphone/shaver.htm

On 10/20/2010 09:01 PM, RickG wrote:
Does an iphone include a shaver & swiss knife yet? :)
  
  On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 8:21 PM, John Thomas
  
wrote:
  I
have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like
it might save a tower climb somewhere.

http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p


You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.

John



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Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-10-21 Thread Blake Bowers 
Let us all know how that works out for you.  Key things I noticed when I
read the FAQ,

1.  "the range will be greater if the AR drone is used in wide-open space
with few Wi-Fi waves".  Now, I am not a great technical wizard, but won't
the majority of users from the WISPA mailing list have some of those pesky
"Wi-Fi waves" kicking around?

2.  "the AR.Drone can maintain STABLE FLIGHT (emphasis added by me) at a
height of up to 6 meters / 20 feet".  Now, Stable flight would be kind of 
important
when doing anything other than using it as a fun toy I would imagine.  I 
don't see
many water tanks under 20 feet - and if I did I carry a ladder.

All I was trying to do was get a bit more info out there on the thing, it 
looks like
a GREAT toy, and I am thinking about ordering one just to play around with, 
but
to expect it to be a dependable tool in your toolbox?  Buyer beware.  They 
put
plenty of warnings in the information on the manufacturers web page, (which
is what I posted) so don't expect STABLE FLIGHT
more than that 20 feet up, and be pleasently surprised if you get more
than the 20 feet.


 What is the range of the AR.Drone?

The range of the AR.Drone depends on the environment in which it is being 
used: the range will be greater if the AR.Drone is used in a wide-open space 
with few Wi-Fi waves. For information, the average range is 50 meters / 160 
feet.

 How high can the AR.Drone fly?

Thanks to its many sensors, the AR.Drone can maintain stable flight at a 
height of up to 6 meters / 20 feet. Since the altitude at which the AR.Drone 
can fly depends exclusively on the Wi-Fi range, it can fly up to a height of 
50 meters / 160 feet.

The "Altitude limited" option in the AR.Drone's settings can be adjusted to 
restrict the height to 3 meters / 10 feet.

Don't take your organs to heaven,
heaven knows we need them down here!
Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.

- Original Message - 
From: "RickG" 
To: "WISPA General List" 
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone


> Most water tanks are less than 160', so it would work fine for that.
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Blake Bowers  
> wrote:
>
>> http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/uk/support/questions-answers
>>
>> Going to have to be a short tower.
>>
>>
>> Don't take your organs to heaven,
>> heaven knows we need them down here!
>> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "John Thomas" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:21 PM
>> Subject: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone
>>
>>
>> >I have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like
>> > it might save a tower climb somewhere.
>> >
>> >
>> http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p
>> >
>> >
>> > You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> >
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Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-10-20 Thread RickG 
Most water tanks are less than 160', so it would work fine for that.

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Blake Bowers  wrote:

> http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/uk/support/questions-answers
>
> Going to have to be a short tower.
>
>
> Don't take your organs to heaven,
> heaven knows we need them down here!
> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "John Thomas" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:21 PM
> Subject: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone
>
>
> >I have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like
> > it might save a tower climb somewhere.
> >
> >
> http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p
> >
> >
> > You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-10-20 Thread RickG 
Does an iphone include a shaver & swiss knife yet? :)

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 8:21 PM, John Thomas  wrote:

> I have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like
> it might save a tower climb somewhere.
>
> http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p
>
>
> You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.
>
> John
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Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-10-20 Thread Glenn Kelley 
thanks rick for the laugh.
last sentence had me giggling 


On Oct 20, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Rick Harnish wrote:

> Inspection of tower equipment
> Preview the area for marketing demographics before signing a contract
> Locating tower site without climbing roof for line of site issues
> Watching a high school football game in your car when it is raining :)
> Tons of uses, not all of them will be good!
> 
> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>> Behalf Of John Thomas
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 8:22 PM
>> To: wireless@wispa.org
>> Subject: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone
>> 
>> I have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like
>> it might save a tower climb somewhere.
>> 
>> http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-
>> quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p
>> 
>> 
>> You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.
>> 
>> John
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Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-10-20 Thread Blake Bowers 
http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/uk/support/questions-answers

Going to have to be a short tower.


Don't take your organs to heaven,
heaven knows we need them down here!
Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today.

- Original Message - 
From: "John Thomas" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:21 PM
Subject: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone


>I have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like
> it might save a tower climb somewhere.
>
> http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p
>
>
> You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.
>
> John
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Re: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-10-20 Thread Rick Harnish 
Inspection of tower equipment
Preview the area for marketing demographics before signing a contract
Locating tower site without climbing roof for line of site issues
Watching a high school football game in your car when it is raining :)
Tons of uses, not all of them will be good!


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> Behalf Of John Thomas
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 8:22 PM
> To: wireless@wispa.org
> Subject: [WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone
> 
> I have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like
> it might save a tower climb somewhere.
> 
> http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-
> quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p
> 
> 
> You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.
> 
> John
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[WISPA] Remote Controlled Drone

2010-10-20 Thread John Thomas 
I have no idea if this would be on any use to anyone, but it seems like 
it might save a tower climb somewhere.

http://www.brookstone.com/ar-drone-quadricopter.html?bkiid=hmpg|hdr|652479p


You can remote control it with an iPhone and it has a camera.

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