Hi Keith, Your loitering is legal, right? 8-)
If you want something that can loiter, consider a balloon / blimp based aircraft or a solar powered wing. With the right kind of automation and fair weather, loiter time can be all day or even days. However, you still need a good propulsion system, particularly on the blimp, to keep the wind from carrying it away. According to Darrin on HAK5, the FAA is considering categorizing all aircraft that you don't have continuous VISUAL control over as REGULAR AIRCRAFT (or something like that), which would subject them to all sorts of new regulations. Also, the legal domain for privately owned autonomous aircraft is very murky and undefined, since, in the past, it was impossible for a private individual to afford such things. I'm pretty sure that model aircraft have to stay below 400 feet, at least in certain areas, to avoid commercial airspace. Sincerely, Ron "Watson, Keith" <[email protected]> wrote: >I haven't done anything yet but I have an ongoing aerial surveillance >project. The biggest problem I have with the quadrotors is the short >loiter time. Fixed wing gives a much longer loiter time for the same >battery. > >For indoor flight the quadrotor is the only way to go. > >To make fixed wing effective I would need a stabilized camera gimbal >and control software that will allow an autonomous figure-eight hold >pattern over the target. > >Auto-stabilized camera mount 2.0: better, cheaper, faster! >http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/705844:BlogPost:2525 > >Autonomous flight control software >http://wiki.paparazziuav.org/ >http://ardupilot.com/ > >Also R/C radios have a limited range (about 1/4 mile at best) so for >longer range control and live video feed you would need to use the >amateur radio bands (finally a good reason to get a license). > >Currently the security for drones is non-existent so hijacking a drone >is very easy. > >When Drones attack. Triathlete discovers the hazards of drones in >public spaces >http://theconversation.com/when-drones-attack-triathlete-discovers-the-hazards-of-drones-in-public-spaces-25341 > >http://preview.tinyurl.com/olt4a6s > > >keith > >-- > >Keith R. Watson Georgia Institute of Technology >IT Support Professional Lead College of Computing >[email protected] 801 Atlantic Drive NW >(404) 385-7401 Atlanta, GA 30332-0280 > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:tech-chat- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Shapiro >> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 10:14 >> To: Tech Chat >> Subject: [tech-chat] Quadcopter! >> >> Bought a Hubsan X4 H107L from Amazon for, like, $40 ( >> http://www.hubsan.com/products/HELICOPTER/H107L.htm ) with a "Crash >Kit" >> consisting of a whole slew of replacement parts for another $20 or >so. >> >> Flight time is about 10 minutes for a 30 minute charge. I have 2 >> batteries. So far I've had about 4 sessions with it. Flying R/C is >way >> harder than sitting in an aircraft. But the >> machine is small and slow enough to fly indoors, and I've had a lot >of fun >> running it into walls, floors and furniture. >> >> >> Anyone else done anything with R/C flight? >> >> >> -- CHS >> > >_______________________________________________ >tech-chat mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.linuxmoose.com/mailman/listinfo/tech-chat -- Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9 Mail. Please excuse my potential brevity if I'm typing on the touch screen. (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to call on the phone or send again. I don't always see new email messages very quickly.) Ron Frazier 770-205-9422 (O) Leave a message. linuxdude AT techstarship.com - blog - techstarship.com Blog RSS: techstarship.com/feed/ _______________________________________________ tech-chat mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxmoose.com/mailman/listinfo/tech-chat
