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Offline MrBoom_shack-a-lack

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RC drones thread
« on: January 26, 2015, 03:57:27 AM »
This is a hobby i'm really thinking about getting into.

Aerial photography:
DJI Inspire 1 - Review


Racing quadcopters:
Quadcopter racing FPV
FPV racing mini copters

All these comes in diffrent prices depending on quality of course. It just looks so damn cool, especially the ones with 3D-glasses. That's som seriously intense racing!

Anyone got experience or knowledge? Please share if so! I'm pretty serious about this but I also don't wanna buy one that's expensive and suck.
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2015, 04:09:07 AM »
These things are pretty cool. Fucking expensive though, and I'd probably only crash it into something and destroy it.
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2015, 06:20:38 AM »
Yea they're pretty damn pricey! Found this buildlog:

How to Build a FPV Racing Quadcopter!

$689 in total! Yea that's pretty hefty but one can dream right!  :lol
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2015, 06:27:20 AM »
These are becoming pretty popular in the RC community. I've been racing/rock crawling with RC trucks for over a decade now. People are starting to get some sick footage with these. Pilots will hover around race tracks and get angles and shots never before possible.
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2015, 06:51:30 AM »
Yea I can imagine that. That's what I think is so cool, the footage you can get. You could get some insane concert footages, that is if you were allowed to film which is a solid no of course. Can you imagine at a festival having these things buzzing aound!  :lol

Here's another cool video I found. Be aware of the racing footage in the end:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H19z1X3V4UQ
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2015, 07:15:25 AM »
Ok i'm sold, one day I will possess such a thing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGIgHCGPXws

I'm pretty certain this will become a legit sport in a couple of years.
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2015, 07:19:45 AM »
That's nothing. Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI

Also, you're going to see these fuckers everywhere in a decade. Mark my words. The day will come when athletes wear a transmitter, and a drone will personally follow them around the field.
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2015, 07:25:06 AM »
Awesome man!  :tup I just gor reminded that I saw the very first RC drone porn movie a couple of weeks ago. I don't think I should link that though!  :lol
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2015, 09:52:13 AM »
This thread starts today, and this happens today.

Coincidence?
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2015, 09:58:25 AM »
Wasn't me.....
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2015, 10:26:59 AM »
What I wouldn't give to have been the guy on duty with a Mossberg last night.
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2015, 11:00:02 AM »
Quote from: El Barto on January 26, 2015, 10:26:59 AM
What I wouldn't give to have been the guy on duty with a Mossberg last night.
No kidding.
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2015, 11:41:32 AM »
I friend of mine has really gotten into these in the last 6 months or so.  Here is the first set of video he edited and posted:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp3LDKJm-Xg&feature=youtu.be 

I really dig the song he choose, too.  Seems familiar, but I just can't place it.
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2015, 08:56:24 AM »
^^That's really cool! I have been checking out the DJI Phantom 2 but they're pretty damn expensive. I'm really at the moment into the racing quads and this to me seems like a pretty fair price $350-380 although they don't include transmitter and video googles so yea I don't know...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bX4aOfs1co

But man it's tempting!
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2015, 09:26:31 AM »
I have a very personal connection to the video because I grew up not far from that neighborhood, and I actually lived there in college and have been back many, many times since (my wife and I have a few friends that still live there, and we go back to visit them, and to walk around the lake).  Really cool seeing the neighborhood from a completely different perspective.
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2015, 05:36:25 AM »
Quote from: bosk1 on January 30, 2015, 09:26:31 AM
I have a very personal connection to the video because I grew up not far from that neighborhood, and I actually lived there in college and have been back many, many times since (my wife and I have a few friends that still live there, and we go back to visit them, and to walk around the lake).  Really cool seeing the neighborhood from a completely different perspective.
Yea I can imagine that. I have as of yet not seen or heard any drones over my area but in a few years I imagine that will be standard which also seems like the next evolution in privacy concerns!  :lol Would love to have one though!  :biggrin:
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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2016, 03:49:14 PM »
Still haven't got myself a drone even though I still want one. The new drone from DJI called Mavic looks really cool and the price $999 seems reasonable even though it's alot of money.

https://youtu.be/Mpp3tCbPO4c

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Re: RC drones thread
« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2016, 06:18:09 AM »
Had a DJI Phantom 2, just sold it last night to my Foreman.  I had fun with it!  My main use was for videography on destination vacations that I could blend with my Underwater Videos.  Problem is, I have 2 UW Cameras as carry-ons, so this was a 3rd carry-on.  I put about $2100 into it about 1.5 yrs ago and was able to sell the rig for $1400.  So, at least it didn't sit in my closet until worthless.  I had fun with it, but honestly got bored a lil after a dozen or so uses.  I was really excited before getting it though.
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