Your friend seems to be headdesking the water, as if to say "I put on my drysuit for *that*!?". But still, you've got your quad back, so now you need to thank him by hovering round his house at night, taking videos through the windows. JUST LIKE THE FEDS.
I would consider that but I think you missed the part about him being an ex Navy Seal? He currently travels out of country to retrieve abducted children. I think he has a particular set of skills and I'd rather he use them on someone else!
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It's definitely going to have video, wireless comms (for video and control), gps, and proximity sensors. But I think the goal is to also have it run with an autopilot.
I'd quite like to mount some kind of nerf type thing on it, too.
When I feel like I'm good enough to go miles I am going to get a GPS system for it. I have my eye on a UHF system that would let me preprogram a route and it would then fly unattended.
I have so many things I'd like to do... I'd like to build one using my Arduino stuff but on the other hand I'd like to buy a 350 QX2 as well. I wish I would just hit the lottery or get a fat bonus!
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The new controller board finally arrived today! I replaced the old one and did some testing. It flies again!
Then I loaded it with my transmitter and new camera and did a few lifts to see how it would do. I need to make/buy a cloverleaf antenna for the TX. The stock antenna is the heaviest item and without attaching it the 180 seems to do fine. I will be interested to see how much the added weight decreases the battery life.
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