I think it is funny that the first part of the video shows a cop car blocking the road. The paranoid would think that you are risking your life videoing cops.
The paranoid? No. The educated.
It would depend on the cop. One that is a normal human being poses no threat to anyone. The 40 iq mental patients that they slap badges and guns on and set loose on the public are another story. PD's all over the nation are littered with both.
[…] it looks like the Phantom 2 can do that with optional waypoint hardware
What I haven't been able to determine from casual reading is what's meant by "it can do that." Does that mean it will stay within RF range of a particular point, or is it actually useful within fairly tight confines, like staying within a metre or so of an imaginary ring in the air over a distance of 1/4 mile or so (recording pet whippets running an oval).
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What I haven<span style="line-height:1.4em;">'t been able to determine from casual reading is what's meant by "it can do that." Does that mean it will stay within RF range of a particular point, or is it actually useful within fairly tight confines, like </span>
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<span style="line-height:1.4em;"> metre or so of an imaginary ring in the air over a distance of 1/4 mile or so (recording pet whippets running an oval).</span>
It can fly GPS waypoints to within the accuracy of the GPS location (should be a few meters). It may struggle to keep up with whippets though - it tops out around 30 mph.
I eyed one of these for ages... a fun toy, but worth the price?
No regrets! It really is fun to fly, with the 2 different modes. Relative mode especially. The camera stuff is more for fun than for top quality--and I'm OK with that. You can still get some neat shots/movies.
I'm too chicken to fly it very high, though. Or indoors for that matter!
Love the Parrot AR 2.0! But before taking on this drone you should master the UDI U818A. It's really easy to fly and extremely cheap. If you're a beginner you should check out this review. Helped me make my decision...
Love the Parrot AR 2.0! But before taking on this drone you should master the UDI U818A. It's really easy to fly and it's extremely cheap. If you're a beginner you should check out this review...
Love the Parrot AR 2.0! I just recently crashed mine and snapped the central cross I did some research and found this article that helped me fix it myself! I'll post it just in case anyone is interested.
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It would depend on the cop. One that is a normal human being poses no threat to anyone. The 40 iq mental patients that they slap badges and guns on and set loose on the public are another story. PD's all over the nation are littered with both.
What I haven't been able to determine from casual reading is what's meant by "it can do that." Does that mean it will stay within RF range of a particular point, or is it actually useful within fairly tight confines, like staying within a metre or so of an imaginary ring in the air over a distance of 1/4 mile or so (recording pet whippets running an oval).
It can fly GPS waypoints to within the accuracy of the GPS location (should be a few meters). It may struggle to keep up with whippets though - it tops out around 30 mph.
No regrets! It really is fun to fly, with the 2 different modes. Relative mode especially. The camera stuff is more for fun than for top quality--and I'm OK with that. You can still get some neat shots/movies.
I'm too chicken to fly it very high, though. Or indoors for that matter!
A grappling hook on the bottom would make it more fun
Love the Parrot AR 2.0! But before taking on this drone you should master the UDI U818A. It's really easy to fly and extremely cheap. If you're a beginner you should check out this review. Helped me make my decision...
http://dronelifestyle.com/udi-u818a-quadcopter-review/
Love the Parrot AR 2.0! But before taking on this drone you should master the UDI U818A. It's really easy to fly and it's extremely cheap. If you're a beginner you should check out this review...
http://dronelifestyle.com/udi-u818a-quadcopter-review/
http://dronelifestyle.com/how-to-repair-parrot-ar-drone-2-0