Tag: quadcopter
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The UAV took a bad tumble
Yesterday Jehu II took quite a tumble. I’ve been doing a lot of flying. Nearly every day. And though the Syma X8G would be considered by most to be a "toy" (which is a designation I agree with for sure) it has enabled me to get quite good at flying. So much so that two…
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Tips for new drone owners
After a few weeks of trial and error, (lots, and lots of error) video tutorial binging, manual devouring, and literally swimming for and losing my first UAV, I thought it might be good to jot down some tips for new drone owners. So here they are, in no order, but all worth considering: Fly over…
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Taking flight
I had been thinking and talking about buying a UAV, drone, quadcopter* (whatever you personally call them) for a long time now. Many months. When they first hit the scene they were way out of my price range. These days they are not only affordable but incredibly capable and simple to use. Of course my…