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Some footage taken by God_speed from the air appears to be pretty clear too! Shall post up footage later!

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* I just don't have a clue about how high the Chopper needs to be above a speeding track car before the updraught sends it out of control.

* It runs between 10-15mins before the Chopper needs to be recharged (which takes an hour). I'll have to get an Inverter for the car so that 12vDC > 240vAC for recharging.

* It takes a mini-SD card

PS I lost the Demo Chopper somewhere whilst trying it out - LOL > so I didn't have the heart not to buy a new one - LOL

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Looks good Terry. You'd actually find that the counter rotating models are much more stable in turbulent wind conditions. Besides I doubt you want to get close enough to a moving car both from a potential damage to the chopper, car and making the driver nervous.

I also fly RC heli's and the key to good video is A) really wide angle optics and B) slow panning/flying motion to try and keep the jitters out.

Hope to catch up with you soon for a demo :D

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We've got three of those at work Terry... I fly them at least 3 - 4 times a week... They're awesome fun... LOL

As to wind turbulence, even the counter rotating ones have ALOT of problems with turbulence. Just the air draft from having air con previously switched on in a room is noticeable (The wind currents from hot to cold etc). It makes for some interesting flying... LOL (And I'd bet footage from the camera!)

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thats pretty awesome terry, i thought u had the funds for an actual Bell 212 going by the thread title lol

and how do you 'lose' a Demo? sunk it nose first into the ground or literally never saw it again?

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Thought you'd never ask Pat.

I'm so unco now (since I gave up the clarinet/sax) that with the left hand I sent 1 chopper into the commercial building's plumbing LOL and it fell on the floor. The 2nd one went way over yonder and into a tall open top container that you need a tall ladder to get into hahaaa.

With the camera it'll be cool. Matt, I'll take note of wind currents then eh?

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Thought you'd never ask Pat.

I'm so unco now (since I gave up the clarinet/sax) that with the left hand I sent 1 chopper into the commercial building's plumbing LOL and it fell on the floor. The 2nd one went way over yonder and into a tall open top container that you need a tall ladder to get into hahaaa.

With the camera it'll be cool. Matt, I'll take note of wind currents then eh?

Nah, just bring a motion sickness tablet for the video afterwards! :P

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FOR SALE:-

1X Hawkspy Chopper

* Had 1 hour of flying time only

* Perfect condition as owner (who has crash experience) has not operated it yet

* Can go as high as 40m off the ground

* Useful for any 'kid' that's after a flying camera

REASON FOR SELLING:-

* Totally inferior to Parrot AR Drone as seen above

* To be traded in for Parrot AR Drone

* Not as manoeuvreable as Parrot AR Drone

* Won't go as high as Parrot AR Drone

* Doesn't have as many cameras as Parrot AR Drone

* Now I don't even know why I bought the Hawkspy Chopper

Thought it was a good thing at the time... :laugh:

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The drone actually still only does 640 x 480 video. If you want that get one of those key fob video jobbies I used at the s-n-s.

There are also high capacity multi blade rigs like the AR Drone but heavier duty - but also tend to cost $$$.

I need to get off my duff and get my T-Rex 450 going with a GoPro.

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