Posted: 9/23/2016 2:29:35 PM EDT
| Is there a drone thread, I am looking for a drone and I know nothing about them, I have a budget of close to 1k. It will be for when we vacation and travel along with playing around outside the house. I would like a 4k camera on it I don't want to have to buy a gopro on top of buying the drone. I have never owned one but they look like fun. |
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nah there is one here but I havent seen it in GD for a while it might have gotten buried. How long can you wait? the gopro karma may be the answer as it has a gopro, quad, gimbal stabilizer and is set at 1K, i'd wait and see how it stacks up before FO'ing though as it has yet to be available. |
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I'm just learning on my Phantom IV, but I love it. Fear of heights? |
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buy an H8 mini for $15 and learn to fly inside. Then go buy a p4 with the 4k camera. enjoy. What is a P4? Phantom? Here are the ones I have found that I like. YUNEEC Q500 4K Typhoon DJI T600 Inspire 1 - I am hoping to find one on sale or the new model will come out and this one will drop in price. DJI Phantom 4 I really like the Yuneec because the controller has a little screen but a downside could be the little screen. naptow do you mean this? H8 |
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Oh that changes everything............ How is the video that comes off of it? I love helicopters. |
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Oh that changes everything............ How is the video that comes off of it? I love helicopters. Quoted:
Oh that changes everything............ How is the video that comes off of it? I love helicopters. Lol.....as a video platform it sucks! Just giving you guys a hard time.... |
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What is the smaller one in the corner? My Blade msr is currently down |
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Quoted: Is there a drone thread, I am looking for a drone and I know nothing about them, I have a budget of close to 1k. It will be for when we vacation and travel along with playing around outside the house. I would like a 4k camera on it I don't want to have to buy a gopro on top of buying the drone. I have never owned one but they look like fun. I would hang tight till this coming tuesday. DJI will be announcing their new Mavic Drone. It's a super compact folding drone that is going to be another game changer. Its been said the pricing will start at $450 and go up from there. This will be perfect for taking on vacation etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECRvZ2Q1S-k  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv-M3Aa_6As  |
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GoPro just announced their Karma drone, available in October. It is more than a drone though, it is a whole stabilized video platform. If you buy the package they drop the price of the GoPro camera by $100 and the gimbal for the drone also work son the camera stick. They have promo videos out about it but here is a real life vlogger using and reviewing it. He also talks about the Phantom 4. |
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What is the smaller one in the corner? My Blade msr is currently down Quoted:
What is the smaller one in the corner? My Blade msr is currently down Its my granddaughters WL V911...its fixed pitch but can be had on the cheap for someone looking to getbinto helis on the cheap and they are virtually indestructable V911 heli |
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Quoted: Most people just don't have the ambition to do what it takes to build and fly FPV quads. They want something that's rtf straight out of the box. Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters Quoted: Most people just don't have the ambition to do what it takes to build and fly FPV quads. They want something that's rtf straight out of the box. Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters And tricopters, and hexacopters, and octocopters... Quoted: Those phantoms look so f'ing boring... get yourself a FPV racing done and have some real fun |
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Most people just don't have the ambition to do what it takes to build and fly FPV quads. They want something that's rtf straight out of the box. Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters Quoted:
Most people just don't have the ambition to do what it takes to build and fly FPV quads. They want something that's rtf straight out of the box. Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters I agree, even though I'm guilty of calling them drones as you can see. Quoted:
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Most people just don't have the ambition to do what it takes to build and fly FPV quads. They want something that's rtf straight out of the box. Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters And tricopters, and hexacopters, and octocopters... Quoted:
Those phantoms look so f'ing boring... get yourself a FPV racing done and have some real fun meh, I don't really care. It just seems like there isn't a lot of actual flying when the goal is a stable camera platform. |
| I will do build one I just don't know where to start. When the wife and I are on vacation it would be nice to use for some pictures at the beach and when we travel. I also live near a forest preserve so I have a lot of room to play with it around the house, there is a airfield about a mile from the house but a drone is what I am interested in. The racing ones look cool but how is the video? I saw the gopro one and it looks cool I am interested to know if you can move the camera around while it hovers and the fact that I will have to buy a gopro I have one but its a older one I would want a 5 then and 100 bucks off doesn't seem like that great of a deal. |
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You'd be surprised. I fly all types of multirotors as well, from 3D to FPV to camera ships. Different things for different purposes. Quoted:
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meh, I don't really care. It just seems like there isn't a lot of actual flying when the goal is a stable camera platform. I fly all types of multirotors as well, from 3D to FPV to camera ships. Different things for different purposes. Fair enough. And those Phantoms do make awesome films.
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Quoted: Fair enough. And those Phantoms do make awesome films. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: meh, I don't really care. It just seems like there isn't a lot of actual flying when the goal is a stable camera platform. I fly all types of multirotors as well, from 3D to FPV to camera ships. Different things for different purposes. Fair enough. And those Phantoms do make awesome films. They do a good job at crashing on movie sets too |
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Quoted: Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters Eh the industry calls them drones, even DJI, Yuneec and other major manufacturers. Have you heard of the Drone Show? Or been to the Interdrone Show in Vegas where the entire Industry meets? http://www.interdrone.com/ |
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Quoted: Eh the industry calls them drones, even DJI, Yuneec and other major manufacturers. Have you heard of the Drone Show? Or been to the Interdrone Show in Vegas where the entire Industry meets? http://www.interdrone.com/ Quoted: Quoted: Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters Eh the industry calls them drones, even DJI, Yuneec and other major manufacturers. Have you heard of the Drone Show? Or been to the Interdrone Show in Vegas where the entire Industry meets? http://www.interdrone.com/ I bet you use clips in yo fotay wit beamz yo  |
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GoPro just announced their Karma drone, available in October. It is more than a drone though, it is a whole stabilized video platform. If you buy the package they drop the price of the GoPro camera by $100 and the gimbal for the drone also work son the camera stick. They have promo videos out about it but here is a real life vlogger using and reviewing it. He also talks about the Phantom 4.  https://youtu.be/Cf16mp6Nbh8
Where did you see the price of a camera will be 100 off? |
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Quoted: I bet you use clips in yo fotay wit beamz yo Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters Eh the industry calls them drones, even DJI, Yuneec and other major manufacturers. Have you heard of the Drone Show? Or been to the Interdrone Show in Vegas where the entire Industry meets? http://www.interdrone.com/ I bet you use clips in yo fotay wit beamz yo Honestly I don't care what people call them, drones, multi-rotors, quad copters, copters, what ever floats their boat, its just that the industry has settled on the term "drone". |
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Quoted: Honestly I don't care what people call them, drones, multi-rotors, quad copters, copters, what ever floats their boat, its just that the industry has settled on the term "drone". Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters Eh the industry calls them drones, even DJI, Yuneec and other major manufacturers. Have you heard of the Drone Show? Or been to the Interdrone Show in Vegas where the entire Industry meets? http://www.interdrone.com/ I bet you use clips in yo fotay wit beamz yo Honestly I don't care what people call them, drones, multi-rotors, quad copters, copters, what ever floats their boat, its just that the industry has settled on the term "drone".  Same when I was flying UAVs overseas. "What do you do?" "UAV operator" "Huh?" "I fly drones  " "OOOOOH COOL"I hate to dumb it down, but for the general public I guess it's okay |
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Those phantoms look so f'ing boring... get yourself a FPV racing done and have some real fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wUXUUbMPoA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVke58nT8WI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdHiQpYiXiM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjF0LdL2Pvk
So what would be a good FPV set up to learn on for less than 400? Excluding FPV shit I mean. Looks fun as hell, but thats an expensive toe in the water. Or so it seems at least. |
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Oh that changes everything............ How is the video that comes off of it? I love helicopters. Quoted:
Oh that changes everything............ How is the video that comes off of it? I love helicopters. DO NOT GET A HELICOPTER FOR VIDEO> You'll crash a million times, they are finicky as hell, and a total expensive PITA. Get a DJI Phantom IV and be done with it. |
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Quoted: It irritates me but I'm to the point where I'm just going with the flow Same when I was flying UAVs overseas. "What do you do?" "UAV operator" "Huh?" "I fly drones " "OOOOOH COOL"I hate to dumb it down, but for the general public I guess it's okay Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters Eh the industry calls them drones, even DJI, Yuneec and other major manufacturers. Have you heard of the Drone Show? Or been to the Interdrone Show in Vegas where the entire Industry meets? http://www.interdrone.com/ I bet you use clips in yo fotay wit beamz yo Honestly I don't care what people call them, drones, multi-rotors, quad copters, copters, what ever floats their boat, its just that the industry has settled on the term "drone". Same when I was flying UAVs overseas. "What do you do?" "UAV operator" "Huh?" "I fly drones " "OOOOOH COOL"I hate to dumb it down, but for the general public I guess it's okay Even Gopro is calling the new Karma a "drone". So when someone says don't call it a drone you have to kinda correct them.  https://shop.gopro.com/karma |
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Quoted: Even Gopro is calling the new Karma a "drone". So when someone says don't call it a drone you have to kinda correct them. https://shop.gopro.com/karma Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Eh the industry calls them drones, even DJI, Yuneec and other major manufacturers. Have you heard of the Drone Show? Or been to the Interdrone Show in Vegas where the entire Industry meets? http://www.interdrone.com/ I bet you use clips in yo fotay wit beamz yo Honestly I don't care what people call them, drones, multi-rotors, quad copters, copters, what ever floats their boat, its just that the industry has settled on the term "drone". Same when I was flying UAVs overseas. "What do you do?" "UAV operator" "Huh?" "I fly drones " "OOOOOH COOL"I hate to dumb it down, but for the general public I guess it's okay Even Gopro is calling the new Karma a "drone". So when someone says don't call it a drone you have to kinda correct them. https://shop.gopro.com/karma |
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Quoted: Is the DJI Inspire 1 worth it. My birthday is next month and I am thinking about asking my wife for it and telling her I will give her 1k and she can put up the rest. I have the Phantom 3, Phantom 4 and Inspire 1 (just sold the Inspire not too long ago) because I fly the P3 and P4 the most. If I had to choose just one out of the bunch I would definitely go with the Phantom 4. But just in case wait to see what the Mavic is all about this coming tuesday. |
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Is there a drone thread, I am looking for a drone and I know nothing about them, I have a budget of close to 1k. It will be for when we vacation and travel along with playing around outside the house. I would like a 4k camera on it I don't want to have to buy a gopro on top of buying the drone. I have never owned one but they look like fun. Here you go: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1895670_Heads_up_if_anyone_is_thinking_about_buying_a_drone_.html The Phantom 4 is what you seek. It has a 4K camera, a very nice gimbal system and an extremely stable flight and hover, it's like gluing yoir camera to the sky.  It is also very newbie friendly, you can take it right out of the box and start flying and it does all the work for you, I find the controls to be a lot like a video game, you'll be flying like you have years of practice in minutes, and it even has a built in flight simulator that uses your actual controller. It also has forward collision aboidance built in, if you're aboit to crash into something it will automatically brake and not allow you to do it. You can even use tap fly and just tap your screen in the direction you want to fly, a toddler could fly it. Not to mention things like automatic visual tracking of targets (while keeping them centered in the shot, digital zoom (when shooting in 1080P), slow motion (also in 1080P), waypoint flying, automatic orbits, redundant sensors, both GPS and GLONAS, and a smart return to home which uses the obstacle avoidance along the way. It also can fly up to 45 miles per hour without a tailwind, has a range of 5 Kilometers (assuming no interference) and a usuable flight time of 20-25 minutes. Just to name a few things.
It is onsale for $1,200 right now, but if your in school you can get it discounted down to $1,080. The whole kit comes in a decent foam case which can fit in a decent MOLLE pack. If you want to go slightly cheaper and still get a pretty damn hood drone you might consider the Phantom 3 professional. DJI is also set to release the Mavic on Tuesday, details are not officially known het but it appears to have most of the features of the Phantom 4 in a more convenient package at the cost of range. I would look at that before KARMA (the new GoPro drone) assuming you don't want a Phantom. |
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GoPro just announced their Karma drone, available in October. It is more than a drone though, it is a whole stabilized video platform. If you buy the package they drop the price of the GoPro camera by $100 and the gimbal for the drone also work son the camera stick. They have promo videos out about it but here is a real life vlogger using and reviewing it. He also talks about the Phantom 4. https://youtu.be/Cf16mp6Nbh8
It looks like a nice drone, but you still need to buy a GoPro to use it, it also lacks a lot of features, I would wait for the Mavic before recommending that. |
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Here's an example of the Phantom 4's collision avoidance at work saving this guy from a total loss $$$. These things are getting very smart and easier to fly with more automated systems every time they come out with a newer model. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFKNHbrzcJ8 |
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Quoted: I agree, even though I'm guilty of calling them drones as you can see. meh, I don't really care. It just seems like there isn't a lot of actual flying when the goal is a stable camera platform. Quoted: Quoted: Most people just don't have the ambition to do what it takes to build and fly FPV quads. They want something that's rtf straight out of the box. Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters I agree, even though I'm guilty of calling them drones as you can see. Quoted: Quoted: Most people just don't have the ambition to do what it takes to build and fly FPV quads. They want something that's rtf straight out of the box. Also, don't call it a drone -- obummer flies drones, we fly quadcopters And tricopters, and hexacopters, and octocopters... Quoted: Those phantoms look so f'ing boring... get yourself a FPV racing done and have some real fun meh, I don't really care. It just seems like there isn't a lot of actual flying when the goal is a stable camera platform. Err....Ummm, anytime it is offa da ground it is flying. Or falling. Could be stuck in a tree too. |
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I have the Phantom 3, Phantom 4 and Inspire 1 (just sold the Inspire not too long ago) because I fly the P3 and P4 the most. If I had to choose just one out of the bunch I would definitely go with the Phantom 4. But just in case wait to see what the Mavic is all about this coming tuesday. Quoted:
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Is the DJI Inspire 1 worth it. My birthday is next month and I am thinking about asking my wife for it and telling her I will give her 1k and she can put up the rest. I have the Phantom 3, Phantom 4 and Inspire 1 (just sold the Inspire not too long ago) because I fly the P3 and P4 the most. If I had to choose just one out of the bunch I would definitely go with the Phantom 4. But just in case wait to see what the Mavic is all about this coming tuesday. Is there a site to buy them, other than craigslist? |
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Quoted: Is there a site to buy them, other than craigslist? Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Is the DJI Inspire 1 worth it. My birthday is next month and I am thinking about asking my wife for it and telling her I will give her 1k and she can put up the rest. I have the Phantom 3, Phantom 4 and Inspire 1 (just sold the Inspire not too long ago) because I fly the P3 and P4 the most. If I had to choose just one out of the bunch I would definitely go with the Phantom 4. But just in case wait to see what the Mavic is all about this coming tuesday. Is there a site to buy them, other than craigslist? Best Buy, DJI, Amazon, etc. |
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Is the DJI Inspire 1 worth it. My birthday is next month and I am thinking about asking my wife for it and telling her I will give her 1k and she can put up the rest. It's very nice, but I would hold off. The Phantom 4 is the nicer bird in my opinion, better standard camera (I'm not talking about the Inspire Pro), much more portable, and has way more smart features. That said the Inspire theoretically has duel operator (it would need a second pilot camera to be true duel operator), a camera that can rotate 360 degrees and is interchangeable, slightly better speed and wind handling, and it is sexy, but just not worth it. Also, the Inspire 2 is likely to come out soon and address those issues. |
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Is the DJI Inspire 1 worth it. My birthday is next month and I am thinking about asking my wife for it and telling her I will give her 1k and she can put up the rest. I have the Phantom 3, Phantom 4 and Inspire 1 (just sold the Inspire not too long ago) because I fly the P3 and P4 the most. If I had to choose just one out of the bunch I would definitely go with the Phantom 4. But just in case wait to see what the Mavic is all about this coming tuesday. Is there a site to buy them, other than craigslist? Best Buy, DJI, Amazon, etc. This. Also the Apple Store. Or just follow the link. |
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It's very nice, but I would hold off. The Phantom 4 is the nicer bird in my opinion, better standard camera (I'm not talking about the Inspire Pro), much more portable, and has way more smart features. That said the Inspire theoretically has duel operator (it would need a second pilot camera to be true duel operator), a camera that can rotate 360 degrees and is interchangeable, slightly better speed and wind handling, and it is sexy, but just not worth it. Also, the Inspire 2 is likely to come out soon and address those issues. Quoted:
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Is the DJI Inspire 1 worth it. My birthday is next month and I am thinking about asking my wife for it and telling her I will give her 1k and she can put up the rest. It's very nice, but I would hold off. The Phantom 4 is the nicer bird in my opinion, better standard camera (I'm not talking about the Inspire Pro), much more portable, and has way more smart features. That said the Inspire theoretically has duel operator (it would need a second pilot camera to be true duel operator), a camera that can rotate 360 degrees and is interchangeable, slightly better speed and wind handling, and it is sexy, but just not worth it. Also, the Inspire 2 is likely to come out soon and address those issues. Thanks, I will wait to see the Mavic and see what else is coming out. I told my wife I will give her close to 1k and she will double it so I am interested in the 4 and the Inspire unless the mavic has some really nice features. I am looking for good distance. I am also looking at the FAA website for law/rules so I am not that guy. |