before i got my drone, i wanted a Falcon! ... after finding out about the regs,... i wanted Revolution kite! anyone else have alternate flying dreams?
Pardon my potential ignorance, but did you mean a Falcon, as in bird of prey?before i got my drone, i wanted a Falcon! ... after finding out about the regs,... i wanted Revolution kite! anyone else have alternate flying dreams?
Wow.... can't argue with that decision.Not sure what you mean with a kite or falcon, but for me it was the other way round: I used to be a fanatic paraglider, until I had a massive crash which shattered one of my vertebrae. I was lucky to walk away from it with full recovery (after a helicopter medevac, 9 hours surgery and 18 months recovery), so I decided to quit that hobby
that was pretty impressive. Im wondering if they slowed the footage down any. Ive seen a few different ornithopters, and they are normally not so gracefulIf only I could get my hands on one of these.
yep, bird of prey, gotta get a state and fed licensePardon my potential ignorance, but did you mean a Falcon, as in bird of prey?
Mike
when i was 12 i found plans to build a hang glider outta bamboo(easily found at my carpet store??!!) and black plastic! glad i didn't go through with it. besides most of my flying dreams consist of me flapping my arm/wing things!Not sure what you mean with a kite or falcon, but for me it was the other way round: I used to be a fanatic paraglider, until I had a massive crash which shattered one of my vertebrae. I was lucky to walk away from it with full recovery (after a helicopter medevac, 9 hours surgery and 18 months recovery), so I decided to quit that hobby and looked into other ways to see the world from above. Been hesitating a lot when it was only phantoms, but when the Mavic Pro was announced I went for it!
when i was 12 i found plans to build a hang glider outta bamboo(easily found at my carpet store??!!) and black plastic! glad i didn't go through with it. besides most of my flying dreams consist of me flapping my arm/wing things!
Paramotoring is that, but with a big prop on you back. Good fun,. but not as serene.Oh man, I did love it though... how can you beat this:
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And a pic I took of my friend flying with a tandem passenger:
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I did some contract work for Boeing in Singapore for a couple years. I saw these on my first trip, and went back to watch them many times. . They are RC "kites" with brushless electric motors. Almost silent. They looked like UFO's. Very cool!before i got my drone, i wanted a Falcon! ... after finding out about the regs,... i wanted Revolution kite! anyone else have alternate flying dreams?
COOL setup, Deltas! my fav( and only kites)cheap ones with 3' wingspan, i would keep adding line till i couldn't see it then just tie it off for a while.Wow, I built my first areal platform on a kite in the early 90’s.
When I built my first quad, I never went back. However, I still have this setup.
Check out my link.
Eye In The Sky / Scope On A Rope
I guess there’s no worries about high limits and stuff in early 90’s. The line seems to ruin the shots. We’ve come a long way with drones.Wow, I built my first areal platform on a kite in the early 90’s.
When I built my first quad, I never went back. However, I still have this setup.
Check out my link.
Eye In The Sky / Scope On A Rope