Pics of my new toy I have nicknamed the Aircraft Carrier

[slozukimc]

Hey Folks!

Just thought I would share a pic of my S900 Aircraft Carrier. Of course it can’t fly like that but it sure looks awesome and makes Plum Crazy look tiny.

Mike

 

[Deleted member 84685]

I bet it creates a mean wake too,me like

 

[Tufargon]

That's big!

 

[slozukimc]

That's big!

And scary! Lol

Mike

 

[slozukimc]

So who dares me to hang a Mini from the bottom and launch from there midair? After I learn to fly ‘er that might be in the works.

Mike

 

[Tufargon]

So who dares me to hang a Mini from the bottom and launch from there midair? After I learn to fly ‘er that might be in the works.

Mike

A mini? Drop a bowling ball or a bicycle or something!!

 

[slozukimc]

A mini? Drop a bowling ball or a bicycle or something!!

Are you offering to pilot the bicycle?

 

[slozukimc]

Wow!! This thing is a whole different form of excitement to fly after playing with the Platinum Pro and the like. It is big, bad and way way more scary to fly than a Mavic.

I have only had it up 30 or 40 feet and hovering about in the wind. There is too much to run into at my place so I need to get it registered and take it out somewhere where I have room to play.

I can already tell the control and stability in the wind is going to be just what I wanted.

Mike

 

[Crouching Leopard]

Can I borrow it for a long time, a very long time?. I promise to bring it back

 

[Drone_Pilot]

Are you offering to pilot the bicycle?

ET moment flash back

 

[Bobby Buttonwood]

Run that over the wash line for quick drying!

 

[LoudThunder]

Hey Folks!

Just thought I would share a pic of my S900 Aircraft Carrier. Of course it can’t fly like that but it sure looks awesome and makes Plum Crazy look tiny.

Mike

You have a good start… Maybe it will grow up to be like the "Chimera," the Avengers' Helicarrier, a Flying Aircraft Carrier used as a mobile Command Center by SHIELD…

 

[slozukimc]

You have a good start… Maybe it will grow up to be like the "Chimera," the Avengers' Helicarrier, a Flying Aircraft Carrier used as a mobile Command Center by SHIELD…

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I think Chimera is a very cool name for a drone. I don’t think The Avengers will mind………

That thing is way cool!

Mike

 

[slozukimc]

Run that over the wash line for quick drying!

Is this how you sell your wife on buying a new drone?

Mike

 

[Crouching Leopard]

You have a good start… Maybe it will grow up to be like the "Chimera," the Avengers' Helicarrier, a Flying Aircraft Carrier used as a mobile Command Center by SHIELD…

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What happens if a prop fails on "Chimera" I hope the clips that hold the props on aren't made of plastic!

 

[slozukimc]

What happens if a prop fails on "Chimera" I hope the clips that hold the props on aren't made of plastic!

They are some serious aluminum mounts. Lol

According to my research into this mythical being her flight control software is supposed to compensate for a lost motor so I assume she will puff a breath of fire and magic smoke and fly on. I hope to never find out for sure.

Mike

 

[slozukimc]

Can I borrow it for a long time, a very long time?. I promise to bring it back

I have been seriously contemplating this as I would obviously have to tag along as your copilot. Then I think of all of the little places all of the tiny little venomous spiders and evil spirits that are all about in Oz waiting to kill me when I visit could hide and I have to second guess myself.

Mike

 

[LoudThunder]

I think Chimera is a very cool name for a drone. I don’t think The Avengers will mind………

That thing is way cool!

Mike

I also subscribe to the web site CarTalk ( Car Talk: Home of Click & Clack and Car Advice ), a web site for Auto Repair and so much more, they advertise, "Honest Car Advice, No Bull(Mod Removed Language)From Real Mechanics, Owners, and Knuckleheads"

It is dedicated to the Tom and Ray Magliozzi, "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers" of NPR's radio show "Car Talk"

One of the Topics that drew lots of attention was "Should you Name Your Car?"

If I do not see an entry like "Should You Name Your Drone?" under the forum "Off Topic" by next week, I'll start one myself.

BTW, the Mini 2 I just returned to Costco for a replacement had a name; I'll have to come up with a new name now. I do not want my new drone to think "it has to fly in the same flight path as the previous one…) -- (from the old adage: "to walk in another's footsteps…").

 

[slozukimc]

First casualty. Chimera decided to tilt dramatically when launching so rather than risk a big loss I set her down and only lost one prop to the ground.

Lessons learned: ALWAYS dance with her before sending her off on a mission and, when she wants to go, don’t be timid. Give her what she wants.
And third, take off from level ground and the previous lesson is a bit less important.

The wind is insane here today with a steady 19mph and gusts of 43mph. Chimera launches and holds her own in a very dramatic show of power and control. Wow!

Mike

 

[Tufargon]

How about sharing some video. I for one would love to see the beast.