Line setting, remote inspections

[Tom Dunlap]

Could a fishing line and weight be added with a remote switch to set lines?

tiny camera to do inspections?

http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/en/

 

[doctor_L]

an app for crane remote?
how long till someone gets a ticket for flying while operating a motor vehicle?

 

[Treespotter]

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Could a fishing line and weight be added with a remote switch to set lines?

tiny camera to do inspections?

http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/en/

[/ QUOTE ]Hé Tom, lets enter the contest together. You get the heli and I will settle for the girl.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Deal, Wolter!

I am betting that there would be a way to record the output from the two cameras on the helo. That could be valuable for inspections.

 

[trevmcrev]

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Could a fishing line and weight be added with a remote switch to set lines?

tiny camera to do inspections?

http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/en/

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It actually has 2 cameras on board.

1 forward view, 1 downward view.

The imagery shows up live on yout ipod/iphone/ipad while in flight!

IF...it could fly high enough (dont think it can) it really could do aerial inspections.

You also wouldnt need a remote switch to drop a line. You could just tie a line on, fly up & over your target branch, isolate if you need, and fly back down!

I'd like to see it used in the next throwline competition.

 

[moss]

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IF...it could fly high enough (dont think it can) it really could do aerial inspections.

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I tried to find max height info in the tech spec but couldn't locate any info. I don't see why it shouldn't be able to fly up into the 150-200 ft. range depending of course on battery life.

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You also wouldnt need a remote switch to drop a line. You could just tie a line on, fly up & over your target branch, isolate if you need, and fly back down!

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Imagine the trailing fishing line dragging across leaves, twigs, branches, trunk bark etc., it's not going to have the power to overcome that friction. Need a workhorse version, probably a gasoline engine, a mini Sikorsky Super Stallion so-to-speak.

The aerial inspection looks good to go with the existing setup
-moss

 

[trevmcrev]

Yeah moss, i tried too to find max height to no avail.....

I do think it is limited by wi-fi range, as it is controlled by the wi-fi of the ipod.

 

[pctree]

Ive been thinking about this for setting lines also but am concerned about wind.Wouldnt take much to blow it into some brush and get hung. I need to come up with a way to choke off a line at say 150' in a big fir, redwood whatever.

Would be fun to try out though, I already bought an Iphone, drones are not yet available, cannt believe they can make them for $300

 

[treehumper]

12 minutes flying time.

range seems to be limited by the altimeter at 19.7'

Though I'm sure one could open discussions with them about a commercial version for our applications.