Anyone have any good consumer guides for RC Helicopters?
I've never owned or operated any RC toys, in general, but I just moved out to the country - 15 acres, in a rectangle, with the length being at about 1,300ft.
I would *love* to have an RC helicopter that
a) let me record at least 800x600 / view signal live
b) go the full 1,300ft range, or at least a large part of it
c) be able to carry a small payload
@ZanderGauvinized: I'd recommend starting small while you learn to fly- maybe an RTF co-axial or something. It's tricky, and you'll crash a lot.
Once you get the hang of it, there are lots of models that will meet your requirements- you could get a 600 size raptor to start because parts are plentiful, and from there move up to nitro powered birds. It's a really fun hobby, but I'd start small- the big ones get expensive quick when you run them into things.
you can fly those things in NYC, like is it legal? haha i got yelled at for using a tripod for my camera. i could imagine this would be under that category
@njdevil: yeah, They were violating your rights. Here:
"When a Permit Is Not Required
A permit is not required for filming that uses hand-held cameras or tripods and does not assert exclusive use of City property. Standing on a street, walkway of a bridge, sidewalk, or other pedestrian passageway while using a hand-held device and not otherwise asserting exclusive use of City property is not an activity that requires a permit."
@iPhone Home Now!: You remember how in high school, there was this really pretty, level-headed, got-herself-together girl? And man, she was awesome. And not only that, but she likes you, too! Dude, this is fan-freaking-tastic! Life couldn't be better!
Oh, and you just want to spend more time around her! So, you call her up late at night to talk to her. She's going away on a trip for a week, but you can't stand to be away, so you arrange to go with her.
She starts college, and school starts taking up a lot of her time, so you start auditing some of her classes just so you sit next to her. You follow her to lunch and to homework studies. You tag along on her girls' nights out. When you take her home, you stay right next to her bed waiting for her to go to sleep, silently singing Aerosmith in your head as you watch her drift away. Sometimes you leave work early so you can go surprise her at her dorm. When you get there, you sit and stare through the windows...watching....just....just looking...
....Listen, I know nobody explained this before hand, but there is such a thing as expressing too much affection.
@iPhone Home Now!: Errrr...yeah. You know. Me, neither. Heh. I'm just.....you know I heard from a dude that read about this stuff in a blog that was talking about something on the History channel......
You know, there are times when I feel like a geek. Particularly right after my wife has scoffed at something I've said and called me a geek. Then I see a video like this and I realize that I may be geeky, but compared to some, I'm like the Fonzie of 2009.
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I'm not saying it is, but it looks it, which I think is commentworthy.
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I've never owned or operated any RC toys, in general, but I just moved out to the country - 15 acres, in a rectangle, with the length being at about 1,300ft.
I would *love* to have an RC helicopter that
a) let me record at least 800x600 / view signal live
b) go the full 1,300ft range, or at least a large part of it
c) be able to carry a small payload
- any ideas?
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Once you get the hang of it, there are lots of models that will meet your requirements- you could get a 600 size raptor to start because parts are plentiful, and from there move up to nitro powered birds. It's a really fun hobby, but I'd start small- the big ones get expensive quick when you run them into things.
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I just apologized, waited until they left and set up again.
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"When a Permit Is Not Required
A permit is not required for filming that uses hand-held cameras or tripods and does not assert exclusive use of City property. Standing on a street, walkway of a bridge, sidewalk, or other pedestrian passageway while using a hand-held device and not otherwise asserting exclusive use of City property is not an activity that requires a permit."
[www.nyc.gov]
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No really Look a shot of the roof, oh and another shot of the roof be still my heart. Do they really have nothing better to do?
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Oh, and you just want to spend more time around her! So, you call her up late at night to talk to her. She's going away on a trip for a week, but you can't stand to be away, so you arrange to go with her.
She starts college, and school starts taking up a lot of her time, so you start auditing some of her classes just so you sit next to her. You follow her to lunch and to homework studies. You tag along on her girls' nights out. When you take her home, you stay right next to her bed waiting for her to go to sleep, silently singing Aerosmith in your head as you watch her drift away. Sometimes you leave work early so you can go surprise her at her dorm. When you get there, you sit and stare through the windows...watching....just....just looking...
....Listen, I know nobody explained this before hand, but there is such a thing as expressing too much affection.
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*nervous glance*
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