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Community => Science and Technology => Topic started by: BridgeTroll on December 22, 2015, 08:13:39 AM

Title: FPV Drone Racing
Post by: BridgeTroll on December 22, 2015, 08:13:39 AM
This is gonna be big... Too cool!   8)

http://dronenationals.com/

https://www.youtube.com/v/fGlBLBwvFRo

Outside course...

https://www.youtube.com/v/bVJJV26nf_U

Indoor garage racing...

https://www.youtube.com/v/iafBWZnevWc



Title: Re: FPV Drone Racing
Post by: whyisjohngalt on December 22, 2015, 08:43:22 AM
Do this downtown with hoola hools off the sides of buildings and under Main St bridge.

Sundays are pretty dead downtown ad far as traffic is concerned.
Title: Re: FPV Drone Racing
Post by: BridgeTroll on December 22, 2015, 09:21:55 AM
or in the stadium with the FPV on the big screens...  8)
Title: Re: FPV Drone Racing
Post by: David on December 22, 2015, 10:46:56 AM
That does look pretty awesome. Or "epic" as he said, multiple times in that video haha.

I used to fly the dual blade RC helicopters but due to my skill level it became a little too expensive (each crash would set you back 10-15 in repairs) The drones look way more stable and agile.

The downtown idea is cool, fly them in between all of the buildings, maybe use the sky way as a guide point for some of the route.

I'm sure there's some FAA rule preventing that, but still a cool idea.
Title: Re: FPV Drone Racing
Post by: BridgeTroll on December 22, 2015, 10:52:14 AM
The indoor parking garage track was pretty "epic" too... one mistake and... SMASH
Title: Re: FPV Drone Racing
Post by: BridgeTroll on December 22, 2015, 11:03:21 AM
Multiple drones racing through the forest... with crashes... lol

https://www.youtube.com/v/NsxyV-kgfio

Title: Re: FPV Drone Racing
Post by: David on December 22, 2015, 11:04:34 AM
haha yeah that looked intense. That's a gut dropping feeling when you see your helicopter crash into something (or in my case plummet to the earth from a few hundred feet up because it lost the signal)

I purchased a more powerful RC helicopter after my first one and that one was so quick I crashed it multiple times because I was too heavy on the throttle. Then I put it back in the box and fired up my playstation!

These videos make me want to get back into it though. It beats playing a video game.
Title: Re: FPV Drone Racing
Post by: BridgeTroll on December 22, 2015, 11:08:37 AM
FPV drone racing in the snow...

https://www.youtube.com/v/tjzbPvQBzK4