Herding Elephants with a UAV

May 20, 2015 Adam 0

Park Rangers in Africa are using a DJI Phantom to herd pesky elephants away from farmers crops.

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Originally aired on ABC-TV News 24 on Wednesday 20-5-2015.

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FPV Quadcopter Racing on the News!

March 23, 2015 Adam 0

Some of the local boys showing “FPV” (First Person View) mini-quadcopter racing in a carpark environment.

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Mini Quad FPV Audio Mic Preamp

February 8, 2015 Adam 0

I currently fly FPV using a 7″ screen with a built in 5.8 GHz receiver. ie; no goggles here yet.

This screen has built in speakers, and I was curious if being able to listen to real-time audio would be … Read more...

Hover bike

October 28, 2014 Adam 0

Coming to a future near you!

Only at proof-of-concept phase, but how cool is this idea.

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Perfect for ducking over to Morton Island, or Straddy, for lunch!

Hobby King T-Style CF Propellers review

September 25, 2014 Adam 0

Genuine T-Motor 12″ Carbon Fibre propellers are $65/pair.

Perfection out of the box doesn’t come cheap, but by the end of this article, you may gain a better appreciation for T-Motor products.

 
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F550 Quad hover endurance test – Zippy LiPo

September 3, 2014 Adam 0

This video takes a look at another F550 hover endurance test, but this time with a Zippy Compact brand 3S 3300mAh LiPo battery.

* Time compressed, so you don’t sit through the entire xx minutes!

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