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Thoughts about the future of the hobby. What could be, if only…

A fun and scary look at where we are heading with RC

Posted by David Ebel on January 23, 2009

As our society gets used to more and more bandwidth, there will be more opportunitys to send and receive data between our Radio Controlled aircraft.  Even a simple application of imagination renders countless possibilities.  I would like to share just one that conjures up many for me personally.

Watch YouTube Video

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In this video a gentlemen launches a small RC plane out of the 10th story of a building next to the ocean.  It looks like Florida to me, but could be anywhere.  Using an onboard video camera he is able to fly the plane around buildings, down streets, and eventually back through his own balcony window.  Wow.

This is not some government project, nor a millionaire’s dream toy.  This is a guy who put together a system from parts that are all readily available and relatively affordable.  And it looks fun as hell!  I wonder where we will be with our hobby in 10  years from now?

+David

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