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

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

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

Thunder Power 1010C Problems!

I purchased the charger because I was told it was the best, and would charge A123 batteries, which my Extra uses.  But it turns out that you have to buy a special cable that will allow it to hook up to a USB port, then install new software on it from the Internet before it will do anything other than LiPo.  So I have not flown all week because I cannot charge my plane.  If anyone has a USB cable from Thunderpower that I can use, I would really appreciate it.  This sucks!

David