Love those Quadrotors!

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Re: Love those Quadrotors!

Post by dongregg » Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:02 pm

A quadrotor at Agincourt would answer the question of how effective the English archers were against mounted armored knights.
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Re: Love those Quadrotors!

Post by PeteMork » Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:26 pm

dongregg wrote:
Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:02 pm
A quadrotor at Agincourt would answer the question of how effective the English archers were against mounted armored knights.
I suspect the quadrotors would have been much more effective. :D
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Re: Love those Quadrotors!

Post by PeteMork » Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:38 pm

Here's the latest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhlHyG3 ... =TinyWhoop

For all those drone nerds who do comparison shopping. :geek:
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Post by dongregg » Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:40 pm

I've just watched the videos. To the end. Proves I'm still a nerd, but tech knowledge has run far beyond my comprehension level. :geek:
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Post by dongregg » Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:45 pm

The elephant that the reviewer is working with is battery life. WWTD? (What would Tesla do?)
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Re: Love those Quadrotors!

Post by PeteMork » Thu Mar 18, 2021 2:58 am

And now, the latest and greatest.
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Re: Love those Quadrotors!

Post by gkmoberg1 » Fri Oct 07, 2022 7:37 pm

I'm not sure what the Cubs used for this promo, but the flight is both daring and ...uh... over-the-top risky

https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1575858132227702785

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Re: Love those Quadrotors!

Post by sauvin » Sat Oct 08, 2022 10:17 am

Man, that one was INSANE!
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Re: Love those Quadrotors!

Post by PeteMork » Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:03 pm

Wow. A lot of great flying and a lot of perfect splicing to make an overall awesome video.
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Re: Love those Quadrotors!

Post by gkmoberg1 » Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:23 pm

A flight over center of Blackeberg. You can see the zigzag steps around 0:25. The subway [T] entrance is the low domed building to the left.

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