Just like the solar powered plane that is flying two men around the world as we speak?
On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 8:42 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 10 minutes probably feels like a long time when you're doing it. Electric > is difficult for things that fly since batteries are not so energy dense. > You and your solar. I get the feeling you've never worked with solar at > all, a 5w solar panel is about 1 foot square and isn't enough power to do > squat. > -Curt > > > From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > Cc: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 4:50 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - My Drone Buddy Gets into Trouble > > 10 minutes is pathetic. I'm going to wait for a solar powered version. > > > > On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > wrote: > > > Splat! > > > > RB (better start wearing a helmet Andrew) > > > > > > On 17/03/2015 3:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > > >> What if one of those pricey drones strays too far and runs out of > "fuel"? > >> > >> On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> These http://www.parrot.com/usa/products/ are well known > quadcopters, > >>> somewhat pricey but high quality. > >>> > >>> Some site said this one was pretty decent > http://www.amazon.com/Hubsan- > >>> H107D-Quadcopter-Live-Transmitter/dp/B00FMWGT9M/ref= > >>> pd_sbs_t_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=03119ZWXRJP3N4P84AVV > >>> > >>> You can also buy small cheap ones for $100 or less from dealextreme > >>> http://www.dx.com/c/hobbies-toys-899/rc-toys-801/rc-helicopters-840 > >>> which > >>> might be the way to give it a try > >>> > >>> --R > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 3/17/15 3:35 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > >>> > >>> Who knows something about these doodads? > >>>> > >>>> If I wanted to acquire such a thing, what would I have to spend to get > >>>> one with video worth watching? > >>>> > >>>> RB > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/ > >>>> mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/ > >>> mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/ > >> mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
