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After my last drone flew off never to be seen again I started looking into open source flight controllers. The open source platform has come a long way. I consider DJI to be the most advanced at FC firmware. But they intentionally limit you so much. My next drones will most likely be a Spark for the interior and an easily upgradable OSS DIY rig for aerial photography. Running Betaflight or iNav.
How does that happen?
Does the X16 stream video?!
next question would be: can we mod it so it does :D ?
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Do you know how physically robust the Sky Viper is -- the article reports Bayangtoys X16 as being able to take a lot of beating; it would be great if Viper is robust as well.
Totally different classes, the bayangtoys is a brushless copter while the sky viper is a very lightweight brushed copter. Brushless will have an insane amount of power compared to brushed motors. Plus the ones on the sky viper are tiny. The sky viper will hold well in crashes, you can pick up the non-gps version at Walmart. It's a kids toy so its made to be durable. That being said..if you're crashing your GPS assist…
This is why I don't understand why companies lock down their hardware! You're getting free software enhancements and support; unlock that thing! Why waste people's time in reverse engineering your crap, when they could be spending that time building new functionality. For example, Canon and the whole CHDK thing. Canon makes money from selling the hardware; so why lock down the software?
Others are to maintain control over user experience; to simplify QA (making it less expensive, and leading to faster release cycles); reduce support costs; and increase engineering flexibility, by reducing the size of the API surface that requires a deprecation policy in order to avoid disrupting users.
Why are there no robotic airships available? They'd solve most payload and airtime issues that drons currently have. Also great for video since they're not as noisy as a quad and you could also turn off the engine.
Why are there no robotic airships available? They'd solve most payload and airtime issues that drons currently have. Also great for video since they're not as noisy as a quad and you could also turn off the engine.
Airships are mostly disappointing. High drag, so they get thrown around by the wind - and leaks are a constant problem.
Airships are the best solution if you need something to stay in a specific area/position for longer times... something like an emergency cellphone/wifi BTS after major disaster strikes, but for moving around? Not really.
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Totally different classes, the bayangtoys is a brushless copter while the sky viper is a very lightweight brushed copter. Brushless will have an insane amount of power compared to brushed motors. Plus the ones on the sky viper are tiny. The sky viper will hold well in crashes, you can pick up the non-gps version at Walmart. It's a kids toy so its made to be durable. That being said..if you're crashing your GPS assist…
Is it not a toy for grown kids? I'm pretty sure I'd get a kick out of messing about with one, and I'm an adult age-wise.
Why are there no robotic airships available? They'd solve most payload and airtime issues that drons currently have. Also great for video since they're not as noisy as a quad and you could also turn off the engine.
After my last drone flew off never to be seen again I started looking into open source flight controllers. The open source platform has come a long way. I consider DJI to be the most advanced at FC firmware. But they intentionally limit you so much. My next drones will most likely be a Spark for the interior and an easily upgradable OSS DIY rig for aerial photography. Running Betaflight or iNav.
> After my last drone flew off never to be seen again How does that happen?