Re: gEDA-user: OT: Video camera hack

[Syed Faisal Akber <faisal@xxxxxxxxx>]

A kite is different though.  A kite cannot be directly controlled in terms
of position and speed.  It has a lot more reliance on wind than an
airplane.  But that is just my opinion.  I'd consult a lawyer or gov't
official first.

Faisal

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005, Steve Meier wrote:

> Would the same apply if I were to use a kite instead of a radio
> controlled plane? I can understand limiting the range of the radio
> signals so the plane can't stray far from the piolet but limiting what
> the piolet may do within the bounds of a typical radio controlled flying
> area seems excesive.
>
> Steve Meier
>
>
> On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 19:00 -0500, Syed Faisal Akber wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Nov 2005, DJ Delorie wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > http://www.georgiajets.org/video/PinCushion_Goes_To_Lake_Wales.wmv
> > >
> > > A friend of mine once put a video downlink in a model helicopter and
> > > flew using the monitor instead of watching the helicopter.  I always
> > > thought it would be cool to put a pair of cameras in a model plane,
> > > and hook them up to VR goggles and fly it that way.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the Canadaian and probably the American governments
> > classify this as UAV (Unmanned Arial Vehicles) and thus it becomes illegal
> > for us to do.  You can put a camera on a model plane but point it towards
> > the ground not forward and not use it to fly either.  This was told to me
> > by a friend of mine who happens to be an Industry Canada inspector.
> >
> > >
> > > > I know this is off-topic, but I thought it was pretty neat :)
> > >
> > > Hacking electronics seems on-topic to a hobby electronics group :-)
> > >
> > I concur.
> >
>