Re: gEDA-user: OT: Video camera hack

[Kenneth Long <kelong_2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

or weather balloon..

--- Steve Meier <smeier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.
> > 
> 
> 



		
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