Drone Question

[fatlazyless]

In addition to wearing a safety reflective vest with the words 'drone pilot' front and rear, wearing a similar style helmet could be effective. Just picture a bright fluorescent yellow or orange helmet with a propeller attached to the top, and the word 'drone head' on the helmet.

Now, that would be tough to miss?

[CC185]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

In addition to wearing a safety reflective vest with the words 'drone pilot' front and rear, wearing a similar style helmet could be effective. Just picture a bright fluorescent yellow or orange helmet with a propeller attached to the top, and the word 'drone head' on the helmet.

Now, that would be tough to miss?

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[baygo]

I woke up this morning with another harebrained idea. Does anybody know of a drone model that is capable of staying in the air for about an hour and have the ability to maintain a connection via Wi-Fi to provide a live feed?

[Phantom]

Can't speak to "Professional" grade Drones, but seems all of the recreational units are in the 15-25 minute battery life range.

I tried to "pair" a second device (iPad) to the DJI Phantom 3 -- wanted others to be able to see live views better -- but that was a "no-go" ......... seems it only pairs (WiFi) to one device at a time.


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[Winnisquamer]

Originally Posted by Phantom

Can't speak to "Professional" grade Drones, but seems all of the recreational units are in the 15-25 minute battery life range.

I tried to "pair" a second device (iPad) to the DJI Phantom 3 -- wanted others to be able to see live views better -- but that was a "no-go" ......... seems it only pairs (WiFi) to one device at a time.


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You can live stream with the DJI drones.. max I have gotten out of my Mavic is 29 minutes in the air.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by baygo

I woke up this morning with another harebrained idea. Does anybody know of a drone model that is capable of staying in the air for about an hour and have the ability to maintain a connection via Wi-Fi to provide a live feed?

There is a company that made a tether power system for a Solo that would allow it to stay in the air indefinitely.



https://www.hoverflytech.com

Now, I think they only cover certain drones, and the system is not inexpensive. It's about $4,000

[baygo]

Originally Posted by Rich

There is a company that made a tether power system for a Solo that would allow it to stay in the air indefinitely.



https://www.hoverflytech.com

Now, I think they only cover certain drones, and the system is not inexpensive. It's about $4,000

Thank you Rich and all others who chimed in. $4000 is a little steep for this thought. I think I'll back burner it until prices come down.

[ishoot308]

Baygo,

What you want is a miniature blimp. They sell these with cameras on them. You do have to tether them but you can get them up as high as you want. You can also get a radio controlled outdoor blimp for more maneuverability and no tether.

Dan

[baygo]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Baygo,

What you want is a miniature blimp. They sell these with cameras on them. You do have to tether them but you can get them up as high as you want. You can also get a radio controlled outdoor blimp for more maneuverability and no tether.

Dan

Thank you Dan. I'm gonna look into this.

[Rich]

If you use a blimp, be sure to tether it.

Any wind is bad for most blimps.

For a short time, I worked as a stand in pilot for the Blimp at the Manchester Monarchs hockey games. Even indoors, the drafts from the HVAC or even flying over the ice would affect the aircraft more than you would expect.

But don't be deterred, there are good balloon, blimp, pole and even kite video platforms for this purpose. And if tethered, I believe you no longer need to worry about any FAA certificate (but check this yourself first).

[baygo]

Originally Posted by Rich

If you use a blimp, be sure to tether it.

Any wind is bad for most blimps.

For a short time, I worked as a stand in pilot for the Blimp at the Manchester Monarchs hockey games. Even indoors, the drafts from the HVAC or even flying over the ice would affect the aircraft more than you would expect.

But don't be deterred, there are good balloon, blimp, pole and even kite video platforms for this purpose. And if tethered, I believe you no longer need to worry about any FAA certificate (but check this yourself first).

Thank you for your input Rich. Your experience is pretty much in line with what I've learned. Blimps are also quite expensive. It seems as though my best option is to use a drone and have multiple batteries with a routine to ground it quickly and change batteries.