I am currently focusing on searching fairly large areas of national forest to try to track down some lost mines. Much of this area is above tree line and easily viewed from above. But restrictions on helos/planes in National Forests make it hard to do things from the air. So I thought it made sense to look around for something radio controlled that could help me scan nearby areas without crawling over every square inch on foot in some of the most rugged country in the US. I found this
http://www.sensefly.com/products/swinglet-cam/
$10,600! But take a look at the capabilities of this system. And I think I have some friends who could help me make a home built version. Battery powered, and made from foam, it takes 12 megapixel still shots from an autonomous model-sized airplane that uses GPS. You launch it by throwing it in the air, and it lands itself. It is fully programmable in flight as well. I thought this might interest some of you, and provide something different here to check out.
http://www.sensefly.com/products/swinglet-cam/
$10,600! But take a look at the capabilities of this system. And I think I have some friends who could help me make a home built version. Battery powered, and made from foam, it takes 12 megapixel still shots from an autonomous model-sized airplane that uses GPS. You launch it by throwing it in the air, and it lands itself. It is fully programmable in flight as well. I thought this might interest some of you, and provide something different here to check out.
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