Jacko 2091 Report post Posted August 30, 2010 Totally off topic, but this made me say Wow, its EPIC http://vimeo.com/14541093 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted August 30, 2010 I'm only halfway through but I love this! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2091 Report post Posted August 30, 2010 (edited) http://vimeo.com/guerillasoarer/videos - This guy Trappy is a loose unit, does some awesome stuff, and gets in lots of trouble for it. Hes had lawsuits for smashing into ski lifts, and chasing cars http://vimeo.com/13283846 Edited August 30, 2010 by Jacko Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 1966 Report post Posted August 31, 2010 I know what my next hobby is going to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted August 31, 2010 That is very cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ED1RTY 2 Report post Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) Badass! http://vimeo.com/14348524 I'd love to know how those people got to the top of that ridge at 1.10.. f**k walking that! Edited August 31, 2010 by KSMYRS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted August 31, 2010 sh*t these FPV flying wings are cool! I imagine there is quite a bit of money in one of those. I still think an FPV helicopter would be awesome, great for aerial surveillance, roof inspections etc ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2091 Report post Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) Its getting cheaper and cheaper. I have a few ritewings, none FPV (yet...), A zephyr can be set up for $500, add another $400 for an average radio, and ~1k for FPV gear and do the same as the vids. Same as anything though, you can spend much more or less To do it "full bling" roughly double the price, but you'd have HD FPV goggles and a fricken sweet setup! NZ CAA/NZMAA law at the moment doesnt really cover FPV. "legally" you cant fly beyond visual range, and you need a spotter watching your plane and ready to grab the sticks incase it goes pear shaped. This has been around awhile, and its pretty nuts - Edited August 31, 2010 by Jacko Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacko 2091 Report post Posted August 31, 2010 This is my latest RW, custom designed by Mr RW for me, so im a bit of a fan Maiden flight in tokoroa with the rocket man (Bruce Simpson) so I was being gentle with it making sure nothing exploded/melted, its doing around ~180 mph. Datalogger melted so I didnt get any pitot static airspeed numbers which sucked. This one is sitting at 2.2kW, previous one smoked a bugatti veyron to 140mph with 1.4kW, so this should deal to the veyron SS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
