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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Mar 25, 2015 - 01:57pm PT
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New one on the way. Lifts a gallon of water. Will be equipped with a dSLR and gimbal.
five weeks and we launch the biz.
I couldn't wait for squishy and his proto's. Have an FX-61 on the way for surveying work and saving sharks/elephants, etc.
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Mar 25, 2015 - 02:42pm PT
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I've built a few of those Tarots for clients, nice ships...
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mar 25, 2015 - 02:44pm PT
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I remember Drone from Camp 4 in the 70's.....you say he has been banned. Seemed like a nice, mellow guy to me.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Mar 25, 2015 - 02:51pm PT
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yeah, this is a custom 680 (more like an 800) that a friend in washington built. he needs cash and we need a heavy lifter. yanking the Naza and putting a Pixy on it.
how was the racing?
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Mar 25, 2015 - 05:00pm PT
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....buuuuttt... we'll still kill brown people with them across the world everyday....
That's ok.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Mar 25, 2015 - 08:01pm PT
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Drones rock!
I need to buy one.
I'll keep saving...
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Mar 25, 2015 - 08:09pm PT
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Wonder if we could rig one to dump a gallon of phosphoric acid on the head of a tagger?
I'd pay to see that video.
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Apr 17, 2015 - 03:00pm PT
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the racing was great, just got two more little racing quads, and we are also starting up fixed wing races soon...
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Apr 17, 2015 - 05:17pm PT
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Real estate agents have virtually no learning curve for drones aiding property sales.
For a typical single family home they must only use 15 seconds to fly around the house once then a 360 rotation to show the surrounding location.
Nothing more is needed. The drone is done. Putting more in will f the sale. Its into the home with a steady cam where the buyer will live.
Drone launches from fishing boat to watch a motor yacht burn.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Apr 17, 2015 - 09:58pm PT
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How about use for mountain rescue? Drop off some rain gear to people pinned down in a storm? (maybe can't fly in a storm/ ... hmmm). or drop off a long spool of Kevlar cord that could be lowered to ground and used to pull up a rap line. Or just searching terrain for the lost. I bet Werner would have a blast learning all the tech stuff involved. :)
Of course this is taking the 'wilderness' out of adventure... but that is what climbing in the valley has been for quite a while ... at least since the 1972 rescue on the nose.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Apr 17, 2015 - 11:04pm PT
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What if your buddies are on a wall and NO matches!
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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Apr 17, 2015 - 11:25pm PT
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I love the footage they get, fun stuff, but being buzzed by one was no fun at all.
I heard it from a ways off and thought a swarm of bees was on the move, in my direction. Freaked me right out. Kept looking for the swarm so I knew which way to run like hell. The adrenaline was pumping big time, I was almost ready to sh#t myself, then I saw it. I wanted to huck a log at it.
I tried laughing it off, but man, adrenaline and I don't really get along. Felt fairly sick later that day.
Please, no Quad copters in the wilderness!
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Mike from Phoenix.
rockermike - I plan to equip one with a FLIR for SAR use. as soon as i dig up a cool $8K or somesuch...
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Sula
Trad climber
Pennsylvania
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How about use for mountain rescue? Drop off some rain gear to people pinned down in a storm? Maybe (at first) just use them for reconnaissance - to figure exactly out where a problem is happening, how serious, what help is called for, etc. Could give rapid response at a much lower cost - thus saving resources for where they are really needed.
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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In our old neighborhood we had a case of a pedaphile using a drone to follow kids around the neighborhood and scoping out their homes. Just like any technology, it can be abused.
If one was buzzing my house, it would likely become permanently grounded.
IMHO asside from search and rescue or low impact wildlife studies they have no place in Yosemite or any wilderness area.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Gary - thanks for that first video - was wondering what the follow up on that incident was. She was completely psycho and she's been suffering since. But I don't fell sorry for her one bit. I'm very impressed with that young man in the way he handled the entire situation. The second video is BS. The guy with the gun set the whole thing up.
Paul - I agree 100%. No flying in NPs and no flying (or drilling with an electric drill) in wilderness areas. Though I would add there are a few other uses for UAS's in wilderness areas or parks. Flying over fires looking for hotspots with a FLIR would be one. I could go on but I'm sure you'd agree with me on my points.
And yes DMT destroying someones equipment and assaulting them is the answer. Go for it I guess - especially if you like police officer visits and court dates.
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Sounds like a real good way to get extremely accurate jpegs of climbing formations to draw route lines over with a graphics program. Excellent tool for creating highly accurate climbing guidebooks, especially where formations are hidden by foliage when viewed from the ground.
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