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Lessons learned: we need to do at least one of the following: a) get a better drone with downward HD cam or better yet, gimbaled follow-me cam, b) fly higher given the narrow cone of the downward Parrot cam, or c) use the forward facing cam from the right perch above and/or d) don’t fly on windy days!

3 responses to “Quadcopter vs. Rocket — four fails”

  1. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    Falcon Heavy kit-bash with three D motorsDSC025722 of 3 litScreen Shot 2014-07-13 at 3.37.27 PM buzzing the drone Screen Shot 2014-07-13 at 3.37.58 PM Launch 2: 3D-printed fin can golf ball nosed rocket on H motor Screen Shot 2014-07-13 at 4.14.35 PM3rd time: Falcon 9 two-stage D staging to CScreen Shot 2014-07-12 at 6.13.08 PM Screen Shot 2014-07-12 at 6.13.33 PM Launch 4: another print of the lost rocket from 2 above and another H motor Screen Shot 2014-07-12 at 6.15.21 PM Screen Shot 2014-07-12 at 6.16.01 PM

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  2. the_other_ben Avatar
    the_other_ben

    My friend Paul made an RC helicopter that can fly autonomously and had it do position hold over some high power rocket launches. Here’s the closest one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8R7mQi9WxA

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  3. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wikkit] — That is our quest! Thanks!

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