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Old 09-04-2007 | 12:38 PM
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Electrolight
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Default On board cammera.

I have a nice brand new towwer hobbies trainer airplane. I thought it would be cool to put a camera on the plane and then hook up the reciever to a portable dvd player and controll the plane as if in a simulater (cockpit view). I bought a 39.99 dollar wireless camera at Fry's Electronics. I have a few questions.

How can I extend the range? Can I just sever the small antana and add another longer one? The range is 300 ft. (100 m.)

And how do I power the camera onboard the plane. The obvious answer is a batterie but It needs 8 volts. Will I break the camera by providing 8.4 volts or would it be better to under power the camera with 7.2 volts?

Could I fly the plane just off the camera or does anyone think that It will be footage with too much of a delay? (I haven't tested the camera yet to know)

Thanks in advace to all
Electrolight