Hovering has never been easier!
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Hovering has never been easier!
I'm not into helicopters but I was amazed by the new technology available for flight stabilization and positioning. Has anoyone of you chopper guys tried out the Robbe Helicommand?
This video shows the action: [link=http://www.robbe.com/video.php/de_play-mms.php?videofile=1-8493.wmv]Hovering[/link]
and here is the stabilizing unit: [link=http://de.robbe-online.net/rims_de.storefront/4482e7fa0010ab1e271b3e0dc1460667/UserTemplate/1/?ISID=4482e7fa0010ab1e271b3e0dc1460667]Helicommand[/link]
It seems it doesn't rely on neither GPS nor horizont sensing optical devices but rather on some kind of imaging device that scans the ground below. What's next?
/Red B.
This video shows the action: [link=http://www.robbe.com/video.php/de_play-mms.php?videofile=1-8493.wmv]Hovering[/link]
and here is the stabilizing unit: [link=http://de.robbe-online.net/rims_de.storefront/4482e7fa0010ab1e271b3e0dc1460667/UserTemplate/1/?ISID=4482e7fa0010ab1e271b3e0dc1460667]Helicommand[/link]
It seems it doesn't rely on neither GPS nor horizont sensing optical devices but rather on some kind of imaging device that scans the ground below. What's next?
/Red B.
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RE: Hovering has never been easier!
bargain,,,only 349 euros,,,,,lol
i suppose it would be useful if it can hover the heli at a 100 mitres plus as then i might use it for aerial photography other then that i would just keep hovering my helis in the confessional manor..lol
i suppose it would be useful if it can hover the heli at a 100 mitres plus as then i might use it for aerial photography other then that i would just keep hovering my helis in the confessional manor..lol
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RE: Hovering has never been easier!
Very smart piece of kit. A combination of a 3 axis gyro and a ground facing camera that measures the ground surface like an optical mouse.
Here the link for the pdf in English. http://data.robbe-online.net/robbe_p...101_1-8493.pdf
Here the link for the pdf in English. http://data.robbe-online.net/robbe_p...101_1-8493.pdf
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RE: Hovering has never been easier!
I don't think heli flying will get more interesting with it.
The field might get more crowded but I'm not waiting for robots reducing my flying area in the few minutes of flying time that I get each hour
The field might get more crowded but I'm not waiting for robots reducing my flying area in the few minutes of flying time that I get each hour
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RE: Hovering has never been easier!
It might be something if it would hold position more than a few meters above the ground. Even the pro version is only good to 10 meters. I would imagine most heli pilots are atleast able to hover at that height.
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RE: Hovering has never been easier!
ORIGINAL: leejax02
May help in learning to hover at different orientations??
May help in learning to hover at different orientations??
Even in the simulators, you gotta move the sticks to learn.
Good Luck,
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RE: Hovering has never been easier!
how does it help you to "learn
Now would I say it can teach a noob to fly. Probably not. You would have to have a compitent pilot set up a stabilizer for you to make sure it is trimmed properly. I have landed it under collective control only but I'm ready to take the control should the stabilizer be 'seeing' something that makes it drift a bit. Personally, I'd view the stabilizer as backup rather than a teaching tool. Of course, learning to hover is critical.
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RE: Hovering has never been easier!
Great!! More stuff to put in you heli. whats next? auto pilot? Killin the fun of helicopters... I dont know about u guys but i prefer to hover my own heli