Flights* of my Parrot Swing Transforming Drone 05-28-18 (1080p) (2).
Flights took place in the airspace over a vacant lot located near the intersection of Dearborn Ave. and Holman Rd. in Shelton WA. USA at 8:19am PDT on 05-28-18 (or, "2018-05-28T08:19" or, "2018 28 May." or even, "May 28, Twenty Stick-Infinity-Stick" if you prefer).
The video content is ground-based using my Fitfort 4K WiFi Action Camera taped to the cellular telephone handset bracket on the drone's radio.
Weather conditions at flight time were cloudy, temperature was 55°F (12.8°C), and winds measured with my stupid piss-yellow portable digital anemometer were from the SE at 2.10mph (3.38kph) at the surface.
The music that you hear is the song, "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd from 1977.
This product is not audio (sound)-sensitive in any manner; the music may safely be ignored or even muted if it piddles you off.
You may be able to see an RCSaylors sticker on one of the wings. These guys are my favourite YouTubers and they're all about R/C products, so I feel that they deserve mention here. :-)
* Flights because the Swing collided with an overhead CATV line not once, but twice.
In both instances, the quad's motors deactivated immediately upon collision, causing the Swing to fall to earth. However, due to the Swing's massive surface area and very light weight, no damage whatsoever was incurred. :-)
Flight of my Parrot Swing Transforming Drone 05-28-18 (1080p) (1).
Flight took place in the airspace over a vacant lot located near the intersection of Dearborn Ave. and Holman Rd. in Shelton WA. USA at 6:50am PDT on 05-28-18 (or, "2018-05-28T06:50" or, "2018 28 May." or even, "May 28, Twenty Stick-Infinity-Stick" if you prefer).
The video content is ground-based using my Fitfort 4K WiFi Action Camera taped to the cellular telephone handset bracket on the drone's radio.
Weather conditions at flight time were cloudy with *VERY LIGHT* drizzle, temperature was 52°F (11.1°C), and winds measured with my handy-dandy portable digital anemometer as being from the WSW at 1.0mph (1.61kph) at the surface.
The music that you hear is the song, "The First" by X-Dream.
This product is not audio (sound)-sensitive in any manner; the music may safely be ignored or even muted if it piddles you off.
You may be able to see an RCSaylors sticker on one of the wings. These guys are my favourite YouTubers and they're all about R/C products, so I feel that they deserve mention here. :-)
Flight of my Parrot Swing Transforming Drone 05-27-18 (1080p) (1).
Flight took place in the airspace over a vacant lot located near the intersection of Olympic Hwy S. and Ellinor Ave. in Shelton WA. USA at 7:11am PDT on 05-27-18 (or, "2018-05-27T07:11" or, "2018 27 May." or even, "May 27, Twenty Stick-Infinity-Stick" if you prefer).
The video content is ground-based using my Fitfort 4K WiFi Action Camera taped to the cellular telephone handset bracket on the drone's radio.
Weather conditions at flight time were partly cloudy, temperature was 53°F (11.7°C), and winds measured with my handy-dandy portable digital anemometer as being from the WNW at 2.30mph (3.70kph) at the surface.
The music that you hear is zax from the pee-cee computer video game, "Wolfenstein 3D" by id Software from 1992.
This product is not audio (sound)-sensitive in any manner; the music may safely be ignored or even muted if it piddles you off.
The optical flow and sonar position & altitude maintenence systems on the Swing function *EXCEPTIONALLY WELL* in keeping the quadcopter very stable even when little gusts of wind come along and try to crash the party!
I'm extremely impressed by them!!! :-)
You may be able to see an RCSaylors sticker on one of the wings. These guys are my favourite YouTubers and they're all about R/C products, so I feel that they deserve mention here. :-)
*NSFW!* Brief windy day* flight of my Parrot Swing Transforming Drone 05-26-18 (1080p) (1).
Flight took place in the airspace over a vacant lot located near the intersection of Olympic Hwy S. and Ellinor Ave. in Shelton WA. USA at 2:11pm PDT on 05-26-18 (or, "2018-05-26T14:11" or, "2018 26 May." or even, "May 26, Twenty Stick-Infinity-Stick" if you prefer). The video content is ground-based using my Fitfort 4K WiFi Action Camera taped to the cellular telephone handset bracket on the drone's radio (for some reason, I can only get it to record in 1080p even though I have a name brand Class 10 MicroSD memory chip installed).
Weather conditions at flight time were partly cloudy, temperature was 70°F (21.1°C), and winds measured with my handy-dandy portable digital anemometer as being from the SSW at 8.0mph (12.88kph) at the surface with gusts estimated to 15mph (24.15kph) at even low altitudes.
The music that you hear is zax from the Commodore Amiga computer demo, "Software Make the Dance Foam Oil" by Ephidrena and Rave Overscan Network.
This product is not audio (sound)-sensitive in any manner; the music may safely be ignored or even muted if it piddles you off.
I added, "*NSFW!*" (Not Safe For Work) because the song drops the F bomb several times
While I was flying the Swing, I "heard" a song from the now-defunct North Americn TV program Viva Piņata; who's lyrics are as follows:
? Viva Piņata, ?
? We dance in the sun. ?
? You've got piņatas, ?
? The party's begun! ?
? Just taste our candy, ?
? I'm sure you will see. ?
? Saying piņatas are the ones for me, ?
? Saying piņatas are the ones for me, ?
? Saying piņatas are the ones for me, ?
{Pauly Preztail speaking} For you and me babe, hahaha!
* Brief windy day because it was simply too winy to fly safely; I never even flew in "airplane" ("aeroplane") mode for this reason. The optical flow and sonar position & altitude maintenence systems were not able to fully cope with the wind, so I brought it in significantly sooner than I might have on a calmer day. :-/
Flight of my Parrot Swing Transforming Drone 05-26-18 (1080p) (1).
Flight took place in the airspace over a vacant lot located near the intersection of Olympic Hwy N. and Ellinor Ave. in Shelton WA. USA at 6:44am PDT on 05-26-18 (or, "2018-06-25T06:44" or, "2018 26 May." or even, "May 26, Twenty Stick-Infinity-Stick" if you prefer).
The video content is ground-based using my Fitfort 4K WiFi Action Camera taped to the cellular telephone handset bracket on the drone's radio.
Weather conditions at flight time were cloudy, temperature was 49°F (10°C), and winds measured with my handy-dandy portable digital anemometer as being from the WSW at 2.30mph (3.70kph) at the surface.
The music that you hear is the song, "Lucifer" by Blue System.
This product is not audio (sound)-sensitive in any manner; the music may safely be ignored or even muted if it piddles you off.
The optical flow and sonar position & altitude maintenence systems on the Swing function *EXCEPTIONALLY WELL* in keeping the quadcopter very stable even when little gusts of wind come along and try to crash the party!
I'm extremely impressed by them!!! :-)
UPDATE 05-26-18: After consulting with a technician at Parrot on 05-25-18, I was able to successfully resolve the "two red LEDs and no response to input" problem with my Swing drone. So it's plain to see I forgot my hat...er...uh...it's plain to see that I'm good to fly again! :-)
Warm weather* very brief** flights of my Parrot Swing Transforming Drone 05-14-18 (1080p) (3).
Flights took place in the airspace over the 1020-block (crossing into the 1030-block with "assistance" from the wind) of Ellinor Ave. in Shelton WA. USA at 6:35pm PDT on 05-14-18 (or, "2018-05-14T018:35" or, "218 14 May." or even, "May 14, Twenty Stick-Infinity-Stick" if you prefer).
Weather conditions at flight time were sunny, temperature was 89°F (31.7°C), and winds measured with my handy-dandy portable digital anemometer as being from the SSW at 10.60mph (17.07kph) with significantly higher gusts.
The music that you hear is zax from the Commodore Amiga computer video game, "Flashback".
This product is not audio (sound)-sensitive in any manner; the music may safely be ignored or even muted if it piddles you off.
* Warm weather in this context means an ambient temperature of 86°F (30°C) or higher at flight time.
** Very brief because it was far too windy to fly safely. The wind blew it beyond the short range of it radio and into a tree, but I was able to shake it down. Shortly after my second launch, the wind snagged it and blew it under a car. So I just said F it, shut everything down, and went back home.
UPDATE 05-25-18: After consulting with a technician at Parrot, I was able to successfully resolve the "two red LEDs and no response to input"problem with my Swing drone. So I'm good to fly again! :-)
Hot weather* flights** of my Parrot Swing Transforming Drone 05-14-18 (1080p) (2).
Flights took place in the airspace over a vacant lot located near the intersection of Olympic Hwy N. and Ellinor Ave. in Shelton WA. USA at 3:15pm PDT on 05-14-18 (or, "2018-05-14T015:15" or, "2018 14 May." or even, "May 14, Twenty Stick-Infinity-Stick" if you prefer).
Weather conditions at flight time were sunny, temperature was 105.1°F (40.6°C), and winds measured with my handy-dandy portable digital anemometer as being generally dead calm at the surface but with gusts variable to 5.60mph (9.02kph).
The music that you hear is zax from the coin-op arcade video game, "Afterburner ][" aka., "Afterburner Deluxe" by Sega from 1987.
This product is not audio (sound)-sensitive in any manner; the music may safely be ignored or even muted if it piddles you off.
* Hot weather in this context means an ambient temperature of 104°F (40°C) or higher at flight time.
** Flights because it went down on several occasions -- a bent prop (easily repaired on the spot) was noted after the second accident, but no damage was detected before or after subsequent flights.
It would appear that the radio has a range of just 65 to 75 feet (19.81 to 22.86 meters); *SWITCHING THE DRONE TO 'AEROPLANE' MODE WAS ENTIRELY 100% FUTILE!* Once it began flying in airplane mode (even if it was just a meter or two away from the radio!), *NONE* of the controls responded; the drone simply flew beyond the range of its radio, flipped back to drone mode (AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO!) and continued to fly away until it crashed into something: a house, a parked van (twice), and rocks.
I changed the positioning of the camera (mounted to the radio) quite significantly; so there should be more video of 'drone' instead of 'sky' as you undoubtedly saw during the maiden flights. :-)
Warm weather* maiden flights** of my Parrot Swing Transforming Drone 05-14-18 (1080p) (1).
Flights took place in the airspace over a vacant lot located near the intersection of Olympic Hwy S. and Ellinor Ave. in Shelton WA. USA at 1:50pm PDT on 05-14-18 (or, "2018-05-14T013:50" or, "2018 14 May." or even, "May 14, Twenty Stick-Infinity-Stick" if you prefer).
Weather conditions at flight time were sunny, temperature was 92°F (33.3°C), and winds measured with my handy-dandy portable digital anemometer as being generally dead calm at the surface.
The music that you hear is the song, "Tooth and Nail" by the hair metal group Dokken.
This product is not audio (sound)-sensitive in any manner; the music may safely be ignored or even muted if it piddles you off.
* Warm weather in this context means an ambient temperature of 86°F (30°C) or higher at flight time.
** Flights because it went down on a couple of occasions (it behaved as though it had flown beyond the range of its radio) -- no damage was detected however.
I also changed the positioning of the camera (mounted to the radio) quite significantly immediately following these flights to give me a shot at capturing much better video (more 'drone' and less 'empty sky') during future flights. :-)
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