Recent content by Jack Sheet

Is it technically feasible, and if so has anyone tried, to rig up a copter with a 4G sim card in order to break the limitation on proximity between the copter and groundstation? My guess is that lag would be a problem, even if other tech issues are overcome.

If you convert a Walkera X4 into an X8 but it still carries the same load, will it deplete the battery at the same rate (or near enough)?

I note that the more expensive/professional copters come without propeller guards, but the entry-level models do (tend to). For a newbie the benefits of these guards are obvious, with a higher likelihood of crashes etc. What I don't know for certain (I can have a guess) is why the more...

I am tossing up between a copter and a helium blimp. Instinctively I think that the blimp has one obvious advantage. None of the battery power would be needed in order to produce lift, so potentially this could dramatically increase flight time between recharges. Downsides are (1) limitation...

Thanks for the response, both. Being an ignoramus, instinctively this solution seems more complicated than just encrypting the signal. But I guess the engineers know what they are doing. Is this as effective protection against someone maliciously hacking the system and deliberately taking...

Hi. I have no experience with copters but am looking to get one and gain some. Hence the question that follows may be stupid, so sorry in advance. I don't see any discussion about any standard methods of encrypting the signal between the transmitter and the copter, such as the WPA encryption...