05-30-2015, 02:30 PM
Mr Downtown wrote:
What can you do with a drone for which you don't have the remote control [codes]?
Most "drones" are just quad-copters with cameras. They do not have unique remotes. I've swapped in various heli remotes for my quads when batteries were low on the original remotes.
We really need to start defining "drones" better.
I think that a real "drone" should have some autonomy. A toy that you have to control like an RC car; that can only go about 50-75 feet from you; and stays up only for 7-10 minutes is not a true "drone."
One of those quads with WiFi and GPS that can be programmed to go to a specific location without you, can carry/drop payloads and returns to its starting place when a signal is lost... THAT's a drone. And a reward for one of them would be more than $20 bucks.