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Need UAV capable of carrying an iphone or Droid

Started this discussion. Last reply by James May 3, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Hi,I am looking for a relatively cheap platform for carrying mobile phones.Our application, www.gpslogbooks.com, currently provides real time tracking for…Continue

Realtime tracking of UAVs

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Hi,If you are looking at a quick and easy way of tracking your UAVs in realtime and are confident in your flying skills (because it is an expensive payload), can I suggest…Continue

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James replied to James's discussion 'Need UAV capable of carrying an iphone or Droid'

Hi, One of our guys has an Ele-Bee and we have been using that with an Android mobile phone. Here is a link to the flight, and some photos that we were able to…

May 3, 2010

James replied to James's discussion 'Need UAV capable of carrying an iphone or Droid'

Thanks for the info. I had looked at the Easystar, but I didn't know how it would go with a payload that heavy. We are flying in Australia, so we shouldn't have too many legal hassles. The phones have come a long way. even two years ago,…

Apr 5, 2010

Chris Anderson replied to James's discussion 'Need UAV capable of carrying an iphone or Droid'

Yes, almost anything can do that, even an EasyStar. We went through our smartphone phase a few years ago, but maybe the current generation will prove more useful.

Apr 5, 2010

Gary Mortimer replied to James's discussion 'Need UAV capable of carrying an iphone or Droid'

Any standard RC model trainer will do that the Easystar would be great. If you must have a UAS then we will happily sell you one http://www.yellowplane.co.uk Remember though that would be a commercial UAS flight and in the USA you would need a COA…

Apr 5, 2010

Need UAV capable of carrying an iphone or Droid

Hi,I am looking for a relatively cheap platform for carrying mobile phones.Our application, www.gpslogbooks.com, currently provides real time tracking for mobile phones. We are working on giving it photo and video capability and to demonstrate this we want to strap our phone onto a drone and send it aloft.We are looking for something is cheap, but has the payload capacity to handle a mobile phone, such as an iPhone or Droid.Any thoughts on what would…See More

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Realtime tracking of UAVs

Hi,If you are looking at a quick and easy way of tracking your UAVs in realtime and are confident in your flying skills (because it is an expensive payload), can I suggest www.gpslogbooks.com?It is an application that works on Windows Mobiles, Androids and iPhones if they have a GPS. It uses the GPS to return realtime position information in 3D. This can then be viewed on another mobile phone or on the web, with Google images. The flights can be saved…See More

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