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Re:Beijing From Above, aka How I was police detained for fly... by Florin_Andrei on Thursday July 17, 2014 @12:40PM (#8048536)
> Imagine flying a 2 pound brick with 4 sharp, spinning blades at 25 mph.

With 4 sharp blades spinning at potentially over 10k RPM.

The quad I'm building now has a foam shield all around the rotors. And it's a mini. It's gonna be slow, but safe(r).

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Re:Beijing From Above, aka How I was police detained for fly... by dirktheman on Thursday July 17, 2014 @12:57PM (#8048682)
Minis are safer, and perfect for learning how to fly! Take this for example: http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX10-CX10-Mini-24G-4CH-6-Ax...

Mad fun to fly, it can do everything its bigger brothers can (well, apart from carrying your GoPro, of course!), and it's only $23.00. Worst thing that can happen is your cat attacking it, but with these tiny props and this weight, no damage will be done!

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Re:Beijing From Above, aka How I was police detained for fly... by Florin_Andrei on Thursday July 17, 2014 @03:20PM (#8049599)
Well, okay then, maybe mine is not so "mini" after all. 5x3 props, 10A ESCs - fairly small still.

The GoPro is wildly over-rated. The Mobius is smaller, lighter and cheaper, and works about the same.

http://mobius-actioncam.com/

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