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Re:Lily – Drone camera by aannoonn on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @01:20PM (#9540474)
In regards to turning on the z-axis to be able to land with engine failure, I believe User is referring to Autorotation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation
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Re:Lily – Drone camera by gcr on Friday May 15, 2015 @06:11PM (#9554001)
I thought autorotation was only useful if you're moving ahead very fast (high ground speed) while also falling. Is that right? Most drones are essentially hovering much of the time.
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Re:Lily – Drone camera by robotresearcher on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @09:09PM (#9542949)
No, it's not autorotation. Here's a lovely demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek0FrCaogcs&feature=youtu.be

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