Drone rescue

pilatus

Hi Lads and Ladies, wasnt sure where to post this but this forum anything seems to go so i'll park it here and mods can move if needs be.

I recently helped my friend retrieve his drone from the roof an abdandoned council storage shed. The sheds roof was rotten with sections having already fallen in, so ladders where out of the question. I found the drone and amputated a few clothes hangers to make hooks and attahced via fishing line , and up she went. Here's the video if you want to have a look, cheers :-)

corner of hells

I bought myself a new pair of laces for my boots.

Señor Fancy Pants

Look at you, ya fancy bastard with your improvisation. What's goin' on, ya think you're better than us? Huh, huh?!

Why didn't you just put some rope around your shoe and throw it onto the roof and drag the drone down.

Posh bastard

kneemos

Nice to see you got your remote control toy.
Tomorrow, see how paint dries.

Buona Fortuna

Good vid - mind you I am a bit wasted

My name is URL

How much does one of those drones cost, and are they difficult to fly?

SteelyDanJalapeno

Class Video

Missed a sitter

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Oh boys and their toys!

Those drones are a bloody nuisance and an invasion of privacy. They should all be shot out of the sky on sight.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Mint Aero

First good homemade material in AH from a poster in 3 years.

The_Valeyard

Next time on macgyver!!

syklops

That was actually pretty cool.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

syklops wrote: »

OP, it would have been cooler, if you had rescued the first drone with a second drone.

That would have been really cool.

Didn't he????

syklops

Louis Deafening Sausage wrote: »

Didn't he????

I didn't watch the video. Post edited.

Talib Fiasco

What do ye use the drones for besides creeping on women getting dressed?

Polo_Mint

Nice vid.

Señor Fancy Pants

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

What do ye use the drones for besides creeping on women getting dressed?

Watching them get undressed, silly!

pilatus

This thing can fly up to 3.5 miles out and beam the video back to you at 720p while recording it at up to 4k quality video, has sonar built in under the body so it will not collide with the ground if its autolanding, has gps should you lose connection it will fly itself back to you. These exact units are used by the discovery channel to record documentaries. Toys they are not

eamonnq

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

What do ye use the drones for besides creeping on women getting dressed?

For rescuing stuck drones, of course.

Buona Fortuna

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

What do ye use the drones for besides creeping on women getting dressed?

What you can use them for other things too?

Buona Fortuna

pilatus wrote: »

This thing can fly up to 3.5 miles out and beam the video back to you at 720p while recording it at up to 4k quality video, has sonar built in under the body so it will not collide with the ground if its autolanding, has gps should you lose connection it will fly itself back to you. These exact units are used by the discovery channel to record documentaries. Toys they are not

OK. How much?

knird evol

Watching this vid has inspired me to build a drone for missions to intercept and sabotage a drone that is in the process of rescuing another drone.

Fr_Dougal

pilatus wrote: »

This thing can fly up to 3.5 miles out and beam the video back to you at 720p while recording it at up to 4k quality video, has sonar built in under the body so it will not collide with the ground if its autolanding, has gps should you lose connection it will fly itself back to you. These exact units are used by the discovery channel to record documentaries. Toys they are not

Still got stuck on a shed and needed a coat hanger to rescue it!

Talib Fiasco

I just am completely dumb to the whole thing and would love to know what the average Joe would use them for. A friend of mine uses them in a photography based business and it seems very cool and unique.

pilatus

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Still got stuck on a shed and needed a coat hanger to rescue it!

The drone that landed on the roof was a previous generation model , my new drone is the one with spec as i mentioned. Admit ye would all love to be messing about with them :-)

Buona Fortuna

pilatus wrote: »

The drone that landed on the roof was a previous generation model , my new drone is the one with spec as i mentioned. Admit ye would all love to be messing about with them :-)

Sure - how much?

And then maybe where do we get them?

c_man

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

What do ye use the drones for besides creeping on women getting dressed?

I have mine kitted out for low level robberies and burglary.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

pilatus wrote: »

This thing can fly up to 3.5 miles out and beam the video back to you at 720p while recording it at up to 4k quality video, has sonar built in under the body so it will not collide with the ground if its autolanding, has gps should you lose connection it will fly itself back to you. These exact units are used by the discovery channel to record documentaries. Toys they are not

Amazing how it got stranded on a roof so.

Still, come on, big boy toys.

knird evol

I brought my drone to play around with on my holidays to Pakistan last year.
The authorities threw a complete wobbler! Weirdos.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

I just am completely dumb to the whole thing and would love to know what the average Joe would use them for. A friend of mine uses them in a photography based business and it seems very cool and unique.

Hardly unique. There are 3 professional outfits in our medium sized town alone.

They're pests.

syklops

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

What do ye use the drones for besides creeping on women getting dressed?

They have other uses?!? :eek:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

pilatus wrote: »

. Admit ye would all love to be messing about with them :-)

Nae. Lost interest on stuff like that after secondary school. Along with skate boards and such.

Do boys stay children longer these days?

kneemos

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

I just am completely dumb to the whole thing and would love to know what the average Joe would use them for. A friend of mine uses them in a photography based business and it seems very cool and unique.

My thoughts as well. Amusing for an hour or two.

Cienciano

kneemos wrote: »

Nice to see you got your remote control toy.
Tomorrow, see how paint dries.

corner of hells wrote: »

I bought myself a new pair of laces for my boots.

Christ, some people are just miserable

My name is URL

Louis Deafening Sausage wrote: »

Nae. Lost interest on stuff like that after secondary school. Along with skate boards and such.

Do boys stay children longer these days?

Hey now, your a big angling fan

Some might see flying drones as a better waste of time :pac:

Señor Fancy Pants

Louis Deafening Sausage wrote: »

Nae. Lost interest on stuff like that after secondary school. Along with skate boards and such.

Do boys stay children longer these days?

Cmon, everyone has different interests. I'm sure some of your interests are boring and pointless to some people. I would imagine some of mine are too.

No need to keep insisting he must be a child for having one.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Señor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Cmon, everyone has different interests. I'm sure some of your interests are boring and pointless to some people. I would imagine some of mine are too.

No need to keep insisting he must be a child for having one.

Tomato Tomahto....

Señor Fancy Pants

Louis Deafening Sausage wrote: »

Tomato Tomahto....

Exactly my point!

eamonnq

Can you grow tomatoes with them ??

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

eamonnq wrote: »

Can you grow tomatoes with them ??

There's nothing they can't do. Apparently.

knird evol

eamonnq wrote: »

Can you grow tomatoes with them ??

Afraid not.

But if you have a tomato. And it gets stuck on the dilapidated, rusty roof of an old shed. You can combine your drone with amputated hangers to retrieve your tomato.

pilatus

Each to their own, I put up the video because it might have been of interest to some people and it clearly has. If it's not for you that's fine but don't be insulting people because of their hobby, it's the same as an a$$hole everyone has one. Anyway , I'm away to troll some threads myself.

syklops

pilatus wrote: »

Anyway they I'm away to troll some threads myself.

Maybe try the fishing forum :pac:

knird evol

pilatus wrote: »

Each to their own, I put up the video because it might have been of interest to some people and it clearly has. If it's not for you that's fine but don't be insulting people because of their hobby

I'm going to take my ball Drone and go home.

, it's the same as an a$$hole everyone has one.

http://www.colostomyassociation.org.uk/

kowloon

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

What do ye use the drones for besides creeping on women getting dressed?

Does it really need another use?

Magnate

This rescue was more dramatic :P

pilatus

Why so? He flew higher, the drone i lifted weighs about 5 times as much so I didnt fly higher not wanting to push it too much, apart from the music the videos are pretty much the same idea.

Magnate

pilatus wrote: »

Why so? He flew higher, the drone i lifted weighs about 5 times as much so I didnt fly higher not wanting to push it too much, apart from the music the videos are pretty much the same idea.

Are they both not DJIs?

And yeah, the music & height added to the tension, that's what I was getting at.

Edit: Nevermind I see it's a Syma X5C, both are impressive videos though.

pilatus

Yea and the music on mine is royalty free just incase the video took off(I dont pardon the pun) I didnt want to get sued :-)

Taco Corp

pilatus wrote: »

Yea and the music on mine is royalty free just incase the video took off(I dont pardon the pun) I didnt want to get sued :-)

how much did your drone cost?

Maximus Alexander

Taco Corp wrote: »

how much did your drone cost?

He didn't pay for it, he used the drone that later got stuck on the roof to 'rescue' it from the drone shop.