And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I doubt that any small heli-drone is going to fly at the summit of Everest. twenty eight thou and then some is quite trying for a helicopter, an aerodynamicist would say it needs longer and broader blades. I would be willing to bet the winds aloft at everest, which are never calm, will exceed the airspeed of any small heli-drone. on the other hand, bad enough to climb it with a six pack of beer along to celebrate with, who is going to be nuts enough to carry a drone along with them for that ultimate selfie?
Mini has a ceiling of 11,000ft, IIRC. Haven't tested that. Winds at higher elevation would be a major factor. Top speed of the Mini is 28mph. With winds higher than that, drone goes bye-bye
I love mine!
ReplyDeleteThe blade protector is just extra weight that's unneeded if you are careful.
As hard (read almost impossible) to get a full sized helicopter to fly in that area I doubt this done would fly at all.
ReplyDeleteI doubt that any small heli-drone is going to fly at the summit of Everest. twenty eight thou and then some is quite trying for a helicopter, an aerodynamicist would say it needs longer and broader blades. I would be willing to bet the winds aloft at everest, which are never calm, will exceed the airspeed of any small heli-drone.
Deleteon the other hand, bad enough to climb it with a six pack of beer along to celebrate with, who is going to be nuts enough to carry a drone along with them for that ultimate selfie?
consider taking a drone up to the top of a fourteener first, like Mt Evans, to see what it does.
ReplyDeleteMini has a ceiling of 11,000ft, IIRC. Haven't tested that. Winds at higher elevation would be a major factor. Top speed of the Mini is 28mph. With winds higher than that, drone goes bye-bye
ReplyDeleteI own one and winds are a bitch. On calm days I can get >35 minutes fly time (and over a mile away).
DeleteWindy days, not so much.
If I understood correctly a few years ago, Mavic is Chinese, if that matters to anyone.
ReplyDeleteaint they all ?
ReplyDeleteSkydio is not
DeleteYeah, is there any small drive that is NOT Chinese? Would love to buy one if so.
ReplyDeleteDrone not drive. Ugh.
DeleteSee comment two posts earlier.
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