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Lost drone

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  • 26-12-2015 9:33pm
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    kave2
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭


    Hi, lost my drone Syma X5C-1 Saturday evening in Roscam, Boireann Bheag somewhere around the 2 soccer fields. If anyone found it, contact me via PM. Thanks a lot.


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    beardybrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭beardybrewer


    Pic from Google images in case that helps anyone identify it...
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    Hope you find it OP. Was that a new xmas pressie lost already?


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    kave2
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭kave2


    beardybrewer wrote: »
    Pic from Google images in case that helps anyone identify it...
    hqdefault.jpg
    Hope you find it OP. Was that a new xmas pressie lost already?

    No. Bought it couple of weeks ago. I knew it was a mistake to fly in dark.


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    Storm 10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,924 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    If you know anyone with another drone maybe they could fly around the area you last saw it, could be stuck on top of a tree or building, hope you get it back


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    Sam Kade
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    I thought drones came back to base if you lose control of them?


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    The Randy Riverbeast
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,770 ✭✭✭The Randy Riverbeast


    Sam Kade wrote: »
    I thought drones came back to base if you lose control of them?


    That is assuming they were able to fly. I would imagine it would be the more expensive models too.


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    kave2
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭kave2


    Sam Kade wrote: »
    I thought drones came back to base if you lose control of them?

    The more expensive one's do. Mine was only 100€. You have to have GPS for it to come back to home location.


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    kave2
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭kave2


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    If you know anyone with another drone maybe they could fly around the area you last saw it, could be stuck on top of a tree or building, hope you get it back

    That's good idea, but I don't know anyone with FPV drone.


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    Notch000
    Registered Users Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭Notch000


    kave2 wrote: »
    The more expensive one's do. Mine was only 100€. You have to have GPS for it to come back to home location.

    you got ripped off, there only around 55E from bangood (chine). and you can get a replacement drone from them without hte controller for around 25, order through europen wharehouse to avoid import taxs.

    good drone, ive one myself


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    kave2
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭kave2


    Got my drone back. Huge thanks to debs09.


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    Storm 10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,924 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    How did you find it, did you do as I suggested and got another drone to do a search of the area it went missing in, just curious to know how it was found.


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    kave2
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭kave2


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    How did you find it, did you do as I suggested and got another drone to do a search of the area it went missing in, just curious to know how it was found.

    User debs09 found it in their backyard


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    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    Sam Kade wrote: »
    I thought drones came back to base if you lose control of them?
    No, that's pigeons.


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    syklops
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    Sam Kade wrote: »
    I thought drones came back to base if you lose control of them?

    Thats boomerangs you're thinking of.


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    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    are they all registered now in case this happens when they are out of range?



    http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-34936739


    Mod note, images may be disturbing. I removed direct links


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    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    gctest50 wrote: »
    are they all registered now in case this happens when they are out of range?
    That's an awful thing to happen but that drone wasn't out of range it crash landed. It's not like drones specialise in damaging the eyeballs of children, it was a freak accident.


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    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    ScumLord wrote: »
    That's an awful thing to happen but that drone wasn't out of range it crash landed. It's not like drones specialise in damaging the eyeballs of children, it was a freak accident.


    It's very dangerous when you have a remote-controlled, non-piloted aircraft that's flying in areas where there's people

    http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pasadena-drone-flight-20150916-story.html

    Authorities said the baby was being pushed in a stroller by her mother when she was hit with debris from a small, privately-owned drone that came down on Marengo Avenue near Union Street about 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
    The baby suffered a large contusion on her forehead and a small cut to the side of her head, according to police. She was treated at a hospital and released.


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    Notch000
    Registered Users Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭Notch000


    gctest50 wrote: »
    are they all registered now in case this happens when they are out of range?



    http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-34936739


    Mod note, images may be disturbing. I removed direct links

    there was a request out there recently to voluntarily register all drone 1kg +, the one here on this thread is more like 200grams so not likely to hurt anyone at all,

    hard to explain but drones by nature will break there fall (speed wise) them selves by the force of air rushing throught the props and self level, and glide gently back to the ground, very unlike to hurt anything ,

    the general public don't know the deference between this toy class (radi controlled toys) and professional GPS guided long rang 'drones' capable of more sinister things


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    ScumLord
    Registered Users Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    gctest50 wrote: »
    It's very dangerous when you have a remote-controlled, non-piloted aircraft that's flying in areas where there's people
    How can it be remote controlled and non piloted?

    Like Notch pointed out, there's plenty of misunderstanding of what a drone is and what differences there are between drones.

    Really these are quadcopters, very, very few of them are "drones". Because a drone is a very different kettle of fish to the toy you pay less than €1000 for.


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    syl77
    Registered Users Posts: 446 ✭✭syl77


    there was a request out there recently to voluntarily register all drone 1kg +

    Its a requirement that all drones over 1kg must be registered - its not voluntary
    hard to explain but drones by nature will break there fall (speed wise) them selves by the force of air rushing throught the props and self level, and glide gently back to the ground

    Are you referring to auto-rotation - because I know of no drone that allows its props to auto-rotate. If a prop/motor or ESC fails (quadcopter)... it will fall to the ground.


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