Chris Anderson , EIC of Wired , has ageek weakspot : gas constant / C Planes . Here ’s aguidehe wrote to turn crappy digicams , onetime parts from tripod , some cardboard and caoutchouc bands into a budget ethereal video solvent . ( sheet not include , and best used on a stable plane like theEasyStar . ) Then , he jury - rigs some mindstorm kit up into a crude autopilot system that returns home via a range heading 180 degrees from its original way of life . It could work , but only if the airplane ’s stern is pointing at you when you trigger off it . Anyhow , this is only a holdover until he commence the GPS work out into there .
Video of the aeriform cam after the jump :
This info amount to me by Wired ’s Geek Dad Blog , which is perchance their good web log yet . Maybe that ’s because more than a few editor program there are go into parenthood decently now . I can sense the fervour for both their kids and the gritty tech add up through in each Charles William Post ; that ’s something you do n’t feel in every bad - pic technical school fib .
P.S. I ’ve doneround ups of R / C Plane reviewsfor Wired , and I ’d think many of those models I ’d recommend then , are as good or better now .
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