Originally Posted by
MikeB52
I'm a 50 year old kid at heart. Going to have to google that book. Thanks.
Drones are the future of recon, among other areas. I hope at least.
Playing with these 'toys' is teaching the next generation of servicemen and women how to be adept and 'in the cockpit' via remote in ways impossible even 5 years ago.
I remember how hard it was to learn to fly, or drive RC toys towards yourself as a kid with opposite reacting controls. Crashed many a testor product in my day..
These new drones are so much more capable that even I with my heavy hands on the sticks can fly with grace and precision. Plus there is a 'return home' button if you lose it in the sun or because you can't orientate yourself to the view.
I have a land based 'jumping sumo', also by parrot, that can maneuver across all terrain but water, and climb stairs, as well as jump 1 meter in the air.
Also has the built in camera to put you in the cockpit.. Fun to torment the pets with and easy to see the military applications with all it's extra functionality.
I think us techy guys are in for lots of fun in the near future.
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