Motherboard.tv invited me to a panel to talk about Drones and do some demos. I got to fly the s800 and talk about FPV, RC, and Drones. I met a ton of cool people and learned about all kinds of things people are trying to do with Drones - from flying supplies around in 3rd world countries to cartography to education.. Drones are making a positive difference. It was interesting carrying my hexacopter, the s800, around the event. The 3 top questions were: 1) How high does that go? A: Very high. 2) How much does that cost? A: s800 is about $10k 3) Where can I get one? A: Buy the DJI Phantom View from the panel
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I have had an Elektroskate electric skateboard for years now and I really like it despite its many issues. When I first saw the Boosted Boards Kickstarter I was excited because it seemed like finally someone spent some mental energy on design. During SXSW, I happened to host a meet up for RC / Drones and Boosted Boards was set up right next to us in the Create Tent! I invited them out so I could get a sneak peak of this awesome board and film them from the air. I can't wait to get my hands on a finished one! My friend Gavin came along to drive the camera on the ZenMuse gimbal while I flew the s800. Gavin also got some awesome footage from his XP2 quad. Credit also goes to him for doing the edit and composing the music in less than 24 hours. I had lots of fun meeting other hobbyists and introducing some new people to FPV. If you were there, please shoot me an email and say hi!
A prop flew off the F450 with a tiny amount of damage and the qav500 got to ride on the new boostedboard! Dji let me borrow a set of retracts for the s800 for the viceland drone day on Monday.. They are sweet. I also got "glassed" ie: someone took a picture of me with Google Glass |
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