Recent content by skydancer242

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    Lowering a P3 Down a Hole........

    Hey Wolfie, it gets you thinking this one doesn't it?!! Was looking a carbon poles which weigh quite a bit once you get past 45feet or so, but didn't consider PVC piping. I think it would still be better mounted to a legless P2/3 as I would retain the 2.8ghz downlink. Im not sure that the...
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    Lowering a P3 Down a Hole........

    Cheers Steve. Haven't accepted the job but its been eating away at me as to the best way it could be performed. Apparently the end client wont send people down the shaft and looking at the market, there's nothing there to fill this gap at such a depth.
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    Lowering a P3 Down a Hole........

    I'm not sure that's possible at 75m deep?
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    Lowering a P3 Down a Hole........

    I'd like to know if this is possible, without the craft actually hovering.
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    Lowering a P3 Down a Hole........

    Thanks for the replies. I need to be able to see what the camera is seeing from the surface and be able to control the pan. The shaft is 75m deep and there is no access to the bottom. Also the access is a 600mm manhole cover! @sonof40 - so the camera wont pan on its gimbal? Therefore i'll need...
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    Lowering a P3 Down a Hole........

    Hi All, Thanks for having me! I have a PFCO (with an I1) and was recently asked to look into a job. The client wants to survey a deep vertical concrete shaft and thought a drone could be flown down. Obviously this isn't viable - but it got me thinking that a modified P3 might do the job. I...