Parrot Bebop

[nicklmg]

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1BEnmjO

Amazon: http://geni.us/YOi

 

The Parrot Bebop is one of the first drones Linus has had a significant amount of testing time with... Does it provide an amazing, user-friendly experience, or is it intended only for experienced drone pilots?

 

[burningfyra]

THANKS NICK!!! been waiting on this one

I bet the camera on the bebop would be more impressive if i wasn't watching this in 360p

[Rundas]

Thanks Nick!

[RevoltTrain]

Sweet!

Also cool to see a new sponsor

[XTankSlayerX]

Thank you Nick!

 

Hope you're having a good weekend!

[Antistatic12]

Been waiting to watch this.
I can't wait to get mine.

[DIV1D3]

Was going to say "INB4 "Thanks Nick"".

Already three people have done so...

 

 

It is really, really fun you say Linus, would you say, Super Fun?

[AndyLao1031]

After linus's Tweet yesterday i have been waiting on the forums for today's video

[Whypatch]

tunnel bear? What happened to the deal with hotspot shield?

[WobblyMusicStand]

This drone looks like it could be really fun to use filming people doing competitive of freestyle downhill skiing. Does anyone know what the environmental tolerances on these sorts of devices are? Especially cold. (I imagine that they don't work the best.)

[nicklmg]

tunnel bear? What happened to the deal with hotspot shield?

Hotspot Shield hasn't been on the show for like... 8 or 9 months

[ZuluGod]

Good video as always guys. Keep it up

[thorpj]

I can't help but wonder why each video is titled 1a,1b,1c. not Part 1,2,3...

 

Anyway, great video!

[LinusTech]

This drone looks like it could be really fun to use filming people doing competitive of freestyle downhill skiing. Does anyone know what the environmental tolerances on these sorts of devices are? Especially cold. (I imagine that they don't work the best.)

 

Lithium Ion batteries don't perform well in the cold, so I'd imagine they wouldn't do that well

[skywake]

My thought process when I see stuff about higher-end drones:
- "That's the coolest thing ever, I want one"

- "It costs how much now? Well for what it is I guess that's fair"
- "hold on... there are so many other things I'd rather spend that much money on. I think I'll stick with my $60 toy quadcopter"

 

I can't help but wonder why each video is titled 1a,1b,1c. not Part 1,2,3...

Presumably so they can do another one down the line if they want without renaming. Given how well it turned out another Scrapyard Wars with different budget/goals/restrictions/etc would be a damn good idea.

[thorpj]

My thought process when I see stuff about higher-end drones:

- "That's the coolest thing ever, I want one"

- "It costs how much now? Well for what it is I guess that's fair"

- "hold on... there are so many other things I'd rather spend that much money on. I think I'll stick with my $60 toy quadcopter"

 

Presumably so they can do another one down the line if they want without renaming. Given how well it turned out another Scrapyard Wars with different budget/goals/restrictions/etc would be a damn good idea.

 

I see,

 

More evidence that i should always assume that these guys know exactly what they are doing

 

[Most of the time]

[popman]

Lithium Ion batteries don't perform well in the cold, so I'd imagine they wouldn't do that well

There are hacks available to solve this problem.

Like insulating tape, and those chemical handwarmers.

 

The weight would mess it up though, and too much heat is bad.

[LinusTech]

 

Presumably so they can do another one down the line if they want without renaming. Given how well it turned out another Scrapyard Wars with different budget/goals/restrictions/etc would be a damn good idea.

 

That is exactly why Scrapyard Wars is 1a to 1c for the first episode. Second episode (definitely going to happen) will start with 2a

[Baldwin90]

Hey, I recently bought around $780 of exercise equipment with your promo code. I'm saying this because I was wondering if you can see what's purchased when you get a cut, and I wanted to know if you actually got any money from it, which would indicate that I did it the right way.

[LinusTech]

Hey, I recently bought around $780 of exercise equipment with your promo code. I'm saying this because I was wondering if you can see what's purchased when you get a cut, and I wanted to know if you actually got any money from it, which would indicate that I did it the right way.

 

Yeah I get a report, but without knowing the exact item and date I wouldn't be able to verify it. It's a long list

[wyattzx]

I hope you guys will use this (or something newer and better) when you eventually show off the new office!

[popman]

Only slightly related to the video, but.

 

 

I'd post a load more stuff on the forum if the discussion thread were embedded below the video, replacing the comments iframe.

Are there any javascript whizkids who can make a greasemonkey script to do that?

 

 

Editing the iframe's src value manually embeds the site, so I know it works.

[Baldwin90]

Yeah I get a report, but without knowing the exact item and date I wouldn't be able to verify it. It's a long list

Well they were three separate purchases. Two of those would be for one SelectTech 1090s, and the other one would be for a SelectTech Bench 5.1. I had to do them separately so I could have three separate receipts (long story).

[Mandrewoid]

Linus, it looks like you had tons of fun making this video, but perhaps before you make the next drone video, you should make sure you don't break the law (repeatedly)while you do so

 

Transport Canada expects you to follow these basic Do’s and Don’ts.

Do

• Only fly your aircraft during daylight and in good weather (not in clouds or fog).

• Always keep your aircraft in sight, where you can see it with your own eyes – not only through an on-board camera, monitor or smartphone.

• Make sure your aircraft is safe for flight before take-off. Ask yourself, for example, are the batteries fully charged? Is it too cold to fly?

• Know if you need permission to fly and when to apply for a Special Flight Operations Certificate

• Respect the privacy of others – avoid flying over private property or taking photos or videos without permission.

Don’t fly:

• Closer than 9 km from any airport, heliport, or aerodrome.

• Higher than 90 metres from above the ground.

• Closer than 150 metres from people, animals, buildings, structures, or vehicles.

• In populated areas or near large groups of people, including sporting events, concerts, festivals, and firework shows.

• Near moving vehicles, avoid highways, bridges, busy streets or anywhere you could endanger or distract drivers.

• Within restricted airspace, including near or over military bases, prisons, and forest fires.

• Anywhere you may interfere with first responders

 

I don't mean to be an ass, but my uncle's dad works for Transport Canada and fines people for UAV operation all the time. 

4.6 Penalties

1. Transport Canada is serious about safety. Using your UAV in a reckless and negligent manner (e.g. not complying with the conditions in the exemptions) could lead to penalties and fines.  Additionally this type of negligence could cause fatalities, resulting in lawsuits, fines and jail time.
2. Penalties may be assessed in the amount of $5,000 for individuals and $25,000 for corporations for those that should be operating under an SFOC, but are not.
3. The Criminal Code of Canada describes several offences involving the dangerous operation of aircraft and endangering the safety of other aircraft. Committing such offences is punishable by monetary enalties and/or jail time including imprisonment for life.
4. Other penalties may apply against other regulations outlined in section 2.1.

 

And you just posted your own video evidence on YouTube 

[DildorTheDecent]

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