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Re: Topband: Drone and pulley

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Subject: Re: Topband: Drone and pulley
From: Martin <dm4im@t-online.de>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 23:20:55 +0100
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I tried this once at V31DL. Don't know the brand of the drone, but it was a small one with 4 Propellers. It survived the crash and did the job after some fails.

Make sure to use a thin rope your drone can lift even when it is a long run. Wind is your enemy. A light breeze will make problems with lightweight ropes. Heavier rope might be too heavy.

Attach a weight to the rope 2 or 3 meters under the drone to make sure your drone always is well above the (more or less) horizontal and dangling part of the rope when you fly your drone over the tree (or whatever). Use a long rope, fly straight up at least twice the height of the tree plus the distance from start to endpoint plus a generous safety margin before you go horizontal.

Ask me how i know..

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Ohne CW ist es nur CB..

73, Martin DM4iM
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