What do you guys think of this story I read by Mr. X?


Mr. X wrote:
Looking for a Hobby type Helicopter not a toy one. I want to mount a camera
on it to take aerial photos of yards. I am a landscaper and using the
pictures along with a program called GPSTuner, I am going to be able to
measure the lawns to figure square footage.

Mr. X story didn't make it through Google Beta.
But a few words of caution.
Helicopters, ether model or real world big
machines are a bear to fly. I have a friend
who is big nto RC. He got his ham license
solely for access to the additional RC
freqs. Prepare to spend some money
and time, and maybe even money for
training. Call around to your local model
stores, I am sure there is a local RC club.
Go to a meeting and ask around.

What you discribe is very "do-able, but"
it won't happen overnight.

Terry

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Mr. X story didn't make it through Google Beta.
But a few words of caution.
Helicopters, ether model or real world big
machines are a bear to fly. I have a friend
who is big nto RC. He got his ham license
solely for access to the additional RC
freqs. Prepare to spend some money
and time, and maybe even money for
training. Call around to your local model
stores, I am sure there is a local RC club.
Go to a meeting and ask around.

What you discribe is very "do-able, but"
it won't happen overnight.

Terry


I agree. It just seemed like the long way around the barn just to measure
the sq. ft. of yards and what about foliage ,trees etc in the way of the
view to get accuracy? Weird!


--
73 and good DX. B.H.
Brian's Radio Universe
http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm

Brian Hill wrote:
What do you guys think of this story I read by Mr. X?


Mr. X wrote:
Looking for a Hobby type Helicopter not a toy one. I want to mount a camera
on it to take aerial photos of yards. I am a landscaper and using the
pictures along with a program called GPSTuner, I am going to be able to
measure the lawns to figure square footage.

Why not use a tape measure? GPS isn't as accurate as a tape measure
when measuring known boundaries.

Sounds like he might want to peep on a neighbor sunbathing in the
buff.......:-)

Les

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Brian Hill wrote:
What do you guys think of this story I read by Mr. X?


Mr. X wrote:
Looking for a Hobby type Helicopter not a toy one. I want to mount a
camera
on it to take aerial photos of yards. I am a landscaper and using the
pictures along with a program called GPSTuner, I am going to be able to
measure the lawns to figure square footage.

Why not use a tape measure? GPS isn't as accurate as a tape measure
when measuring known boundaries.

Sounds like he might want to peep on a neighbor sunbathing in the
buff.......:-)

Les


Exactly! Thats what I told him and he got mad. Its over in
alt.minnesota.forsale if you want to see his post.

B.H.

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"Les" wrote in message
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Brian Hill wrote:
What do you guys think of this story I read by Mr. X?


Mr. X wrote:
Looking for a Hobby type Helicopter not a toy one. I want to
mount a
camera
on it to take aerial photos of yards. I am a landscaper and
using the
pictures along with a program called GPSTuner, I am going to be
able to
measure the lawns to figure square footage.

Why not use a tape measure? GPS isn't as accurate as a tape
measure
when measuring known boundaries.

Sounds like he might want to peep on a neighbor sunbathing in the
buff.......:-)

Les


Exactly! Thats what I told him and he got mad. Its over in
alt.minnesota.forsale if you want to see his post.

I wonder if he wants to take those nice overhead
designs that landscape designers make and give
it a personal touch by using the real items, like
the real hardscape and whatnot. Either way, it
seems more trouble than it's worth, since you can
probably get the gps data at the local county office,
and probably an overhead shot of the neighborhood
if you go to a utility that's done work in the area
lately.

--Mike L.

Brian Hill wrote:

What do you guys think of this story I read by Mr. X?


Mr. X wrote:
Looking for a Hobby type Helicopter not a toy one. I want to mount a camera
on it to take aerial photos of yards. I am a landscaper and using the
pictures along with a program called GPSTuner, I am going to be able to
measure the lawns to figure square footage.



Once the neighbours find out what he's doing, they're going to come
calling. He'll be lucky to get just tarred and feathered before being
run out of town. This badly conceived plan is a major invasion of
privacy and could likely result in some lawsuits. People have a right to
expect privacy in their own yards.



mike