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I see. I'll contact him (them?) and see if he is willing to give us a few pointers then. Thank you for the tip!

About ECKS; are you saying he could help in some way? When it comes to height launching the drone from a hill is a no-go. First of all we're going to launch it in a specific location where there might not be a hill, and more importantly, if we were to launch it from a hill, due to how the hill...

All features needed seem to be included in the Phantom, so I guess that answers my question. On a closer look the Naza-M is to be installed on quadcopters in general, and the Phantom would almost certainly have that system already included considering it's of the same make.

Regarding budget it's still to be determined, but from what I've heard it's not unreasonable that it would be a bit over $1000, maybe around $1500. Of course, cheaper options are preferable to more expensive ones given that both are about as good. For what they can do both of the quadcopters...

Hello everyone. I'm an engineering student who in my practical work is involved in a project whose goal it is to validate an atmospheric model by taking measurements and comparing reality with the model. Unfortunately the instrumentation usually used is unavailable to us due to cost, but my...