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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: COndor06 on February 07, 2012, 10:23:01 AM
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Some of you guys know me on here as I have been a member for quite sometime. I am a sponsored RC pilot for several manufactures and I also own a company called Condor Aerial. We have deployed a new aircraft that is used for Law Enforcement, Search & Rescue, Real Estate, Breaking News, and a host of other applications.
It is a fully autonomous aircraft and with an hour of flight training anyone on the planet can operate them. All you have to do is move the stick in the direction you want it to go. Once it arrives at its destination you flip a switch and it’s on GPS lock so it will hover automatically while you use the sliders on each side of the radio to operate the camera.
Everything is filmed in 1080P. We us a special goggle that uses a monocle in one eyepiece that allows you to see what the camera is viewing so you can accurately fly and film events.
I spoke with Hitec prior to posting this as my thinking is everyone here has better than average hand eye coordination. We are expanding our business into other states and I am looking for interested parties that would either like to manage a state territory as well as clients who wish to use a Condor unit for individual use.
We are not selling anything but I think it is only fair to let you know that our business model (if you want to own your own state) will require you to purchase your own equipment (at our cost) if you want to lease equipment to your local, state, and federal agencies. We are also looking for pilots that want to fly for hire for the state operators.
Check out or website at www.CondorAerial.com and make sure you view the videos and the licensing tabs.
My contact information is listed in the licensing information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTl01aW6ZiQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTl01aW6ZiQ)
(http://condoraerial.com/Flight2.jpg)
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thats pretty cool.
i got certified to fly the Puma UAS last month.
http://www.avinc.com/uas/small_uas/puma/
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Yeah, I have seen their aircraft before. They have some pretty cool technology. Congrats on your certification. This business is too much fun.
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But crime is down dramatically. Why do we need so much surveillance in the US?
Anyhow, cool stuff brother.
check this out, these are the next overlords
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIMGV5vtd4&feature=player_embedded
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Those guys have way too much brain matter in their cerebral cortex. Very cool how they have those little worker drones all flying to accomplish a single task. Way out of my league.
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But crime is down dramatically. Why do we need so much surveillance in the US?
Anyhow, cool stuff brother.
check this out, these are the next overlords
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIMGV5vtd4&feature=player_embedded
:O That is awesome! :x
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it's a cute little UAV
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it's a cute little UAV
Cute? Cute you say? Puppies are cute. lol
We look TACTICAL. :furious
Ok, maybe cute but in a Tactical way. Tactically Cute. :bolt:
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At work mines much bigger
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Hmmm... I've been flying R/C aircraft since about 1986... I'm already self employed and have more free time then most folks... And I am already a professional photographer... This might be interesting.
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I think your going to need more altitude and better zoom for LE use. At least for drug survellience where it would really shine. Best thing about this unt is the knuckleheads are always changing up corners and with a unit like this they can be watched more effectively.
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I just went back to school for uav's getting private pilot first. Have opportunity to work for govt contractor as pilot/instructor.
I was told uav's can't fly in FAA regulated air space yet. Once they change the legalities, ( part of it is requiring all uav pilots to have FAA pilot cert ).
I will check it out.
Thanks for the post.
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At work mines much bigger
You had to bring size into the matter didnt you?
Overcompensating for something? :P
:neener:
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Here is what we know about FAA involvement. The FAA wants everyone (UAV Pilots) to have a COA (certificate of airworthiness) and over the last 10 years have only approved 15.
First off, we are not a UAV. We don’t fly way points, we only fly line of sight. The second reg the FAA wants to enforce is regulating commercial use meaning you can’t fly for hire but you can fly for free anytime you want to.
This is not a law, it’s an advisory but with that being said, the FAA is expected to put a program together by June of this year. Basicaly it is supposed to regulate all UAVs over 25 pounds. Our aircraft are 10 lbs.
With the continued usage of light (line of sight) UAVs there hasn’t been a single incident involving the FAA to date. Not that this has any meaning other than we are more looked at as an RC aircraft.
If we follow the advisory only we would lease aircraft to agencies for their own usage.
To help us maintain an open door with the FAA and State, Local, and Federal authorities we have an Executive VP Government liaison with the following credentials.
He retired from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division as Deputy to the Assistant Director for Investigations.
He created the South Carolina Computer Crime Center and currently is the Manager of Corporate Security for the SCANA Corporation, a Fortune 500 Utility Company.
He is a graduate of the 216th Session of the FBI National Academy,
The United States Secret Service Dignitary Protection School
and the Naval Post Graduate School Executive Leadership Program for Homeland Security
He is also currently an advisor to the Justice Department.
This should keep our political and legal feet grounded with some credibility to deploy our systems within the guidelines currently available and far within the future protocals.
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all kidding aside, it is pretty cool. I see the giant footprint our large uav has at work (folks would be surprised how many people it takes to fly a single uav), and I am definitely on the smaller/less people the better side of things.
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Hello Big Brother I've been waiting for you since 1984! :bolt:
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Hey Slate, I see your in Toms River. Do you know of a company there called MaxFlight. I used to work with them. They have the worlds only fully aerobatic flight simulator.
And yes, we are getting the classification as Big Brothers new toy. The good news is, in most states now you can't use this to bust your pot growers. Its an invaison of privacy. It gives law enforcement too much of an ability to peak at you. Sounds crazy but its true.
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Hey Slate, I see your in Toms River. Do you know of a company there called MaxFlight. I used to work with them. They have the worlds only fully aerobatic flight simulator.
And yes, we are getting the classification as Big Brothers new toy. The good news is, in most states now you can't use this to bust your pot growers. Its an invaison of privacy. It gives law enforcement too much of an ability to peak at you. Sounds crazy but its true.
It doesn't sound crazy at all.
t would be a total invasion of privacy, just for that reason.
I wonder what the legality of using one of these as a clay pigeon would be if it is hovering over my property without my permission...
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Condor was just checking out your site and the licensing button is inaccessible. Sounds interesting to me being a self-employed type and looking to expand on things here in Alabama.
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Hey Slate, I see your in Toms River. Do you know of a company there called MaxFlight. I used to work with them. They have the worlds only fully aerobatic flight simulator.
And yes, we are getting the classification as Big Brothers new toy. The good news is, in most states now you can't use this to bust your pot growers. Its an invaison of privacy. It gives law enforcement too much of an ability to peak at you. Sounds crazy but its true.
Don't know MAXflight but will check it out.
Glad to know about the privacy issue is as such so far.
Here's the simulator from MaxFlight site, looks cool
(http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv15/d0nwaters/MaxFlightHome_Main.jpg)
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I have no clue why you are not able to view the licensing info so I will post it here for you guys to read.
Condor Aerial is always interested in licensing qualified individuals for deployment in additional states, counties, and government institutions. We have a very unique team with various representations that cover Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement, Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV), RC Aircraft, Political Liaisons, Commercial Applications, as well as Breaking News Applications, Search & Rescue, and Flight Training.
This business requires strict discipline with continuing compliance on every issue regarding the use of our aircraft. Individuals with applicable backgrounds, fields of service, or genuine interest in our business model are welcome contact us for additional information.
We take great pride in recruiting like minded business professionals capable of taking charge in their own unique markets to continue expanding the Condor portfolio while capitalizing on our successes and continued strategic marketing platforms.
If you have a genuine interest please contact our business support center
Fred Culbertson
704-221-6550
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I am not sure as to the clay pigon effect. LoL. Privacy issues are not to be toyed with in todays enviroment. We haven't been shot at yet (that I know of) but in a law enforcement role it might not be in your best interest. Ha Ha. They already want to know if we can put a taser on the thing. I don't think we want to dive in that pool. The ACLU might have something to say about that.
I think the best deployment would be in florida over a nudist colony just to practice your zoom capabilities. :O
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Reminds me of a T-Hawk...a UAV us Infantry guys use to get PID and look for Taliban.....had one get shot at actually, they were then shot at by A-10s.
Does it sound like a weed whacker?
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I am not sure as to the clay pigon effect. LoL. Privacy issues are not to be toyed with in todays enviroment. We haven't been shot at yet (that I know of) but in a law enforcement role it might not be in your best interest. Ha Ha. They already want to know if we can put a taser on the thing. I don't think we want to dive in that pool. The ACLU might have something to say about that.
I think the best deployment would be in florida over a nudist colony just to practice your zoom capabilities. :O
Wonder who the first judge to issue a warrant for one of these will be... it begs the question of how mush airspace is "owned" above the property of Joe Citizen.
My wife just got a Mossberg 12 Ga. and has an itchy trigger finger. Better keep them away from here, for now :rofl
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Well if your outside they consider that not private for the most part. Being outside you have no guarantee of any kind of privacy.
If I was younger I'd jump on this chance to start a business. With more investigation and questions of course.
Sounds very interesting.
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My wife just got a Mossberg 12 Ga. and has an itchy trigger finger. Better keep them away from here, for now
You have a wife that bought a new 12 ga shotgun? :bolt:
Man, that is a bad chick right there. You better stop worrying about Condors over your property and spend some time rethinking your relationship with her. LoL
You better be a Rambo kind of guy cuz Moma don't play. :confused:
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My Wife's current carry is a SW9. She somtimes carries a XDm 40. She's a 5'2" little country gal that kicks 6'5". lol
Did I mention she carries a knife? Has since she was 14.
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My Wife's current carry is a SW9. She somtimes carries a XDm 40. She's a 5'2" little country gal that kicks 6'5". lol
Did I mention she carries a knife? Has since she was 14.
Of course, Your from Texas. Most gal's there are man killers. I had to go all the way to WV to find one that wouldn't hurt me.
Another huge mistake. She has too much Coal Miners Daughter in her.
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My wife just got a Mossberg 12 Ga. and has an itchy trigger finger. Better keep them away from here, for now
You have a wife that bought a new 12 ga shotgun? :bolt:
Man, that is a bad chick right there. You better stop worrying about Condors over your property and spend some time rethinking your relationship with her. LoL
You better be a Rambo kind of guy cuz Moma don't play. :confused:
It's actually her dad's :D
We found it when we were cleaning her mom's house a few weeks ago and spent most of this past Sunday shooting it.
Normally, she carries a Ruger LCP :aok
(and her family is from Virginia) :lol
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It's actually her dad's :D
We found it when we were cleaning her mom's house a few weeks ago and spent most of this past Sunday shooting it.
Normally, she carries a Ruger LCP :aok
(and her family is from Virginia) :lol
My mom carries an LCP my dad carries his 1911 and has a TCP in the car. Occassionally one of them will take the S&W snubnose (38 special) revolver as well.
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My wife carries my slippers.
Good luck in your new business, Condor.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/7/coming-to-a-sky-near-you/
:rofl wtg America
*insert 1984 / Brave New World / land of the free pisstake of your choice here*
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Hey ya Rolex, my long lost squaddie. Remember practicing those Thunderbird Formation Flights. Has it been that long? Man
You must still be enjoying life in Japan. God love ya brother and ur slipper carrying woman. LoL
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In terms of section 21 what is unlawful is not necessarily unreasonable. The lawfulness or unlawfulness of a search will always be highly relevant but will not be determinative either way.
For example, the urgency of the moment or a reasonable misapprehension as to the authority to search or excusable non-compliance with the precise statutory requirements may diminish the significance otherwise attaching to non-compliance with the search laws. But if a search warrant is readily obtainable that must tell strongly against an unauthorised search. Similarly, the reasonable exercise of the power to search without warrant, requires that it be resorted to only where it is reasonably necessary to do so before a warrant can be obtained.
So if the cops feel like searching you without probable cause, they can... as long as it is deemed "reasonably necessary"...
That's scary, too.
I think I'm gonna go live in a cave... :noid
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VonMessa, You think that’s scary, In North Carolina, if you are pulled over and a cop finds out you have a gun in the car, (no matter if you told him about it or not) it is up to the DISCRETION of the arresting officer if the weapon is considered concealed or not.
Felony charge, 20 grand for attorney fees, and a possible sentence?
Way too much power (or the opportunity to abuse such power) if you ask me.
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VonMessa, You think that’s scary, In North Carolina, if you are pulled over and a cop finds out you have a gun in the car, (no matter if you told him about it or not) it is up to the DISCRETION of the arresting officer if the weapon is considered concealed or not.
Felony charge, 20 grand for attorney fees, and a possible sentence?
Way too much power (or the opportunity to abuse such power) if you ask me.
This is why one should obtain a License to Carry a Concealed Firearm, then it is never an issue :) Good thing North Carolina has a reciprocity agreement with Pennsylvania :rock
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I do see your point and agree with it somewhat but you souldn't have to have a conceal carry permit just to take your gun to the range.
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I do see your point and agree with it somewhat but you souldn't have to have a conceal carry permit just to take your gun to the range.
I agree. I usually keep everything in the trunk, unloaded, separate from the ammo (which is in a locked ammo can), just to avoid the hassle.
That is, except for my carry piece. That even skeeves them outm though.
I'm just surprised that there is not more uproar about having "eyes in the sky" that can get so up-close and personal...
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I agree. I usually keep everything in the trunk, unloaded, separate from the ammo (which is in a locked ammo can), just to avoid the hassle.
That is, except for my carry piece. That even skeeves them outm though.
I'm just surprised that there is not more uproar about having "eyes in the sky" that can get so up-close and personal...
just wait until people see them. out of sight out of mind...good ole MERICA!
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Just so no one gets the wrong idea, for our guys to deploy a drone, there has to be something pretty serious going on. I never had a situation where law enforcement used one of ours to spy on anyone.
This doesn’t mean the opportunity for abuse doesn’t exist (and I am sure some idiot will certainly take that advantage) but we only come into play (on the law enforcement side) when a swat team needs an extra eye, someone is missing in a wooded area at night, fugitive tracking, or a surveillance issue to help guarantee the safety of men on the ground apprehending a suspect.
As far as using it to spy on the general public, it’s just not a good platform as far as our aircraft are concerned. The real issue at heart is, while I was flying to find the lost person in the woods I saw a house in the distance with our FLIR system and it is obvious there are high intensity grow lights burning or you spot a crop of marijuana growing in the middle of a corn field and the farmer honestly doesn’t even have a clue its there.
Yeah, right buddy, tell it to the judge will be the last thing the farmer hears prior to posting bond.
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In Texas you can carry a handgun in your vehicle without a CHL. The rules are the same as if you had a CHL.
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In Texas you can carry a handgun in your vehicle without a CHL. The rules are the same as if you had a CHL.
I live in the socialist republic of New Jersey where getting a CHL is next to impossible, getting handgun ammo impossible without a Firearms ID card (with required fingerprints). Defacto Gun Registration? Permits for buying a gun. Restrictions on gun types and clip capacity.
We pay the price for the Third World Sewers they call cities in this state.
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In Texas you can carry a handgun in your vehicle without a CHL. The rules are the same as if you had a CHL.
Does "in the vehicle" mean anywhere, or specifically in a "hidden" space such as a console, glove-box or on your person? In PA, if you have a handgun anywhere in the vehicle, and it has live rounds in the magazine/cylinder (meaning not locked in a separate container than the weapon), it is considered "concealed" This does not apply to rifles and shotguns
I live in the socialist republic of New Jersey where getting a CHL is next to impossible, getting handgun ammo impossible without a Firearms ID card (with required fingerprints). Defacto Gun Registration? Permits for buying a gun. Restrictions on gun types and clip capacity.
We pay the price for the Third World Sewers they call cities in this state.
I would have to agree, you guys across the river are really screwed.
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Does "in the vehicle" mean anywhere, or specifically in a "hidden" space such as a console, glove-box or on your person? In PA, if you have a handgun anywhere in the vehicle, and it has live rounds in the magazine/cylinder (meaning not locked in a separate container than the weapon), it is considered "concealed" This does not apply to rifles and shotguns
I would have to agree, you guys across the river are really screwed.
It has to be concealed..... not visible from the outside of the vehicle. It can be carried loaded. This was a change from a couple of years back as at that time the clip had to be seperate from the firearm.
Long guns can be carried anywhere. Folks no longer put them on gun racks in the truck windows as they would be stolen.
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It has to be concealed..... not visible from the outside of the vehicle. It can be carried loaded. This was a change from a couple of years back as at that time the clip had to be seperate from the firearm.
Long guns can be carried anywhere. Folks no longer put them on gun racks in the truck windows as they would be stolen.
The more I hear about it, the more I feel like Texas is a place that I should move to :D
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Good luck Condor, I imagine the scene in goodfellas where the choppa is chasing Ray Liotta. :airplane: :uhoh
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Personally, I'm wonderin' why this post wasn't started or moved to the O'Club where
it belongs.
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It looks like you have a flight time of maybe 15 minutes depending on payload. It just doesn't seem like much time aloft. How close are you to getting unit with more aloft time?
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Here is what we know about FAA involvement. The FAA wants everyone (UAV Pilots) to have a COA (certificate of airworthiness) and over the last 10 years have only approved 15.
Certificate of Airworthiness on pilots? The only thing I know that has a Certificate of Airworthiness is the aircraft, not the pilot. As a rule pilots are only allowed to fly aircraft that have a current airworthiness certificate. Which is keep valid by complying with the annual inspection rule.
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First off, I want to say thank you to Hitech for allowing me to recruit some pilots. It was with his kind permission I was able to post this information and discuss what we are doing and share our website. He was most kind to allow us this thread as an information base.
The COA I was talking about is for the aircraft. Sorry I didn't make that clear.
The flight time on the electric unit is 15 minutes. When you are searching a grid for someone with the FLIR system it only takes about 5 minutes to go up and search a couple square miles, then we move to the next grid. We do have a helicopter with the same flight system good for 2 hours and we have a new quad coming out next month that is a 4 stroke gas with 2 hours flight time.
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I am forced to admit that, once the initial investment in capital is recouped, the savings should be fairly marked with regard to fuel, personnel, equipment maintenance, etc
Also, I can't imagine how much this will cut down on scramble time, especially when precious moments count such as in a rescue situation.
I don't fear the new technology, just the manner in which some will be tempted to use it.
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Hello Condor. I am a seasoned Rc operator. I have currently 8 electric operational planes/heli's in my stable. Been flying rc aircraft for the last ten years.
My AMA membership is up to date and I would like you to pm me all the info you have please. Thanks TUK151 (Retired AH player).