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GoPro going to new heights...........

5 posts Started 7 Jan 2012 Last recovered post 7 Jan 2012 Wayback Machine snapshot 16 Jun 2012

#1
Thought you folks might enjoy this. Check out the video at............2:50   &  3:38.......... LookingHard
#2
Things I noticed:

Those straight and long lift-producing wings bending up before take-off.
The wheel instead of a stick.
Why so high before retracting gear?
#3
Screw the map.   I can never get them damned things folded back up either.
#4
He needs a GPS

I don't know why it took so long on the landing gear, but it didn't seem to take a whole football field to get off the ground from a standing start.
#5
I suspect that the cycle time of the gear is such that it is not raised until a sufficient altitude as to ensure there is enough time available to re-deploy it if a return to base in needed.  I also wonder if the gear is gas operated (not electrical, due to weight savings) and number of deployments is limited.
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