submitted 1 day ago by Andrzej3K@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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Is it literally just a drone with a wired connection to the controller? How does that even work? Doesn't that make for a very limited range?

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[-] Dessa@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

Why not have a spool on both ends?

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Split the difference, spool in the middle

[-] Dessa@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Spool remotely galaxy-brain

[-] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

Now you need to engineer Your fiber optic line to have enough tensile strength to support the entire spool.

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

I'll let the boffins sort that out, I'm the ideas guy

[-] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

50ft out your line snags on a branch and now the entire spool on your controller is useless!

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