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Parrot swing quadcopter camera drone2/29/2024 ![]() You’ll have to buy at least one extra battery to get the hang of this machine as you don’t want to have to go out to the field and have only 10-12 minutes of flying. Refurbs can be purchased for even less, sometimes as low as $40 or less. $130, but they have now come down to about 50% of that price. In other words, it has a “VPS system” using sound waves and the rear camera to allow it to know when it is close to the ground – an option usually only seen on much more expensive machines.Īt launch the Parrot Swing sold for approx. There is a tiny (and poor quality) camera on the rear which is part of the “ground sensing” system. The mobile device is mostly for settings and other such monitoring and changes since it does not have a front facing camera. It can be operated with a mobile phone attached – or not. It has many options – flying forwards, backwards, at different angles and even programmable flights (looks, circles, etc. Let’s be very clear – the Parrot Swing is a “toy grade model” with brushed motors, yet at the same time it’s head and shoulders above any toy grade machine I’ve ever operated. VTOL will be a big part of the future of drones due to the longer distances and larger payloads they will be able to haul. For the uninitiated, that means it can take off and land (and fly) like a quadcopter, but it has X-shaped wings which can then allow it to fly like an airplane. ![]() The Swing is remarkable in that it is very different than any Drone currently on the market…due to the VTOL abilities. I recently purchased a Parrot Swing VTOL Drone (quadcopter) along with the Bluetooth Controller pad.
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