This is really freakin' exciting. This looks like the machine we've all been waiting for. Congrats, Freefly!! Now, please tell me this isn't going to be $50,000 and shipping in 2016.
This is a problem that can be solved with an $80 piece of hardware (an Android tablet). Why is this still a thing? Can't we all just move on? Personally, after seeing the spate of new products Freefly just dropped, I'm in awe. And I couldn't give a rat's behind about an iOS app. Even though I am an iPhone/iPad/Mac user.
That´s good for you, Steve. For me customer service is a part of the product and while I do have to admit that other than the iOS thing, freefly was OK with customer service so far, please understand that this IS an issue for some. I do own an Android tablet, but I´m not happy with it (being a rather cheap piece of hardware as you stated), and also carrying at least two tablets around without even having a spare when one has problems. iOS was promised and not delivered - period. That keeps me from thinking about upgrading my equipment with new freefly stuff.
i think they used the wrong bluetooth hardware within the M10 and so they are not able to communicate wireless with iOS. the ALTA is amazing btw. I didn't think about the synapse anymore and i thought freefly is not crazy enough to go in a market where a chinese company controlls the whole world - but they are and this is really cool!!!! but i hope it won't cost the price of a car...
It's most interesting that they are accomplishing 15 pounds on a flat 6. This really has all the key elements anyone can really want. I can only imagine the price. My guess is $20K.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/04/prweb12647862.htm sounds like an official statement. compared to other frames in that class (DJI S1000) it is not cheap but affordable. For a M10 user it is the price of the gimbal and therefore reasonable.
I am going to be at NAB in a few hours, and I would like to get some clarity on things like the radio systems and the power systems. But that price for what they described seems like a fair deal. And by fair deal I mean I will find the first person at the booth who will take my money and I will wrestle them to the ground.
Steve, can you clarify these also with Freefly representatives : * They mention about OSD. Do we have built-in telemetry like MK for Graupner of Futaba? * GPS system, we don't see any antenna outside, any details of it? * Are they willing to sell frame only option? Or FC only option? * I see that they are using 2x9A 6S batteries, what's flight time with maximum payload? 8500$ is very affordable for this ship. A DIY solution which can lift the same payload, costs almost the same. I imagine running Alta with two gimbals
I doubt that is going to be possible, because it looks like the battery carrier needs to mount on the opposite side as the gimbal.
I checked and the answer is no, the Alta does not include the MōVI. Nice thought, though, Guilherme! Andy.
thats cool - i think i must have one it would be nice to hear more about the synapse. waypoints? POI? failsafe? is it possible to bring the alta home with 5 motors left? flight time?
Looks like the MoVI might be getting retracts in the near future. Check out the product page for the Alta. Nice!