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Aerial Video Footage of New York Taken By RC Plane

Posted by timothy on from the make-friends-in-law-enforcement dept.

kkleiner writes with this fun bit from Singularity Hub: "Expert remote control pilot Raphael 'Trappy' Pirker recently took his 54 inch Zephyr model plane on a harrowing tour of Manhattan and the surrounding area. The best part: his RC vehicle was fitted with a camera that wirelessly transmitted an amazing recording of everything it saw – Pirker was piloting his craft with this visual feed. As you can see in the video, the results were spectacular. The plane looks to be flying within a few feet of buildings and whizzing past bridges with ease. You have to check out around 2:01 when he starts to buzz right by the Statute of Liberty."

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  1. O. B. Lada by silverspell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mr. O. B. Lada of Chicago

    So wait, this changes everything: not only is Paul McCartney alive and the head of Al-Qaeda, but he's living in freakin' Chicago? Crazy world...

  2. Re:"Harrowing?" by sakdoctor · · Score: 3, Funny

    If that plane had crashed into a building, it would have been like 911 divided by 100

    Yes. Nine point one one!