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Probably because flying a drone is easy while flying a heli is extremely difficult. In the end the biggest part of the people flying drones won't be able to fl
by WildGreenLeave 9y ago
Probably because flying a drone is easy while flying a heli is extremely difficult. In the end the biggest part of the people flying drones won't be able to fly a heli.
- andygates 9y agoThe hardware is also a lot less complicated = cheaper. Fixed-pitch props are just simple plastic parts. Variable-pitch rotors are a whole (delicate) mechanism.
- slackingoff2017 9y agoIt's only easy to control because of electronic gyros and control. Without those a quad would be more unflyable than a hell. I'm not sure why the automatic control systems haven't made their way to regular helis
- nomel 9y agoThey have, even in the mini copters, like the Nano CPX, for $99. This doesn't have the self leveling, but I think that's a much harder problem with a heli at a reasonable angle.