Flying An RC Helicopter With An iPhone

Of all the unusual ways to control an RC helicopter, this has got to take the cake. A guy named Josh has figured out how to use his iPhone as an RC transmitter and has successfully hovered his T-Rex 450 using it. Check out the video here, and his site for the details:

As a fellow software engineer, I have to say that using SSH over WiFi to pull this off is really cool. Now he just needs to find a smaller router. Very clever and original!

Comments

lama fever

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 7:30am

WOW! THis is really cool. Similar control to the parrot Ar.drone.

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Newbie

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 8:58am

I really want it on my Nine Eagles Solo Pro!!

Jeff Kolodny

Thu, 08/12/2010 - 3:27am

Wow, now i droll a lot for an iPhone 4, did you say iPorn 4? Tehehehe

Miami Photographer

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