Rescue drone

IppoRC

New member
Hi all I’d love to see this become a reality. Unfortunately for me and my buddies, the field we fly in has a few large trees. Every now and then I find my self rescuing a plane or model rocket from one of them. I’d love to see a drone equipped with a detachable winch that could be used to hook on to the plane or rocket. Why detachable? Don’t want to lose the drone in the tree while on a rescue mission. This way of the hook or cable be comes stuck it can be released and the drone retuned safely.
Let me know what you all think.
 

JasonK

Participation Award Recipient
RC test flight tried to do something like that and it doesn't work as well as you might expect. (I can't quickly find the video)

But basically the arm/other to try to grab the stuck object feeds forces back to the drone and will wind up your I term and cause problems. Drones don't like resistance like that.
 

Merv

Site Moderator
Staff member
... equipped with a detachable winch...
Why a winch?
Use a detachable line instead, hook what you want then just fly higher.
Instead of a hook, I'd use the quad to carry a light weight line over the branch in question. Land the quad and use the line to pullup a suitable rope. Then shake the branch with the rope.