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Additional Equipment Needed |
Camera |
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Estimates |
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Pentax Camera Optio are A20, A30, A40 (A40 may not be available in some parts of the world) |
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$350.00 |
Discontinued Optio models that will still work are s5i and A10 Memory Card |
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$80.00 |
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TOTAL: |
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$430.00 |
Laptop |
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Requirements Pentium II, 500 MHZ, 256 MB Ram |
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$1,600.00 |
Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP recommended (not Vista) |
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TOTAL: |
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$1,600.00 |
Recommended Software to Stitch Images |
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PT-GUI Software (www.ptgui.com) |
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$80.00 |
AutoStitch free software from the University of British Columbia. Free Download |
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$0.00 |
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TOTAL: |
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$80.00 |
RC Field Box (Prices from Local RC Store) |
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RC Receiver and Transmitter, either Futaba or JR Propo (Do not use Spectrum 2.4)* |
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$200.00 |
Ernst airplane stand |
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$13.00 |
Allen key/ballwrench |
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$4.00 |
Thunder Power RC 1010C Li Poly Programmable Battery Charger* |
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$200.00 |
FMA Direct 4 dean pin parallel board * |
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$20.00 |
Xacto knife |
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$4.00 |
5 minute epoxy |
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$7.00 |
1/2 oz thin CA glue |
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$6.00 |
1/2 oz thick CA glue |
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$6.00 |
Accelerator for CA glue |
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$7.00 |
6 oz fiberglass cloth (for repairs) |
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$6.00 |
Power Shot motor cleaner |
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$8.00 |
10-32 wing bolts 4/pack |
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$2.00 |
# 64 rubber bands (per box) |
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$3.00 |
Extra set of flight batteries 4 packs x $70 |
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$250.00 |
Thunder Power L-Polymer 2100 mah / 11.1 volts (3 cell) |
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TOTAL: |
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$736.00 |
Additional items(Prices from Hardware/Sporting goods store) |
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Large Tool Box for use as a Field Box |
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$13.00 |
DC to AC converter to power laptop and radio modem |
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$44.00 |
Handheld GPS |
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$107.00 |
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TOTAL: |
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$164.00 |
Miscellaneous |
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Q-tips and alcohol for cleaning camera lens |
Paper towels / Windex for airframe |
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* Notes: |
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The RC transmitter and receiver needs to be a minimum of 5 channels. JR or Futaba with a preference to JR. View results |
Due to fail safe features, the Spectrum DX7 2.4 radio transmitter is not recommended. |
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Thunder Power L-Polymer 2100 mah / 11.1 volts (3 cell) View results |
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Thunder Power RC 1010C Li Poly Programmable Battery Charger View results |
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To charge the batteries at the same time we use the FMA Direct four dean pin parallel board (CMP-HC-5) soldered on the output leads. View results |
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Revised April 29, 2008 |
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