HI again, Thanks for all your help and advise. But I want to make a few things clear, because I am concerned that some people think I have bad intentions with my heli (or plane). I'm not a drugdealer or a terrorist! For God's sake! I tried to stress that I would only use the vehicle for legitimate purposes, but I didn't want to clarify my plans immediately, as they are "business ideas". Well, in order to remove all suspicion, I will now explain what the purpose is. (Once again, forgive me for my bad English!) The purpose is to survey tropical forest concessions from the sky at a very low cost. It is part of a plan for sustainable tropical forest management. Since the terrain I'm talking about is also quite rugged, I need a flexible vehicle that has autopilot capabilities (because the terrain doesn't allow for continuous visual contact). When I said the plane must be able to carry a payload of a few kilograms, all I was referring to were cameras to map the terrain, a GPS system, and paintbombs to target high value trees in the concession so that the mapping can be made more efficient. I hope this removes all suspicion. But I won't say more (djee, there goes my cheap plan!) So please, continue to give advise! I would be very grateful. Thanks again!
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20 years ago