Drones in Dallas?

[cyte]

Hi, there.  I'm an artist looking for one or more persons with RC heli vehicles and the skills & creativity to customize and fly them for an art project in Dallas, TX.  Pls contact me if you think you or someone you know might be interested.  Thanks!

[Er...@dripstakes.com]

Please tell me it isn't a flying cat...  I joke, I am in San Antonio, ut if I can help I will be happy to take a look...

[Adam Durham]

I can't get enough of the flying cat. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kSYhhilorA 

I would also be happy to assist in your building project. 

Cheers, 

Adam 

[Carolyn Sortor]

Awesome!  However, I'm actually hoping to find people who aleady own and know how to operate remote-controlled heli vehicles, who might be willing to modify them as described below.

B.t.w., sorry not to reply sooner!  Been spread very thin lately.  

As mentioned, I'm an artist, and I'm co-curating an art exhibition that will open in November at a cool art space in Dallas.  The theme of the exhibition has to do with re-inventing systems or spaces.  I'm interested in drones because, 'tho most of the industry may be devoted to destructive or invasive uses, drones could also have potential for fun or helpful uses.  I'm wondering if it would be possible to include in this exhibition one or more remote-controlled air vehicles that have been modified to show their potential as agents for the positive.

One of the main modifications I'm interested in exploring would involve giving the vehicle the capacity to drop a small payload onto spectators, say a tablespoon of glitter, or small pieces of paper with printing on them, or little stars, etc.  This would require both a container that could hold the payload securely and a control mechanism to open the container remotely once it's situated above visitors' heads.

While looking around in forums online, I noticed at least a bit of interest in getting remote-controlled air vehicle operators in Texas together for a fly-in.  So another idea that excited me was that of having a fly-in here in connection with the exhibition, with more than one drone that's been modified in the way described above.

There are other possibilities as well, and I'm open to your ideas!  But first things first.

Although I could collaborate with ideas and coordination, I'm afraid I don't have the skills or time to acquire such a vehicle, learn to operate it, and modify it myself.  Inclusion in the exhibition would, of course, be subject to final approval by the curators (meaning me and my co-curator).

Let me know if any of this interests you . . . thanks!

carolyn sortor

c-cyte

Nothing is inevitable, except defeat for those who give up without a fight. 

-- "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961), script by Irwin Allen & Charles Bennett