FREEFLY Systems Freefly ALTA, RTF collapsible hexacopter

[Bartman]

Another new release from FREEFLY announced today at the 2015 NAB show in Las Vegas. ALTA uses Freefly's new flight control system, Synapse

 

[Bartman]

more information available at their website

http://freeflysystems.com/products/2015/alta

 

[stevemaller]

Any idea about price and/or availability?

 

[SleepyC]

I'm guessing $10 - 15K for the heli. (has Synapses built in, motors and ESC's and such)

 

[Bartman]

website says pricing and availability pending. for the MIMIC though it says available after NAB

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[Pumpkinguy]

Good inspection rig with the top mount.

 

[Rickey]

This is very nice! I was wondering when they were going to come out with a nice folding multirotor frame. The fact that you can now mount the camera to top and bottom is just awesome!!!

 

[Bartman]

yes, it looks like it uses the Toad-in-the-hole mounting system for the batteries and gimble so they can be swapped out with minimal effort. very ingenious design idea.

 

[flyonix]

Price is around $8000 US i believe which is around £5,500 GBP

 

[Benjamin Kenobi]

Wow, now that's a good price. I was hoping it would be reasonable.

Do we know anything about the flight controller yet? I see the Synapse was released long ago but I haven't really heard of anyone using it, how come?

 

[Rickey]

8,000 just frame? Or 8,000 frame motors props? Or is that everything but gimbal?


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[Benjamin Kenobi]

Everything except gimbal and including a peli case.

 

[Rickey]

Ok that's not bad


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[Bartman]

keep in mind it's a Ready-To-Fly product, not being sold as components for assembly.

yet?

 

[Bartman]

more Twitter action via our handle @multirotorforum

https://twitter.com/MultiRotorForum/status/587653399568592896

did you know, www.multirotorforum.com redirects to www.multirotorforums.com?

it's as if i knew 4 1/2 yrs ago that multirotorforums would be too long for Twitter!

 

[SleepyC]

Wow, now that's a good price. I was hoping it would be reasonable.

Do we know anything about the flight controller yet? I see the Synapse was released long ago but I haven't really heard of anyone using it, how come?

It was never released. I've been waiting. It is AWESOME.
Smoothness of Hoverfly, better features than DJI... So PUMPED!

 

[econfly]

Ouch. Big price for that ALTA. Sure looks nice, though.

 

[SleepyC]

I think the price is actually very fair. The FC was around $2K, the motors and esc's and not run of the mill, and the frame is awesome. With a cargo capacity of 15 lbs, that can carry a wide array of cameras! I am saving now!

 

[econfly]

I agree with you. For the lift capability (and surely for pros who get paid to fly and need to carry heavier systems) it is a reasonable price.

 

[Bartman]

this photo gives a better indication of the size of the new Freefly ALTA

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