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Saturday, June 24, 2017

The DF-Models.com "Drive-Fly" 9300 SkyWatcher Pocket Racer Camera Drone with Controller and WIFI via VS FPV App

This not an ad, just our report about a pocket-size camera mini-drone of the new generation.

At Mueller.de in Germany for a reduced price of €69.99 we just acquired the DF-Models.com "Drive-Fly" 9300 SkyWatcher Pocket Racer Camera Drone with Controller (+ WIFI smartphone control via the VS FPV Android app (Google Play)).

See https://shop.mueller.de/spielwaren/alle-kategorien/verkehr-action/drive-fly-skywatcher-pocket-racer-wifi-rtf-fpv-2159710

The SkyWatcher Pocket Racer quadrocopter can be ordered online but must be picked up at a Mueller.de general market store of choice (toy department). For us, it was a shopping deal for obtaining at a bargain price one of the new generation of camera "mini-drones".

For comparison, the SkyWatcher Pocket Racer is listed by a shop in Amazon.de at a price of ca. €108 (plus free delivery).

Here are the specs via online material in the original German as well as our edited version of the Google translation:

" Drive & Fly - SkyWatcher Pocket Racer - WiFi - RTF - FPV
  • Klappbarer „Selfie-Copter“, steuerbar per Controller oder Smartphone.
  • Videos oder Fotos können per WiFi-Übertragung auf das Smartphone gespeichert werden.
  • Automatische Start-/ Landefunktion und Höhenstabilisierung.
  • 2,4 GHz Controller, Flugzeit ca. 8 Minuten, 100 % RTF Akkus und Zubehör inklusive (Es wird kein weiteres Zubehör benötigt!).
  • Arme eingeklappt Hosentaschenformat 135 x 66 x 31 mm
Lieferumfang :
  • SkyWatcher Pocket Racer - RTF
  • Flugakku 3,7 Volt – 500mAh
  • Fernsteuerung inkl. Akku
  • USB Lader (2)
  • Ersatzrotorblätter (4)
  • Anleitung
  • Window-Box
Technische Daten :
  • Antrieb: 4x brushed Motor
  • Länge: 135 mm
  • Breite: 66 mm
  • Höhe: 31 mm
  • Kamera mit FPV WiFi Modul"

English translation via Google translate (edited by us):

" Drive & Fly - SkyWatcher Pocket Racer - WiFi - RTF - FPV
  • Foldable "Selfie-Copter", controllable via controller or smartphone.
  • Videos or photos can be saved to the smartphone via WiFi transmission.
  • Automatic start / land function and altitude stabilization.
  • 2.4 GHz controller, flight time approx. 8 minutes, 100% RTF batteries and accessories included (No additional accessories needed!). Folded state, pants pocket format 135 x 66 x 31 mm
Delivery includes :
  • SkyWatcher Pocket Racer - RTF
  • Flight battery 3.7V - 500mAh
  • Remote control including battery
  • USB charger (2)
  • Spare rotor blades (4)
  • manual
  • Window box
Technical specifications :
  • Drive: 4x brushed motor
  • Length: 135 mm
  • Width: 66 mm
  • Height: 31 mm
  • Camera with FPV WiFi module "
Thus far, in our opinion, this beats the competition as regards quality and price. However, we make no statements or guarantees about drone performance or suitability to purpose.

Caveat emptor. Buyer beware.

After all, this is a toy.... but nevertheless potentially dangerous, especially to children (and adults!) of all ages, due to freely open, otherwise unprotected fast-spinning rotor blades as well as the use of lithium batteries. You have to read the manual (!), follow its instructions and know what you are doing!!

Posted by Andis Kaulins at Saturday, June 24, 2017

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Trump Administration Apprenticeship Initiative Reminds of Germany's Fabulously Successful Apprentice Programs

Germany's apprentice programs are fabulously successful. The Trump Administration's apprenticeship initiative makes great sense given the example of the German model. See the report at Forbes . This is one way the Trump Administration is surely moving America forward.

Posted by Andis Kaulins at Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Friday, June 16, 2017

Gender-Based Citizenship Rule in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 Unanimously Declared Unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court as a Denial of Equality Under the Law

This unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision (8-0) in an opinion written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an expert on gender equality law, is a sign of the political, legal and social contemporary times. The decision is also a matter of clear judicial logic and decisionmaking regarding the issue presented,
which was
the constitutionality of the different treatment of citizenship of children born overseas, based on whether the unwed parent was the father or the mother.

SCOTUS ruled that Congress must enact a law treating both genders equally as regards the citizenship of children born overseas to unwed parents.

See the reports e.g. at:

Ariane de Vogue , CNN Supreme Court Reporter, in
Supreme Court strikes down law that treats children born overseas to unmarried parents differently

Debra Cassens Weiss at the ABA Journal in
SCOTUS strikes down citizenship law because of different treatment based on parent's gender

Lydia Wheeler at The Hill in
Supreme Court strikes down gender-based citizenship law

Lawrence Hurley at Reuters in
Supreme Court invalidates gender inequality in citizenship law

As written by the Associated Press and as published at the New York times in
Justices Strike Down Gender Differences in Citizenship Law
about the Justice Ginsburg opinion in the case:

" Ginsburg said the law was based on flawed and outdated assumptions about men and women that pervaded the country's citizenship laws: "In marriage, husband is dominant, wife subordinate; unwed mother is the natural and sole guardian of a nonmarital child."

For close to a half century, she [Ginsburg] said, the court "has viewed with suspicion laws that rely on overbroad generalizations about the different talents, capacities or preferences of males and females." Ginsburg said the gender line Congress drew "is incompatible with the Constitution's guarantee of the equal protection of the laws to all persons." "




Posted by Andis Kaulins at Friday, June 16, 2017
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