LEGO MINDSTORMS takes to the sky!

Chris Anderson and his kids had their first successful test flight of their R/C plane with a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT autopilot, a LEGO pan-tilt camera, and an infrared autostabilization system.

"The good news is that a) it didn't crash, and b) it works," says Anderson. "Everything worked well enough that we're able to see what we have to improve, which is the definition of a successful test."

Chris has set up a DIY Drones blog that has video clips from that flight as well as more information. We can't wait to see results from future flights!LEGO MINDSTORMS takes to the sky!

Chris Anderson and his kids had their first successful test flight of their R/C plane with a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT autopilot, a LEGO pan-tilt camera, and an infrared autostabilization system.

"The good news is that a) it didn't crash, and b) it works," says Anderson. "Everything worked well enough that we're able to see what we have to improve, which is the definition of a successful test."

Chris has set up a DIY Drones blog that has video clips from that flight as well as more information. We can't wait to see results from future flights!