Wireless Lanyard

Dirtybird

Dirtybird

Ex*ta*ski
Location
St. Clair, MI
It sounds like a great idea and it's great you are asking us! I wuold buy one and I know my brother and probably our two buddies would also. I hate wearing lanyards, they are always getting in the way, tangled, and uncomfortable.
 
oxnard111

oxnard111

Creative RE Purchasing
Location
so Cali, Ventura/Oxnard area
I would buy one if it were a proximity type. I don't wear a lanyard and just turn down the idle so it will die after 1-2 seconds of non throttle. This works great, but I am worried about stuck open throttle conditions. I would defiantly purchase one of these units.
 
Danny Kay

Danny Kay

SJ + M3 = awesomeness :)
Location
Atlanta
Ideal price for me would be 150$. I would pay 250-300 maybe more for a lifetime warrenty, and a product that works perfectly. 150 bucks is cheap insurance, 300 is on the high side. But for me, one mishap and my ski slams into a million dollar yatch, when considering that it makes even 300$ look cheap.
 
Mike Serlin

Mike Serlin

NOW SPORTING A BIONIC LEG
Location
Long Beach, CA !!!
In the last 6 months both Eddie and myself have had The spring in our carb snap. If it wasn't for the lanyards our skis would have taken off wide open. If this was during a contest and it took off toward the beach it could kill someone.
 
michael950

michael950

for me to POOP on!
Location
Houston, TX
I understand you freestyle pros, esp. Parrdaddy, on why you do not use lanyards....

I know for a fact it has cost JP $100 for not having a functional lanyard (it was tied off).

The risk involved creeps me out. On a private lake, who cares... but in public with Lawsuit happy freaks.
 
aqua

aqua

the taco
Location
Jefferson City, MO
If they were reliable i would want one too......and i know some of my other friends would be interested as well. I dont think it would take too long to sell 1000 units. Like someone else said they could be used for boating, couches, standups and probably things that we are not even thinking about right now. If you make a good reliable unit that is not likely to fail I would think you would have some success with it.....might take a bit to take off but I think it would.
 
meatball

meatball

User Title Unavailable
Location
Maryland
another question, what if you sub and go underwater, frequencies dont travel through water do they? Would that mean everytime the transmitter goes completely underwater the ski would shut off?
 
parrdaddy

parrdaddy

No he will not!
Location
always be a TEXAN!
michael950 said:
I understand you freestyle pros, esp. Parrdaddy, on why you do not use lanyards....

I know for a fact it has cost JP $100 for not having a functional lanyard (it was tied off).

The risk involved creeps me out. On a private lake, who cares... but in public with Lawsuit happy freaks.
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Umm, yes, but it was $225......I wish you were the Judge :frown:
 
P

pwcindustries

PWC INDUSTRIES INC.
Location
Cape Coral
Good point about frequencies traveling through water. I believe they do, to an extent. If need be, it's easily worked around by a short delay before kill.
 
Marshj

Marshj

DarkHorse
Location
Ann Arbor
also rc boats would benefit from this...I've seen high dollar boats out of radio range with stuck open throttle servos. you pray till they run out of gas. I'd buy one
 
meatball

meatball

User Title Unavailable
Location
Maryland
Marsh they do have a fix for that using a PCM receiver which when it no longer receives that data packets from the receiver will go into any program you want it to (ie slow idle circles or for airplanes slow downward spiral or level flight). Works quite well too, especially if anyone on the same signal turns their radio on when your flying.
 
yamaboy2000

yamaboy2000

X
Location
san jose ca
Sound freakin awsome that someone is actually looking into this before its too late AND WE (PWC COMMUNITY)ARE IN THE NEWS OF THE BAD...I'm sure you can put me and the boys down for 5 of these if produced..:cheer:
 
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