Gender
Male
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Location
Flagstaff, AZ
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
Aerial photography.
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"Drones haven't been banned in National Parks, just unauthorized use. They can still be used for research and other purposes with the clearance of Park management."
"R10 Quadrotor = Total disaster. They delivered, but it was a terrible, buggy system (not APM-based, which should have set off alarm bells). Worst Kickstarter project I've backed."
"Are you going to offer the Pixhawk as an option with the Y6, instead of the APM?"
"Or you could just use AirPhotoSE:
http://www.uni-koeln.de/~al001/airphotose.html
Creates orthophotos and DEMs from multiple aerial photos, in conjunction with CloudCompare and ICE. And it's free."
http://www.uni-koeln.de/~al001/airphotose.html
Creates orthophotos and DEMs from multiple aerial photos, in conjunction with CloudCompare and ICE. And it's free."
"Yup. And it's stunts like this that the FAA will use as an excuse to shut down reasonable and legitimate drone uses. "
"What's the recommended battery type and capacity?"
"The Y6 DIY kit looks very interesting, but unless I'm missing it, the product page doesn't have critical information like the frame weight and size, and clearance under the body. Without that, it's difficult to decide whether this is a good choice…"
"You should check with the FAA before doing this. Flying a drone under any conditions or limitations for commercial purposes / business / compensation is a violation of current FAA regulations, even if it may be legal (opinions differ)."
"If I were these guys, I would point the FAA to section 323 of the 2012 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act:
SEC. 323. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
(a) In General- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this…"
SEC. 323. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
(a) In General- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this…"
"Stress safety - operating under FAA guidelines, away from people and buildings."
"Very few people will pay even $1500 for a SenseFly clone, much less the original at $20K, as long as the FAA says that you can't fly one of these and make money (or use them for research/non-profit/academic work, for that matter)."
"Blue locking compound is spec'ed as appropriate for bolts/screws >= 1/4" in diameter. If used for smaller bolts/screws, you may run into problems removing them unless you heat them up.…"
"The Verge's article says that it can be programmed for automated flight using "cQGroundControl":
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/6/3844580/parrot-ar-drone-2-flight-r..."
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/6/3844580/parrot-ar-drone-2-flight-r..."
"Very limited Android support, since Bluetooth 4.0 isn't fully supported on most phones. If you could live with shorter range device (100 ft.), the original StickNFind is cheaper: http://www.indiegogo.com/sticknfind/x/1850056."
"Where on your site do you have info about this?"
