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Mike commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Journalist sues police who grounded his drone
"Privacy? Same area (Google Maps)"
Feb 18, 2014
Mike replied to Will's discussion I'm a cop and need help making a drone, as well as some info
"Hello Will,
Contact the Mesa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program, they received an FAA Certificate of Authorization (COA) for flight operations covering all 3300 square miles of the MCSO jurisdiction. Also, read this and…"
Feb 17, 2014
Mike replied to Auk's discussion Flying a UAV at night over a forest fire.
"I have 5 yrs. infrared scanning experience from various helicopter platforms over Northern Canada forest fires. Early morning say around 4:30 am was the preferred time to scan, this allowed the surface heat of rocks, discarded cans and bottles to…"
Jan 9, 2014
Mike posted a blog post
The University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Drone Journalism Labs (see previous links)  thought they could use drones as amatuers [sic] for local news reporting, but the FAA sees the journalism schools as a public…
Sep 4, 2013
Mike commented on Marque Cornblatt's blog post Vacuum Formed, Water Proof, Battle Quad Project
"Coincidently there is a Vaccum former project on Kickstarter - ends May 10th"
Apr 19, 2013
Mike commented on Murat Piker's blog post check out Parrot's new drone
"Backgrounder news dated July 2012 - SenseFly joins Parrot"
Jan 13, 2013
Mike commented on Guillermo Romero's blog post UDrones Holiday Sale!
"Chris: if you haven't already, I would recommend taking control (manage) your own DNS versus your IP. Constructive suggestion, check out easyDNS. Disclaimer: A satisfied customer only (not associated in anyway)."
Nov 24, 2012
Mike commented on Eric Laufer's blog post Israel destroys Hamas drone factories
"False flag"
Nov 19, 2012
Mike replied to Michael Graves's discussion Balloon Flight - 11/4/2012
"Mike, awesome mission documentation, much appreciated."
Nov 10, 2012
Mike commented on Jordi Orlando's blog post Introducing Glowduino!
"Since you are planning to use the FTDI chip, check out whether to use their default product and vendor ID. To see if this option fits with your overall plan, follow-up with reading this FTDI technical note. All the best."
Aug 7, 2012
Mike commented on Earl's blog post 8-3-12 Balloon/Glider Flight
"@Earl . . . Awesome project - thanks for sharing!
@Monroe . .. thanks for heads-up on Big Red Bee."
Aug 4, 2012
Mike commented on Earl's blog post Balloon #6 7-27-12 OOPS !
"Just posted this over on AeroBalloon forum, forgive double posting but may be helpful here . . . On high altitude balloon projects to avoid Arduino flight computer failures due to outside systems, for example, cutdown, communications, or sensor…"
Jul 30, 2012
Mike replied to Earl's discussion Welcome
"On high altitude balloon projects to avoid Arduino flight computer failures due to outside systems, for example,  cutdown, communications, or sensor controllers from getting stuck in a subroutine, watchdog timer within Task Scheduler for…"
Jul 30, 2012
Mike commented on Jack Crossfire's blog post Target audiences
"Compass Systems, Inc. is seeking an entry level Engineer (job posting details), experience with RC/Hobby Aircraft is preferred."
Jul 30, 2012
Mike commented on Jack Crossfire's blog post Target audiences
"Jack . . . check out University of Minnesota's UAV Research Group . . . they are looking for a Specialist Coordinator (job posting details) for low-cost, open source UAV flight research facility."
Jul 30, 2012
Mike commented on Jack Crossfire's blog post Target audiences
"Hey Jack, great work, love the dedication. I can sense your frustration but part of the problem may be the lack of promotion. Commercial or open source products (or a paid gig) requires exposure. Anyone can have a great product (or technical…"
Jul 30, 2012
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