Gender
Male
About
Location
Oakland, CA
About Me:
Masters student in the geography department of San Francisco State University
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I want to establish a model for low cost UAV remote sensing that can be adopted by other under-funded departments.
Hometown:
Oakland
Activity Feed
"Is it just me or does AB1327 seem to ruin any chance of using UAVs for research or environmental monitoring because you have to destroy all data after 6 month? We can now deliver you a burrito but the park service can't keep pictures of post…"
"Patrick, the bill contains the requirement that data be destroyed after 6 months. How can we set up environmental monitoring programs if we can't keep a record? Am I misreading this or does the bill pretty much preclude UAV use for research? Also,…"
Hello UAV folk,It’s a sad day. One minute it was running through an auto mission (the second run on the same flight plan minus 10m) taking pictures of an eroded gully, the next it just seemed to lose its will to fly and slumped over, falling out of…
"I was recently flying and the percent battery% indicator quickly dropped while the hex was on the ground to near 0%. The voltage is also way lower than what it is in reality. I am a newb so I assumed I was doing something wrong but maybe not."
"This is great info. I am working on my thesis and have to figure out where best to spend my grant money. It sounds like I should spend it on more batteries and some carbon props."
Hey all,I've been considering the battery capacity/flight time/weight problem. While working my way through far too many threads on the subject I came across a few batteries of note.This one from a sketchy looking website that is not LiPo:4S 14.8V…
Hey all,I have been scouring this site and others for a commercial, 2 axis camera gimbal for pics at nadir (vertical). This is for photogrammetry. If one is not available, do you guys know of a gimbal that is easily modified? I have a deadline or I…
"Update: I am testing it post crash. I armed and put the motors at full throttle (without props). Sometimes the motors will lose power, dropping to < 50%. When I power down I am unable to re-arm. This happens ever 3rd or 4th time."
Hey all. I am a newb who just had his first non-minor crash.I would love help on this specific crash but I am also looking for advice on troubleshooting steps to take after my many future, inevitable crashes :)On to how I broke my baby.I am flying a…
