Luiz Miranda
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  • Sanford, FL
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Speed control not working

Started this discussion. Last reply by Luiz Miranda Feb 10, 2012. 2 Replies

Hi I can not get the plane to change speed ( I am testing it on X-plane 9) APM Planner 1.1.31, I have tried many times but nothing happen, it just ignore the command and go to the next waypoint, I am…Continue

Looking for an air frame that could give me the longest flying time, any suggestions?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Luiz Miranda Jan 9, 2012. 5 Replies

Hi, I am thinking about building my new bird that can fly longer, I am thinking a glider will be the way to go...Any recommendation? I will be using Ardupilot 2(Purple board) and a GoPro Hero 2 with…Continue

Apprentice configuration

Started this discussion. Last reply by Luiz Miranda Jan 9, 2012. 2 Replies

Does any one have a good configuration for the Apprentice airframe? Continue

 

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Latest Activity

Luiz Miranda commented on Ian Lyons's blog post The first van customised for a drone
"That is really cool"
May 15
Luiz Miranda replied to lee nagle's discussion Can't detect apm version. Check your cabling
"I am experiencing the same problem with my APM2.0, it works fine but I am stuck with 2.9 firmware, I get the same msg " can't detect apm version. Please check your cabling" did you find out what was wrong with it?, please help..."
Feb 27
Luiz Miranda commented on IKE's blog post Quads Throwing and catching an inverted pendulum
"from now... "
Feb 21
Luiz Miranda commented on IKE's blog post Quads Throwing and catching an inverted pendulum
"wow, I really don't want to be here in this planet 100 years from....lol"
Feb 21
Luiz Miranda left a comment for firerescue41
" good job, very nice, i am almost done with my PVC fixed wing UAV(that is what I called it any way), will share the details and pictures later, used the thin wall PVC to keep the weight down.."
Feb 16
Luiz Miranda commented on SERGIO TERUEL's group BRAZILIAN GROUP DRONE
"Ola a todos, que bom agora tem um grupo de brasileiros aqui e que podemos trocar ideias sobre os drones, moro na Florida e estou com alguns projeto que vou compartilhar depois, por emquanto so tenho usado o APM boards 1- 2 e agora o 2.5, sei que sao…"
Jan 11
Luiz Miranda commented on Manfred Dickgiesser's blog post Spectrum DX8 2 Switches 1 TX channel 6 Flight Modes
"That is exactly what I need, very easy to follow the steps with the pictures.., thanks"
Dec 17, 2012
Luiz Miranda posted a video
Nov 9, 2012
Luiz Miranda commented on taulman's blog post UAV fuselage 3D Printed in Nylon for Lightweight and Strength
"Thanks Taul, for your info, nice to know there is no twist from nose to tail, this is very important. I just ordered the 618 material and will try it on my 3D Touch printer, is it possible for you to send me the STL files, I really want to print…"
Nov 7, 2012
Luiz Miranda commented on taulman's blog post UAV fuselage 3D Printed in Nylon for Lightweight and Strength
"this is awesome, I tried to 3D print some fuselage in the past with ABS/PLA but was not happy with it, I will definitely look for your STL files and give it a try, if this really works it will open a window of opportunity and creativity among the…"
Nov 6, 2012
Luiz Miranda commented on Luis Ramos's blog post Free APM2 Help Manual
"Very nice, I use Evernote to save all my info, but have them all together on a PDF like this is just awesome. Thanks"
Oct 22, 2012
Luiz Miranda commented on Edward Strickland's photo
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CTOL nearly completed

"looks nice, what kind material is that on the fuselage? "
Sep 17, 2012
Luiz Miranda commented on LFLoTiTo's blog post Ever seen 20.000 people waving at a quad?
"wow, very nice, but all I was thinking was, please don't fly over them...lol, beautiful shots...good job"
Aug 20, 2012
Luiz Miranda commented on Guto Santaella's album
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Mosaics

"really cool, legal mesmo"
Jul 12, 2012
John Hestness commented on Luiz Miranda's blog post 3DR Quad suspension
"How about this for inspiration.  The pads are light weight and allow for some slippage when landing with lateral velosity and there must be some shocks in there somewhere.  And the gold foil is a nice touch."
Apr 18, 2012
Luiz Miranda replied to John Dell's discussion APM 2 Red LED (A) now takes 30-60 seconds to come on
"I reset it and still the same.."
Apr 18, 2012

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About Me:
I am 54 years old, born in Brazil but living in USA for 25 year
Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I love RC planes, and now getting into UAVs.
Hometown:
Sanford

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APM2 survive 20 minutes in the water

Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:00pm 11 Comments

Lost control of my Quad a couple months ago and it landed in a nearby pond, me and my kid(pictured) spent like 20 minutes in a cold 4 ft deep body of water looking for it. I really thought that I had lost everything. We finally found it and it was still beeping, we pulled off the battery plug immediately and just…

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3DR Quad suspension

Posted on April 15, 2012 at 6:00pm 24 Comments

Hey everyone, it always bothered me when my Quad hit the ground hard, so I started looking on a way to add a suspension to it and after 2 weeks of…

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