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LanMark commented on CrashingDutchman's blog post Q Brain 4 x 20A Brushless Quadcopter ESC
"Yeah that is just the HobbyWing one just with a different label on it.. or the other way around. I have one but haven't fired it up yet... seems like a good idea."
Tuesday
LanMark commented on Andy Horka's blog post My New Gimbal
"wow better design then the DJI one which has the gimbal motor on the opposite side causing the camera's lens center to by quite a ways off axis.   One would think for a grand that you would get better design from DJI.. who knew."
Tuesday
LanMark commented on Joshua Johnson's blog post DIYDrones Chat Feature Info
"Yeah if I disconnect from chat it runs normally.   In IE10 it even shows a message at the bottom sometimes that says the page is loading unusually slow do to a script running, sort of message.The annoying part is the entire page loads and…"
Monday
LanMark commented on Joshua Johnson's blog post DIYDrones Chat Feature Info
"Personally it is in the piss me off slow category.. on both Chrome and IE10..  when clicking on a article on both browsers it takes around 5-10 second to actually scroll down or interact with the page at all... doesn't seem asynchronous at…"
Monday
LanMark commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Thirty days of awesomeness (#5): Something new is coming
"Opps, didn't realize UAV had been in the tagline for a long time. I realize they are one and the same technically.. however the word drone as posted in many threads on here has a bad rap.  Personally I never say the word 'drone'…"
May 7
LanMark commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Thirty days of awesomeness (#5): Something new is coming
"What I am confused about is why are you using 'UAV' as the tagline of the 3DR ?  Is there a move to using that over 'Drone'?   Shouldn't it be 'drone technology' tag line?"
May 7
LanMark commented on Lorenz Meier's blog post Help Us Improving the Status Feedback of APM and PX4!
"I don't think blink codes are copyrightable material.. so why not follow the DJI blink codes?   I would much prefer standard blink codes as I don't just fly my Wookong-M or NAZA or APM.. but instead all of them... and have…"
Apr 25
LanMark commented on JP's blog post Free DroneMapper 2D Ground Control Point (GCP) Tool
"I am confused.. what is the need this is fulfilling?   what is a 2D GCP and why would I need to be generating these?   Looks pretty cool.. just not sure on the purpose / need. "
Apr 23
LanMark commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post The World’s First Solar Powered Quadcopter
"It must be nice to live in a world without wind :)  nothing like making a giant kite.  You just don't have the solar power conversion to make a solar quad copter practical since the surface area required to get enough power to fly…"
Apr 21
LanMark commented on AKcopter's blog post A New Battery Technology will allow Potentially Higher Endurance For RC Aircraft !!
"Another day, another battery breakthrough.. or not.. amazing how few ever pan out."
Apr 20
LanMark commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post Inside MIT’s Hobby Shop
"you mean like a swimming pool that has a 'swim at your own risk' sort of waver?   not sure I would agree with you on that since there are ways to limit exposure in lots of ways.. then your issue would only be gross negligence"
Apr 18
LanMark commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post Inside MIT’s Hobby Shop
"I think a lot of communities could use a common shop with a shop master."
Apr 18
LanMark commented on Darrell Burkey's blog post Why we don't fly over crowds
"The right thing to do, the right planning and the right safety.. no one hurt ... good job.   These things ARE NOT SAFE.. I don't care how many times people say 'practically uncrashable' and 'safe'.. they are…"
Apr 15
LanMark commented on Duran - SteadiDrone's blog post SteadiDrone goes brushless
"do you have renderings or pictures of what the other bracket looks like?  does it support adjustment to center the lens to the axis centers? Great pricing if it is ready to fly, plug and play.I need a nice gimbal for aerial surveying .. which a…"
Apr 11
LanMark commented on Duran - SteadiDrone's blog post SteadiDrone goes brushless
"sweet.. do you have rough pricing with the gimbal controller?"
Apr 11
LanMark commented on Duran - SteadiDrone's blog post SteadiDrone goes brushless
"does it support a 230g point and shoot camera like a Canon ELPH? :)  (I figure if I keep asking someone would stop making GoPro specific stuff and open the doors to many more customers that personally don't like GoPro, especially in the…"
Apr 11

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NPR's OnPoint discussion about Drone use

Posted on March 20, 2013 at 8:06am 1 Comment

Chris Anderson was one of the guests also guests from the ACLU.



Here is the link to the: article 

Ok, so the “tacocopter” was a joke.  The drone that would deliver fresh tacos to you from the…

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NBC News - Don't call 'em drones: The wide world of unmanned flying machines

Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:06pm 4 Comments

Here is an excerpt from a NBC News article that has been linked to from the home page:

In 1917, Charles Kettering invented the Kettering Bug in Dayton, Ohio. Conceived as a flying torpedo, versions of it were tested but never used by the…

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Comment Wall (2 comments)

At 2:41pm on August 30, 2012, Jack said…

Mark:

 

Sorry for the slow responce, your choice of frame is great I have been flying mine for about 1.5 years and have had no complaints. It is well desigened and has allot of room to do whatever you want. I like the cover it looks good and is great for protection of the electronics. I do have other pics if you want to see how I mounted stuff.

 

Good luck and have fun.

 

Jack

At 4:15pm on March 19, 2013, Tim Woodward said…

Mark,

NDVI (and derivatives) can be a very useful tool in precision ag. I currently use an index based on the visible spectrum that works well with my precision ag consulting. But using the visible spectrum has its limitations (able to identify shifts in productivity, but unable to quantify the level of productivity). Basically, I'm able to define management zones, but unable to say whether they are high-yielding or not. NDVI is the next step, especially with variable rate populations, nitrogen, and weed-control.

My goal is in line with your train-on-thought...use affordable UAVs to capture high quality imagery that typically is either cost-prohibitive or poor resolution.

P.S. My background is in Agronomy (crops and soils) with very little experience with software, electronics, etc....well actually enough experience to get me in trouble.

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