"Most importantly, are these for sale assembled?
"
-
Michael Smith
- Winter Springs, FL
- United States
- Blog Posts (1)
- Discussions (28)
- Groups (1)
- Photos (16)
- Photo Albums
- Videos
Michael Smith's Discussions
Auto taxi missions
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Smith Feb 28, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone ever make auto taxi routes in APM? Does a speed of 4M/s have to be set by throttle pos or by speed? Technically the GPS may not pick up the turn waypoints at such a low speed. I think the…Continue
We can do all of this...Right?!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dano Feb 4, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
http://www.uavfactory.com/product/11 Generator/alternator to power keep battery charged for APM2/video gear/servos?Continue
Nitro powered planes for sale
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Smith Feb 27, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Kyosho Calmato .60 trainer large plane. Painted black and tan. Nose steering. Engine included but detached...servos, rx and tx included. Fast flyer.-------- $200 (no longer produced…Continue
HK GPS and APM2.X I/O devices
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Smith Jan 29, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
HK GPS has an awesome presentation and functionality, but I am having a problem finding out how to enable the I/O devices, as APM 2.X add-ons seem to be controlled through Mission planner. Can…Continue
Michael Smith's Page
Latest Activity
"I think it should be hardwired into a GCS case."
"That is amazing! Perfect for clubs or groups running multiple airframes. My questions are:
Can it be relayed to a bigger screen?
What kind of area can it cover...just a LOS flying field or further out?
Total # of airframes it can…"
"I know how you feel. I was doing some testing on a glow powered plane and had a thick, sharp prop go through my left pinky and ring. Dead of winter in korea with no doctors at the clinic. Poor Korean doctor had to trudge through…"
"I prefer Biodiesel to gain my power from waste. I would focus on a balanced build-up of biodiesel, natural gas and hydro power while cutting doown on oil, but what good does it do to ramp down on oil and coal in the west, then have the east…"
"@ Cool Dude fpvflying.com or fpvhobby.com"
" Thanks for posting! The checklist alone is helpful for safety reasons but the flight was awesome! Mind posting your PIDs and throttle settings for those of us with the Mugin airframe? Think the Mugin could handle taxi missions…"
"Welcome to the community!! Tons of projects and info to check out!"
Mugin UAV
"My posts above concern the Mugin (old style). If anyone has specs on the new style I would appreciate it greatly. The space looks plenty adequate to fit a great multitude of gizmos and gadgets and has an almost unmatched take-off weight…"
Mugin UAV
"I think Wanabigaplane would be a good reference on this as he uses the plane and is in a pretty well established group of flyers in Australia. Great performer as a plane. lots of space, though creativity is required to fit the recommended 1…"
Mugin UAV
"I was looking for the same info before. Thank you Wanabigaplane for measuring!
At 12:34am on February 8, 2012, Wanabigaplanesaid…
The internals of the fuselage are 930 x 190 deep, 210 wide. A 21 x 24 longeron projects into this space at…"
"Parts of Arizona, US start off at 4K ft and go to 7K. 10-20 knots is a slight breeze compared to some of the gusts you can encounter. Flew in Korea at lower altitudes. Lost four 3.5 lb birds in 20 knot winds, even when they…"
"I think we can build commercial grade things. Aren't we doing this to improve constantly? I think necessity is the mother or all invention. You can buy anything, but what is the pride in that? They have the same computers…"
"definately! You should see the one that will be flying my planes! Full server rack dedicated to them! I am looking to hardmount that into a shed with a 50 ft radio antenna and control them from laptops on the network. Computer…"
Profile Information
- About Me:
- Gas flyer, pusher prop. 10 ft w/s, 3hrs flight time, 100+mph
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- Planes only, full automation/manual flight
- Hometown:
- South East
Michael Smith's Photos
Michael Smith's Blog
Drone hater or exhaust spewer?
Posted on February 20, 2012 at 4:30pm 49 Comments 0 Likes
Venkatesh Rao, a Forbes.com columnist, mentioned DIY Drones in a post, saying that drones interest him. His portrayal of DIYers however, would lead a novice UAV…
ContinueComment Wall (5 comments)
- At 1:03am on February 5, 2012,
Wanabigaplane said… There seems to be some confusion. The plane shown, and the plane we have, is the Mugin, probably as supplied by a Chinese manufacturer when purchased from FPV-flying or FPV-Hobby.
It was presented to us by Cyber Technology after making quite a few modifications including the full installation of servos, change of motor, and installation of a generator. The quality is - well, commensurate with the price. Looks good out of the box, suffers from hangar rash very quickly, and in my opinion it is great to play with, but just not quite good enough to fit out and on sell for a commercial application.
The similarity with the Shadow appears to be in format only. The Shadow seems to be a fully commercial aircraft from quite a different stable.
- At 5:24pm on February 6, 2012,
Michael Smith said…
Not That I have any real dreams of going comercial, I just like to push myself. I would design a manned UAV the size of a private jet and fly myself to different destinations with my Logitech controller if I could. LOL But until then I will try to buy cool looking cheap planes and try to make them pretend to be commercial grade for my own fun. I was just confused by the number of names I have seen this plane listed as. But let my try tounderstand...The plane is from fpvhobby, and upgraded by Cyber tech? If that is correct how much was the generator upgrade and hangar rash how? Thanks for your patience. I become more of a noob every day.
- At 12:34am on February 8, 2012, Wanabigaplane said…
The internals of the fuselage are 930 x 190 deep, 210 wide. A 21 x 24 longeron projects into this space at each corner. The rear bay is 320 long with the wing spar tubes projecting 44 down into the space.
The middle bay is 320 long with a radio box projecting 85 down onto it.
Assuming the 6" and 7" sides make up the two sides of the right triangle, your tank will not quite fit under the wing spar tubes at the centre of gravity.
In the picture above you can see 4.5 Kg of battery at the front - this was installed just to balance the plane with minimal equipment.
- At 7:12am on February 23, 2012,
Michael Pursifull said… It's about 1h20m away.
You can edit, changes are made in place, and take affect once re-approved by a moderator.
- At 7:56am on February 23, 2012,
Nick Scott said… - Hey there, can you send me lat long again. When I accepted your friend request ut disappeared. I will get it to you later tonight, USA time. I have to make it at work and bring it home.
Social Networking
Top Content
Contests
Season Two of the Trust Time Trial (T3) Contest has now begun. The fourth round is an accuracy round for multicopters, which requires contestants to fly a cube. The deadline is April 14th.A list of all T3 contests is here.
Groups
-
ArduCopter User Group
1356 members
-
Nitro-powered Arduplane …
15 members
-
ArduPlane User Group
721 members
-
Andropilot Users Group
203 members
-
DIYDrones News Team
5 members
Advertisement
© 2013 Created by Chris Anderson.
Powered by
