"There's a newish and truly plug and play quad with GPS and RTH that everyone here surely knows of by now, the DJI Phantom, for around 7 hunj. It lacks the video feed, protective rings and indoor pos hold, but is otherwise a far superior…"
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MIT discovers a new state of matter, a new kind of magnetism
Started Dec 21, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
The potential of this new revolutionary discovery is mind-boggling.…Continue
Where Is Everybody?
Started Apr 19, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
Not very long ago, the top-rated post on this site had dozens of pages of comments. Nowadays, the top story is lucky to have 3 pages. What happened? Where did everyone go? As far as multi-rotors…Continue
Wooducopter
Started this discussion. Last reply by Maki, Eric J Jan 11, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
The end of my most successful flight yet was in the form of a crumpled, standard Arducopter alumiminium frame. It was awesome, I've never gotten such a thrill out of 'disaster' in my life, because…Continue
Coptersky.com Dodgy???
Started this discussion. Last reply by Hai Tran Dec 16, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Has anybody else had problems with getting their purchases from coptersky.com? I've been waiting on a $400.00 purchase for at least two months, now. When I first realised it was a bit slow, I…Continue
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Nick Mann posted a discussionMIT discovers a new state of matter, a new kind of magnetism
The potential of this new revolutionary discovery is mind-boggling. It's potential for miniaturizing memory is exciting enough, but particularly "long-range entanglement" as a form of remote control/video makes one salivate. This could be what gives us true high-def video-feed. At unheard of ranges. Albeit in five to ten years. Or twenty.…See More
Nick Mann replied to Austin Ford's discussion 3DR Hexa APM 2.5 only 4 of 6 motors spinning in the group ArduCopter User Group"Simplest possibility - are you set to hexa and not quad? You can test the motors/ESCs individually by putting the ESC's UBEC cable straight into your receiver's throttle channel - I assume this is how you calibrated them, so they…"
Nick Mann commented on leonardthall's blog post Yaw Control, ESC Linearization, and Hover"Thanks for that. Interesting thoughts. "
Nick Mann replied to Randy Brazeau's discussion Can't leave the ground. in the group ArduCopter User Group"Is your throttle on the right channel? That sounds like your throttle stick is moving your pitch, maybe... Don't know how experienced with transmitters you are.
ESCs individually calibrated with Tx? Correct orientation…"
Nick Mann replied to Randy Brazeau's discussion Can't leave the ground. in the group ArduCopter User Group"Are your props spinning the right way? Are they plugged into the correct channels as per the wiki? Do the hand test! Hold on tight and clear to the underbelly and apply throttle - you'll soon see where the drive isn't…"
Jordi Orlando commented on Nick Mann's blog post MIND CONTROL!!!"Amazing technology! I could totally see this being the future...scary thought. And deja vu, I think I've seen this before."
Dan "HotSeat" Neault commented on Nick Mann's blog post Battery Holy Grail on the Horizon"Forget Quads, I want a 300hp motorcycle that will go 3000km per charge :) :)
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"There have been several announcements similar to this lately and it is always encouraging.
Perhaps the material could serve as a conductor and structural support?
That would elminate the need for power cabling if it can handle sufficient…"
Dave Wicks commented on Nick Mann's blog post Battery Holy Grail on the Horizon"We need big business to fast track the industrial application research, this could also be the holy grail for electric vehicles, very exciting!!"
james sowell commented on Nick Mann's blog post Battery Holy Grail on the Horizon"when are we going to see some ?"
Nick Mann commented on Nick Mann's blog post Battery Holy Grail on the Horizon"Thanks James. This is exciting stuff."
Nick Mann posted a blog postBattery Holy Grail on the Horizon
This might not be news to some, but for those that it is... Amazing. Imagine a super light material that could be both frame AND battery. Imagine hours of electric flight time with a quad. Or even one hour. …See More
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- About Me:
- Very new to this, come from mineral exploration background and interested in developing aerial photography/recon platform at the very least... Arducopter seems like a lovely plastic place from which to explore the possibilities.
I am one of what I'm sure is a large new group 'around here' - a convert through an ARDrone. It's fun and interesting, but I want MORE! Nothing has captured my imagination like this in a couple of decades. Fer real.
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- Mostly hobby, with an open mind. Very green. I think I've found my hobby for middle-age. Want to learn it all, slowly slowly... But y'know, I'm about the joyride. Quadcopters with cameras taking pretty pictures... FPV immersion... A million crashes from now....
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- At 6:26pm on July 2, 2011,
Owen Booth said… Hey man, I'm still pretty green but making a lot more progress lately.
Those guys in the Northern Hemisphere are something else eh?Their English is better than my French/Swiss/Deutsch etc though. Off out today to capture some more stills with the GoPro. Fatshark goggles will be here soon, so I can start FPV'ing my way around. Gotta be easier, surely!
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Battery Holy Grail on the Horizon
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 5:00am 6 Comments 3 Likes
This might not be news to some, but for those that it is... Amazing. Imagine a super light material that could be both frame AND battery. Imagine hours of electric flight time with a quad. Or even one hour. …
Continue Gyros Simplified
Posted on March 24, 2012 at 6:08am 0 Comments 13 Likes
Just a little basic lesson in how gyros work... for us newbs.
Dragonflies are always leading the way. When we have hyper~efficient dragonfly~wingsystems, the rotor will be made Model~T~obsolete. But that's down the road a tad....
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