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Stan Underhill replied to Jonathan Challinger's discussion E-flite apprentice
"Jonathan, I realize this post is a bit old but I'm interested to know a) if you ever put Ardupilot Mega on your e-flight Apprentice and b) if so, how well you feel the airframe worked with it? I'm relatively new to this - both RC flying…"
Jul 29, 2012
Stan Underhill commented on OG's blog post Robot Grass hoper on steroids by Boston Dynamics
"Boston Dynamics really thinks out-of-the-box and creates some very amazing and awesome robots. "
Mar 29, 2012
Stan Underhill commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Cool amateur UAV effort to film the last Shuttle launch from high altitude
"Very nice."
Jun 17, 2011
Hamish commented on Stan Underhill's blog post UAV Audio Broadcasting and Recording
"when i'm rich, i want to make a big(-ish) slow electric glider to relay comms from a small UAV to ground.  Similar to what duane says.  put pan/tilt directional antennas on the glider and have all the range you could ever ask…"
Mar 28, 2011
Duane Brocious commented on Stan Underhill's blog post UAV Audio Broadcasting and Recording
"Ground TX to Air RX to Air TX (on separate freq.) back to ground RX. Check here for info on the IPod/MP3 Player Transmitters   Lots of tiny and legal low watt audio FM TXes and RXes out there. Be careful that you don't interfere with any…"
Mar 28, 2011
Ethan Ferrell commented on Stan Underhill's blog post UAV Audio Broadcasting and Recording
"That does sound cool. I'd be worried about the FCC shooting down your UAV though."
Mar 28, 2011
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UAV Audio Broadcasting and Recording

I just came across this Wired.com article and it made me wonder if there are any projects out there in the DIY community that have a radio/audio broadcast or recording theme?http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/03/secret-libya-psyops/Although the…See More
Mar 28, 2011
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Air Hogs Osprey evening flights

One of the best RCs of 2010! Reviewed at http://RCMania.com/air-hogs-osprey/ . The Air Hogs Osprey "Full Tilt" is a toy-class RC aircraft that ca...
Jan 16, 2011
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Russkel commented on Stan Underhill's blog post First Easy Star Setup/Purchase Suggestions
"Hi Thomas, Could you please provide pictures of your reinforcing of the cockpit area? My EasyStar seems to crack every time it touches the ground and it is driving me nuts. Maybe it's because I used double sided tape instead of…"
Jan 5, 2011

DistributorMartint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk commented on Stan Underhill's blog post First Easy Star Setup/Purchase Suggestions
"Hello again Stan, I would say just go ahead buy the ez* take a day or two if needed to put it together, it's not a huge project, you will always find support here with any questions, plus when you have the parts in front of you the correlation…"
Jan 3, 2011

AdminThomas J Coyle III commented on Stan Underhill's blog post First Easy Star Setup/Purchase Suggestions
"Hi all, I have built eight, yes eight, EZ*s over the last year and a half. I crashed four of them before getting the hang of flying without crashing. In the process of building eight EZ*s I found that Gorilla Glue works better than CA and that if…"
Jan 3, 2011
Stan Underhill commented on Stan Underhill's blog post First Easy Star Setup/Purchase Suggestions
"@Kamu: Roger that.  I was just reading about the RTF components and am now back to the ARF kit.  Thanks for the clarification and update!  "
Jan 3, 2011
Russkel commented on Stan Underhill's blog post First Easy Star Setup/Purchase Suggestions
"Sorry Stan, I made a mistake. I am using the stock BRUSHED motor. I think the ARF kit is a more fun way to go, where you get to select the parts you want to buy and get it shipped etc.   The problem with RTF kits is that you get a lacklustre RC…"
Jan 3, 2011
Stan Underhill commented on Stan Underhill's blog post First Easy Star Setup/Purchase Suggestions
"@Ron: Being a first time ES/RC builder, and if price wasn't an option, do you think you would opt for a RTF version if you had to do it over again?   I ask because I am interested in putting one together myself, I have both the time…"
Jan 3, 2011
Russkel commented on Stan Underhill's blog post First Easy Star Setup/Purchase Suggestions
"I purchased a Turnigy 9X 2.4ghz Tx/Rx. As you may be aware, there is open source firmware available for the controller. I aim to replace the modules with the OpenLRS project kit (also open source ;) ). I purchased HXT900 servos for this job, which I…"
Dec 30, 2010
Russkel commented on Stan Underhill's blog post First Easy Star Setup/Purchase Suggestions
"Hi there,   I assembled my Easy Star just yesterday (excluding the placing and balancing of the components in the cockpit). I pretty much followed the manual except I placed the rudder linkage connector on the underside of the control horn (l…"
Dec 30, 2010

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UAV Audio Broadcasting and Recording

Posted on March 28, 2011 at 11:59am 4 Comments





I just came across this Wired.com article and it made me wonder if there are any projects out there in the DIY community that have a radio/audio broadcast or recording theme?…

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First Easy Star Setup/Purchase Suggestions

Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:56pm 11 Comments

Hello everyone!  This is my first post to the site though I've been following for over a year.  I'm finally to the point where I would like to begin purchasing equipment for my first Easy Star Drone.  



Background: I have successfully built and flew my Blimpduido kit.  I've also been flying around for a a couple months the Hobby Zone Champ (RTF).  This has been the extent of my RC/Drone background though I have been playing around with Arduino on other projects for over a…

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