"I'm sure pilots of small planes would love to have the air all to themselves, but unfortunately the air is shared by things like birds, and us model aircraft flyers. Many are posting warnings about laws without quoting anything…"
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Grips commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"I have no idea where you would go to fly so high. International waters? It is worrying that people are posting these videos when there has been increased media attention as of late to the hobby. Video's showing users engaging in…"
OzCaGrr commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"Well there has got to be someway to fly at high altitude without breaking the law. Were ore who should you go to? I mean it is not like the whole airspace were i am flying at is jammed with aircraft. And i wan't to…"
Grips commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"Seriously? Another example of completely disobeying laws in a video that is posted on DIYDRONES. Anyone that's been involved in import cars/etc. and has went through the scene where people were posting street racing videosonline, and see how it…"
OzCaGrr commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"Here are some more pictures:
Good room for all the electronics.
Connector for video transmitter.
Video transmitter inside the wing.
GoPro camera pan and tilt mount.
Battery…"
Ryan Trullinger commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"I was just looking at part15, I am not sure exactly what frequency the 2.4 GHz transmitters. Seems that the mfrs of these radios aren't willing to share that info, or maybe aren't required to.
From what I can glean looks like max…"
"Hi Ryan, My call is W7RU. I agree that power Amplifiers can interfere with other freq's.
I operate on HF a 4-1000A grounded grid with -11 volts biased with 6500 volts on the plate.
It has clean signals with a software defined radio and a good…"
Ryan Trullinger commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"You guys at least in the US may run into issues adding power boosters to standard RC radios.
Before you operate at a higher power, you may want to check, the FCC rules for requirements.
Not all bad though, as licensed Amateur Radio…"
Ken commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"@Sgt Ric,
>to fly in situations where he cannot rely on visuals, like at night or in clouds,
An instrument rating is not required for a US licensed Private Pilot (or higher) to fly at night. It's a beautiful thing.
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ModeratorSgt Ric commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!
"As R/C, FPV, or UAV pilots it is our responsibilty to obtain, understand(God help us), and follow the laws of the land."
ModeratorSgt Ric commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!
"@Oz, IFR is not the absense of a control tower, rather it is an advanced rating a pilot may hold which allows him to fly in situations where he cannot rely on visuals, like at night or in clouds, relying on instruments alone to tell him his…"
ModeratorSgt Ric commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!
"My kids try this one all the time..."Johnny does it all the time, why can't I"?
TBS has been giving our community a blackeye for awhile now in very spectacular ways, but lately they have been getting COAs and permits, and they do…"
Steve Smetters commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"OzCaGrr - Your local club rules do not dictate what is legal or not in the airspace system. I checked the Swedish Aviation rules regarding flight into clouds and this is not legal. Even full scale aircraft in Sweden (below 3000ft amsl) must remain…"
OzCaGrr commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"Stefan Olofsson - Sure i can put some up a bit later :)
Steve Smetters - Well we do not have any local rules in our club about flying in clouds and everybody knows about my flying both RC and Full scale pilots so if they would…"
Steve Smetters commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!"OzCaGrr, ... the fact that you are doing these kinds of operations on an airport make it even more dangerous. I do not know if the airport that you are operating on has an instrument approach but if it does your behavior puts instrument traffic in…"
DistributorRC Tech.se commented on OzCaGrr's blog post My first Blog post on DIY Drones!
"Any chance to see more pics of your plane? :-)"
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- My name is Oskar Findahl and i live in Sweden. I am a professional freeflyer in class F1A and F1B. And a RC pilot.
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- I fly a lot of FPV and other rc stuff and i am striving to make an UAV in a neraby future.
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My first Blog post on DIY Drones!
Posted on November 3, 2011 at 4:00pm 28 Comments 4 Likes
So this is my first post and i thought that i would share my FPV video with you guys!
A little bit of information:
Video: 1,2Ghz 800mw and 8 dBi patch antenna.
Radio: Futaba 12FG with 1W WiFi booster and 12 dBi patch antenna
Airplane: My own design and built "Dr.Marten" plane.
OSD: Eagletree
Battery: 1x4000 mah …
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