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Male


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Perth


About Me:

Mining and software engineer. Perth australia


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Hobby and to enter the outback challenge UAV comp in Australia.


Hometown:

Perth


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James masterman commented on Hai Tran's blog post Cloud Raven GCS for 3DR Solo and Pixhawk
"Sorry about the delay, it's taking longer than the original post suggested to finish development of the app for two reasons, one is that adding the final features is taking longer than expected, but there are also some business related happenings…"
Feb 23, 2016
James masterman replied to Hugues's discussion What is the status of 3DR radios?
"Interesting point, I had assumed they had approval as they are from a reputable manufacturer making a quality product.

I'm in Australia (as are rfdesigns) so they would need different approvals here. I just had a look at my RFD900s, and they don't…"
Feb 2, 2016
James masterman replied to Hugues's discussion What is the status of 3DR radios?
"A high quality alternative is http://store.rfdesign.com.au/rfd-900p-modem/
These may be overkill as they are ultra long range, but use the same firmware and are fully compatible with the 3DR radios.
Now that 3DR have stopped making 3DR radios, it's…"
Jan 31, 2016
James masterman commented on Reuben's blog post Why are some ESC's only rated to 3s or 4s Lipos ?
"I meant Reuben, but good to hear your experiences, too :-).

I'll have to give the DYS models a go. QC is terrible on most ESCs so it's something I deliberately look for now. Try pulling the heatshrink off the bullet connectors on a random ESC. In…"
Jan 31, 2016
James masterman replied to Beatriz Palmeiro's discussion About Ground Control Station User Experience
"Good comments so far. I agree with Bill Bonney further back that most GCSs are too monolithic. Most of the time you need tuning when setting up a new drone, but after that good mission control and setup is more important. Log analysis may be a third…"
Jan 31, 2016
James masterman commented on Reuben's blog post Why are some ESC's only rated to 3s or 4s Lipos ?
"Have you had much experience with these?

I've had one 30A afro catch fire while on the ground (running off a 3s, throttle in neutral) and two others produce stuttering at high throttle settings. The stuttering turned out to be due to poor solder…"
Jan 31, 2016
James masterman commented on Andy Jensen's blog post Last-sell for many legacy 3DR product
"You are doing an admirable job of explaining the reasoning behind 3DRs new path, Chris. Many other companies would not have taken the time. Running a business (especially one that is profitable) is really hard and I suspect many people do not have…"
Jan 31, 2016
James masterman commented on LightWare - Laser Developer's blog post The SF11/C laser altimeter - awesome performance for $249
"Wow, you continue to outdo yourself, Laser Developer. Anyone know if there are any import restrictions bringing these into Australia? I'm guessing not if Tridge has one."
Jan 30, 2016
James masterman commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.5.0 released
"Nicely done! Another feature packed release."
Jan 30, 2016
James masterman replied to Rob_Lefebvre's discussion Notification: My Community Support Ending
"Sad to see you go, Rob. I always thought you were a very balanced voice on these forums.

I know what you mean about the moonlighting thing, I'm going through the same now and it takes a heavy toll on life and family."
Jan 30, 2016
James masterman commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New Solo software add multipoint cablecam, improved FollowMe, safe flight zones with Airmap.io
"Great work, I'm really loving the Solo platform. "
Jan 7, 2016
James masterman commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New Parrot drone -- a plane!
"Nice looking plane! Parrot have an open sdk for beebop, hopefully it makes it to this plane at some point.

Shame about the fixed camera angle, makes it hard to use for survey work, but maybe they want you to buy an ebee for that!"
Jan 4, 2016
James masterman commented on Daniel Cironi's blog post Instructions for Using the Event 38 Reverse Throttle Feature on ArduPlane
"@naish I've also experienced the same issues with flare. As Daniel said, the plane is moving so fast vertically that the system can't keep up.

For precision landings you want the flare to be as late as possible, otherwise the plane will just keep…"
Dec 18, 2015
James masterman commented on Daniel Cironi's blog post Instructions for Using the Event 38 Reverse Throttle Feature on ArduPlane
"Awesome work, glad you have this working.

I've also been working on reverse thrust via a companion board. I sent Tom Pittenger a little code and info, hopefully it was of use, I never heard back.

As far as ESCs go, I found many that support blheli…"
Dec 18, 2015
James masterman commented on Hai Tran's blog post Cloud Raven GCS for 3DR Solo and Pixhawk
"Thanks Waladi,
The app shows the estimated photo coverage based on the known camera parameters (focal length, sensor size) and the location of the image trigger. The images are not being sent in real time. Geotagging is done on the ground after the…"
Dec 16, 2015
James masterman commented on earthpatrol's blog post Autonomous Flight at 39 Grams, No Registration Required
"Wow, that is incredible. What sort of flight times does it manage? Can it handle any wind? I'm assuming it's for outdoor use given the GPS."
Dec 15, 2015
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