Hionly lurking is no fun. So I got myself up and to post some of my ideas. I have built model planes all my life and electrics since the middle 70s and ducted fans (with IC) even earlier. To put fans and electrics together I had the best teacher one
Read more…Hi. I was just wondering, if you were to install something like the Verizon Wireless laptop internet card and have the internet anywhere service they sell along with it and hooked it up to a UAV, would it still receive the signal and be able to be co
Read more…With the upcoming release of Ardupilot v2.1 requiring a 328 based board I have been thinking what i can do with my 168 board. One thing i have noticed is there seems to be a large demand for a cheap tracking antenna from both the FPV and UAV communit
Read more…since the gps satellites cary time info could I add routines to the waypoint software to modulate the throttle to speed up or slow down and be on time one behind the other. It could have a trigger off the input from the radio to begin eta calcs and a
Read more…Hi,I need to be able to stream video from my UAV over a distance of a few kilometers. it does not necessarily have to be good qaulity but enough to be able to accurately see where I am flying.What cameras/receivers/transmitters would do this for me?
Read more…Does anybody know of a motor/ esc that could power a plane with an nxt onboard? Maybe a Graupner?
Read more…Hi.I'm planning to make my own autopilot delta flying wing and I would just like to know if it's possible to have a live data link to my laptop for realtime telemetry and if i wanted, to update the waypoints.My end project will (hopefully) be a high
Read more…I've flown RC Planes for about 5 years but never flown Heli. I've found a decent deal on a new radio but it's for Heli. It's not a computer radio and my basic question is can this be used for a fixed wing plane? It's got the server reversing dip swit
Read more…I read that the modems will be running @ 57000 on version 2.1. I have already purchased the 900MHZ XSC modules which are limited to 9600. Can the baud rate in 2.1 be slowed down to 9600 with a simple change as in the past. I'd hate to have to toss th
Read more…I am just curious. I have a strange impression that all IMU-based amateur systems have never left ground testing or passive logging phase.
Read more…Hi guys, I am embarking on a project to design a quadrotor although I know it has been already designed.It is part of my school final year project.At this phase, which is the R&D phase, I am currently simulating the quadrotor using Labview and am app
Read more…HelloI am new here.I bought a Ardupilot in sparkfun to use it in FPV I upload de v 1.0 of the software for ardupilotI need help to configure the ardupilot with my transmitter.Ok. I have a 3 position swich in my transmitter and i would like to use thi
Read more…Hey,I have never attempted a UAV before (I just fly helis) but have been on these forums a bit looking at the amazing stuff that you all do and now I have finally got around to wanting to build one for myself (most likely a plane) and am wondering wh
Read more…Both of our attempts to download the default code to the control board have resulted in a board that no longer appears to operate correctly. When powered on the LED in the corner (near the empty socket) comes on red. What error does the LED signify a
Read more…Hello all,I've built a daughter board and now I'm at the point of connecting the ublox to it, but looking at the ublox, I can't seem to find any pins/leads to connect it to the daughter board. Can anyone who's using the ublox send me a pic of their s
Read more…Hi guys,Just wondering if anyone has gone about this approach? I need an all weather stabilization device and was looking at off the shelf magnetometers from sparkfun ect. But not sure how well I would go i.e. if filtering the sensor input is require
Read more…I have a friend who wants to build a light weight plane and wants to find predator engines or surplus parts for the engines. Does anyone know where I can look for them, and how much they might be?
Read more…:censored: CIAM are removing UAVs from the definition as a model aircraft. :censored: :censored: :mad:We the UAV hobby community need to follow this up.Below is a response from FAI re the removal of Maynard Hills record.Note: also posted in RCGAutono
Read more…Do I need to have the Googlr Earth Pro to be able to visualise the GPS data, or is there any other way to do it on the cheap with the regular version.Thanks for your answer, or suggestions.Vic
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