connecting ent pnd gps unit to google earth
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Completely lost with radios..
Alright, so my Futaba 6EXAP Tx/Rx just came in the mail, and I have NO idea how to set it up. I don't even know how to connect the battery. The "instruction manual" is absolutely no help. It just tells me how to charge the battery and program it.Coul
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Read more…EasyStar as a pure GPS UAV
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I have an emergency project and I need your help. I am putting a presentation together for the fire department where I work on UAVs. I need info or links as to why UAVs are better than manned vehicles. Specifically, I remember some aircraft crashing
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Latitude/Longitude Conversions
I feel really dumb asking this, but I swear I've been looking all over the web and I can't find a definitive answer. Every website I find tells me how to convert from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal degrees, but the Parallax GPS receiver outputs i
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