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Ahmed commented on Chris Anderson's blog post "Are we too reliant on GPS?"
"Where I live, UAE, we have a lot of those communication towers from the telecom service provider. Depending on the closest tower, the name of the town shows up on the cell phone screen. But for sure if the closest one isn't working, you still get…"
Mar 14, 2011
Ahmed replied to mook's discussion spammer
"good catch Mook!"
Apr 8, 2010
Ahmed commented on Chris Anderson's blog post UAV control via iPad
"I think you guys should wait for the HP Slate which will be similar to iPad but running Windows 7. Don't get me wrong, I am an Apple fan ;-)"
Apr 3, 2010
Ahmed replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Discussion forum for a community-designed UAV airframe
"This will be fun.

I think that size and type/configuration mainly depends on type of mission. the first step must be defining mission type and we should be precise and clear on choosing one."
Mar 28, 2010
Ahmed commented on Doug Weibel's blog post What is the preferred elevator & throttle control laws for Fly By Wire
"//#-#
#define FBW 0 // 0=manual throttle, 1=auto throttle"
Mar 23, 2010
Ahmed commented on Doug Weibel's blog post What is the preferred elevator & throttle control laws for Fly By Wire
"why not add the option to chose between the two options?

like the GPS for example :

//1-1
#define GPS_PROTOCOL 1 // 0 = NMEA, 1=SIRF, 2=uBlox, 3 = IMU, 5 = Simulated GPS mode (Debug)

i don't know if it is possible, just a thought."
Mar 23, 2010
Ahmed replied to James ehwould jablome's discussion Getting started-newbie-
"If I was in your shoes, I would go about the whole thing in phases:

Phase 1:
Buy an airplane (Tx + Rx as well) that can carry all of my gear and install the servos and Rx
Learn to fly it (if you have not done that yet) and get comfortable to the…"
Mar 19, 2010
Ahmed posted a discussion
I have been thinking about this a while a go and I don't know if it is possible or not. so I am sharing this hoping that it might help you guys achieving your goals maybe. what if we had a helicopter that is similar to the Sikorsky X2 and the…
Mar 16, 2010
Ahmed commented on Luis Ramos's photo
"OMG, i just noticed the technician i thought it was an rc plane lol."
Mar 11, 2010
Ahmed commented on Luis Ramos's photo
"isn't that Finmeccanica logo? the italian company? Nice airplane. i liked the wings"
Mar 11, 2010
Ahmed commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Spam fighting on DIY Drones
"first I would like to thank everyone who is fighting the spam over here keeping this website clean.

second, if you guys need help, I am in."
Mar 10, 2010
Ahmed commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Top Five UAV N00b Questions (and answers)
"As a UAV noob, I would never ask a question that might sound stupid unless I've done my homework by searching the forum first for similar questions.

I really enjoy building stuff myself rathar than buying it ready as glup-n-play. Specially if there…"
Feb 21, 2010
Ahmed left a comment for Robert Krogh (hooks)
"Hey Hooks, how ar eyou doing? it has been more than a month since I came here i guess.

life is keeping me so busy, anyway, I've tried and squeezed my mind trying to think of a simple way to attach the booms to the wing but no easy way i could come…"
Jan 29, 2010
Ahmed commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Finally, a working Osprey-like RC model?
"looks nice Chris, but no video of the transition phase during flight!

chech out this utube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ySVGx71SSI&feature=channel"
Dec 23, 2009
Ahmed left a comment for Robert Krogh (hooks)
"Hello Hooks, i will be away for 1 week and i might not be able to check the progress or contribute to the project during my business trip."
Dec 11, 2009
Ahmed replied to phillip's discussion UAV help needed
"he means look around

uavfactory airframe is nice and very clean finish.

check this thread:"
Dec 8, 2009
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