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Male


Location

Bangkok


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Fun and aerial photography


Hometown:

Montevideo, Uruguay


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Alejandro Garcia commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Drones now banned in all US National Parks
"Philip Giacone, to summarize, once "drones" became so easy to fly even an idiot could do it... then there's lots of idiots flying them ruining things for everyone else, both flyers and the general public."
Jun 20, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV/FPV plane
"I have uploaded the Ready-To-Fly files to Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:272478), that concludes Phase One of the project, having a complete design ready to print and fly.
Phase Two is to install FPV gear on it and conduct further…"
Jun 19, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV maiden flight
"I have uploaded the files to printe the Nomad UAV Mk.I to Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:272478) so now the first phase of the project is complete. Next steps are to first install FPV gear on the plane to carry further flight testing,…"
Jun 17, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV maiden flight
"Randy, the plane was designed in 3Ds Max (it's not a CAD program, but it's what I use at work) I printed it with a RepRap Mendelmax 1.5 using PLA and used Slic3r for slicing the STL models.
I have uploaded the STL files to Thingiverse…"
Jun 15, 2014
Alejandro Garcia posted a blog post
Today, after two previous tries, I flew the 3D printed plane I've been working on. This time I figured out the problem I had before was an incorrect thrust line on the motor.http://youtu.be/Qf5Z83dHrowSeems to fly well enough, a bit sensitive on the…
Jun 14, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV/FPV plane
"I did the maiden flight today, it flies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf5Z83dHrow
I have to try dual rates on the controls, is a bit jumpy now... I'm also printing a new nose section because the second flight didn't end so well..."
Jun 14, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Brain not frame
"careyer, just using water won't work, you need to flush the motor and bearings with WD-40.
I've dunked brushless motors many times, in fact I have a FPV plane that is made to land on water (not a seaplane) so pretty much every landing the motors get…"
May 28, 2014
Alejandro Garcia replied to Alejandro Garcia's discussion Fully 3D printed airframe
"I used 3Ds Max, it's not a CAD program but it's what I use at work so I'm good at modelling with it.I wouldn't use iron-on covering on the wings, as a matter of principle this being a 3D printed plane :D Also because the PLA I used softens at 60…"
May 28, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV/FPV plane
"The plane is finished and ready to fly this weekend, I'll see if I can get someone to film it."
May 20, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV/FPV plane
"R.D. Sarwalt, oh... but where is the fun without the sphincter clenching adrenaline rush when you launch a plane for its maiden flight? :DI was just doing some work on the plane, doing the pushrod installation and rotating 90 degrees the SMA plug on…"
May 5, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV/FPV plane
"OuBen, a flying wing could be lighter yes, actually I've been thinking of making a small one using the same printing technique later on.
Eli, Harry, thanks for the links, I admit I haven't given aerodynamics enough attention on this design, mostly…"
May 5, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV/FPV plane
"Harry, the size of the stabilator is something I'm not very sure about, it's a bit on the small side I think. What would you say is a good surface area in proportion to the wing area?"
May 4, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV/FPV plane
"Eli Cohen, I'm using PLA. It's not very durable, but it's easier to print and biodegradable and that has to count for something! =D
Later on, if the plane flies well I will print the molds to make a fiberglass fuselage, the end goal is to build a…"
May 4, 2014
Alejandro Garcia commented on Alejandro Garcia's blog post 3D printed UAV/FPV plane
"The inverted V-tail... one of those things I want to try out. =) The idea behind it is to save weight, specially on the tail end since the motor is mounted there, also so that there's no need for a landing gear while still protecting the propeller…"
May 4, 2014
Alejandro Garcia posted a discussion
Here's something I've been working for a few months, a fully 3D printed airframe, to test and practice the technology and to make a prototype of a design I've been wanting to build at a larger scale.The airplane has a wingspan of almost one meter…
May 4, 2014
Alejandro Garcia posted a blog post
Here's something I've been working for a few months, a fully 3D printed airframe, to test and practice the technology and to make a prototype of a design I've been wanting to build at a larger scale. The airplane has a wingspan of almost one meter…
May 4, 2014
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