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Malabar, FL


About Me:

Full time videographer. I use to fly R/C airplanes in the 1970's and early 1980's. Left the hobby until November 2012 when I got interested in multirotors and using UAVs for camera platforms.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

FPV Quad and Hex for aireal video/photo


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Andrew Sommer replied to Andrew Sommer's discussion Tarot 650 Quad with RCTimer GoPro Gimbal - Operational Testing
"The LEDS have been removed and I'm going to standard aviation flight colors of Green on right, Red on Left, White at front and back. "
Feb 21, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to Andrew Sommer's discussion Tarot 650 Quad with RCTimer GoPro Gimbal - Operational Testing
"Hi Jonathan, I'm getting about the same flight times as you with the new Tiger 3510-13 700 kv motors. I use 4s 5800ma that I use. I'm very conservative and end flights at 3.75 volts per cell. I will be putting it back into the air this weekend and…"
Feb 21, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to Shay Peleg's discussion strange quad behaviour when in drift mode
"My response was RELAVENT to the question asked by RIZKI and totally still valid to the subject as "Drift" mode is new and has some bugs.. GEEZ your an *ss. Further more my respondse puts your question back at the top of the cue rather then 4 pages…"
Feb 20, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to Carel de beer's discussion Pitch trim Problem on Deadcat
"You also might want to check that your Transmitter stick positions are neutral calibrated. I had a similar problem and could not figure it out until I stumbled into the elevator expo set up and it showed my neutral was off by over 10%. I looked up…"
Feb 20, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to Shay Peleg's discussion strange quad behaviour when in drift mode
"I had same issue. I needed to re upgrade several times to finally get it to appear. "
Feb 20, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to Rizki Pratama's discussion Where is Drift Mode?
"I had to Re-Re load the update several times before it finally appeared in my list. "
Feb 20, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to Andrew Sommer's discussion Tarot 650 Quad with RCTimer GoPro Gimbal - Operational Testing
"I agree the Tarot landing gear is way too flimsy. I'd accept double the weight if it were secure. Folding is never an issue with me. Folding ones multirotor is asking for failures to occur later when something comes loose and you miss it or the…"
Feb 20, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to UAVStuff's discussion Do you threadlock your prop nuts?
"I find old threads VERY useful. It is called "Search"  When one knows how to do searches with well chosen key words answers are found in mere seconds. "
Feb 20, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to Andrew Sommer's discussion Tarot 650 Quad with RCTimer GoPro Gimbal - Operational Testing
"Sorry Oliver, I do not have any build guides to refer you to. I put it together from experience from other aircraft. Most stuff from China is very poorly documented. "
Feb 17, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to UAVStuff's discussion Do you threadlock your prop nuts?
"I now thread lock using the Blue. With wood props I still have to double check in case they swell or shrink. Blue allows you to be able to remove later. "
Feb 14, 2014
Andrew Sommer replied to UAVStuff's discussion Do you threadlock your prop nuts?
"No but I check them every couple of flights as part of my preflight. Use regular hex nuts instead of the pretty cone shaped nuts if your concerned. "
Sep 26, 2013
Andrew Sommer replied to Amit Desai's discussion Operating arducopter without transmitter and only ground station
"You need to have a standard Radio Control TX/RX as part of the basic setup. Additionally one NEEDS to learn to fly at least a basic RC airplane before attempting to fly a quad. If you don't your most likely one flight away from your next crash. I…"
Sep 26, 2013
Andrew Sommer posted a discussion
Hello everyone, A while back I posted a Turnigy HAL Hexa build which unfortunately was a disappointment. Wrong motors, too heavy...short flight time and weak engine mount design. I took a breath jumped back in with this Tarot Ironman 650 Quad build.…
Sep 25, 2013
Andrew Sommer replied to Darren Royle's discussion switching from 3cell lipo to 4 cell pack do i need to make MP changes ?
"I just switch from 3s to 4s on my Tarot 650 and it has a much more locked in "Tighter" feel. I think I will need to turn down the PIDs just a bit as it seems to want to twitch every so often, Overall I think I'm sold on 4s "
Sep 24, 2013
Andrew Sommer replied to Andrew Sommer's discussion Speed of circle mode
"I was looking at the settings today in the 3.0x beta and it appears there is now a a "degrees per second" setting which covers my needs. Unfortunately the APM I'm working with appears to be dead....:-( The USB and power module aren't getting any…"
Jul 5, 2013
Andrew Sommer replied to SkyHiEye's discussion buddy crashed my Hexa!!!
"Could be many things. Unless the pilot totally spazed and threw the stick hard over Id say a component failed such as a wire on ESC coming loose but could be any number of causes. You said it was "PreTested" why did you spend time calibrating it if…"
Jul 2, 2013
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