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Ben Merrill posted a discussion
Not so much of a discussion as it is a notification of another great product:A very small GPS logger with a battery life of 5-6 hours; perfect for mini heli projects or similar.http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8836I love…
Aug 22, 2008
Ben Merrill replied to Chris Anderson's discussion Are you working on an Amateur UAV project?
"This isn't my project, but I thought it fit here. I ran into this blog post on Gizmodo about a Georgia Tech researcher that is creating algorithms for helicopters to land at any angle, with 60 degrees being the current best, and an auto-retry…"
Nov 23, 2007
Ben Merrill replied to Mike's discussion Laser Short Kits, Design and Rapid Prototyping
"That's exactly the type of resource information I would expect to find on a site like this. Thanks Mike for offering up your services.

@Chris - Is there any way to put up a page about these types of things?

Ben Merrill"
Nov 11, 2007
Ben Merrill posted a discussion
Hi all,I've been browsing around looking for parts, methods, etc to build my own UAV, and I came across the following items of interest on SparkFun:GPS Receiver: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8291GPS Antenna:…
Oct 26, 2007