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Male


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Littleton NC


About Me:

i,m a Newbie


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

boats ,planes and cars robotics scuba motorcycles and RC


Hometown:

Littleton NC


Activity Feed

Brad Smith replied to Jerry Normandin's discussion I have a suggestion for a new flight mode enhancment! - Altitude Upper Limit!
"How about Geofencing !"
Jun 18, 2012
Brad Smith commented on CrashingDutchman's blog post A biologically inspired morphing-wing bat
"you can see how it flaps by a servo they must be using muscle wire for the elbow"
Jun 6, 2012
Brad Smith commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Housekeeping note: Kevin Finisterre
"IMHO there should be away for the poster of a subject to Block comments on their post to stop off topic discussions and keep the discussion on track then they can go and start their own topic ,,, i feel sorry for the poor guy who just wanted to know…"
Jun 2, 2012
Brad Smith posted a discussion
First this IS NOT a bashing session this is a search for answers and opinions so try to be respectful and courteous ! me personally i think the APM is capable of bringing my plane back and landing if the rx fell out ! do i think DIY should be…
May 29, 2012
Brad Smith left a comment for andy j
"i,m sorry Andy just realized i have a inbox ! only code i have any experience with is basic stamp and html and most of what Ive done was twisting others code to suit my needs ,what i would do is find an open source community that has done something…"
May 29, 2012
Brad Smith replied to CensoredUser ExWikiNinja aka KF's discussion APM2 repair options (fried APM2 board)
"i thought  about this before a ordered a replacement APM1.4 i,m thinking about a opamp for the ground i seen a reverse polarity and over volt protector on immersion rc but they where out of stock so i did'nt check it out . be nice to have an updated…"
May 22, 2012
Brad Smith replied to Marion Wright's discussion Channel one and four OUT are not working. in ArduPlane User Group
"thanks for the input Vernon might just order me a mux and try it on my old board (need one for a boat project )"
May 6, 2012
Brad Smith commented on Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk's blog post DJI Wookong WKM Unfair Test
"i,m just assuming that people who buy a $2000 dollar auto pilot are not using HK $12 ESC's and motors and are probably spending more time with setup and are most likely more knowledgeable than the average DYI user .am i wrong ? and again I think the…"
Apr 29, 2012
Brad Smith posted a discussion
http://youtu.be/SNPJMk2fgJUI wonder what the FFA would think about this
Apr 23, 2012
Brad Smith commented on Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk's blog post DJI Wookong WKM Unfair Test
"i got the APM because it can be used on a boat,plane,heli,quad or ground vehicle .haven't seen anything else to compete with that period at any price !"
Apr 22, 2012
Brad Smith replied to Craig Burden's discussion Arducopter v2.5.x Random crash
"one other way of checking would be too disconnect esc's and replace with servos with a long arms and you should be able to see what going on"
Apr 15, 2012
Brad Smith replied to Craig Burden's discussion Arducopter v2.5.x Random crash
"One thing ,it looked like you moved it during initializing and the crash seemed to happen about the time it takes mine to get a GPS lock . dont know if this may cause problems "
Apr 14, 2012
Brad Smith commented on Trent at MyGeekShow's blog post Successful Raptor Maiden Flight!
"good job ,,, looks like its time for a turnigy 9x with dual rates and expo , how much did you spend on foam too build this ?"
Mar 31, 2012
Brad Smith replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.32 released
"is this only for the APM 2"
Mar 29, 2012
Brad Smith replied to andy j's discussion Use the DNT900 in place of an XBee -- open source adapter board
"sounds like a winner to me ,,,what did they say in that movie "if you build it they will come " . gotta check and see if the power supply on my xbee boards will handle the dnt if not might need to add a voltage regulator on the board"
Mar 22, 2012
Brad Smith posted a discussion
Hi all i just got my telemetry working and for some reason now my MP is showing my plane in Africa,,i have tried going back to the USB and disconnecting the xbee,s  but still will not report the correct location .i have GPS lock and it was showing…
Feb 20, 2012
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