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Amelia Court House, VA


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Building my first UAV


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Brandon Smith replied to Jasja Dekker's discussion Easy star electronics platform
"Is the platform for the bixler the one here:  https://store.diydrones.com/Bixler_SkySurfer_Chassis_No_Pan_Tilt_p/... If so, then it will fit, as long as you don't attach the bottom deck.  The NiCd battery pack and electronics of the EasyStar gets…"
Aug 2, 2012
Brandon Smith posted a discussion
Hey everyone,we recently started experimenting with the different flight modes on the APM 2.0 and Mission Planner GCS and we are running into a problem.  When we put the plane into Loiter, RTL, and Auto modes, we find that the plane (HobbyKing…
Jul 24, 2012
Brandon Smith posted a discussion
Hey all,I just had a great series of flights today and now I want to download the logs that were on the APM 2.0.  However, when I try to connect to Mission Planner 1.0 through USB, it freezes at getting param 1 and then reports Connect Failed.  When…
Jul 3, 2012
Brandon Smith commented on Ryan's blog post Custom made UAV Airframe
"How much are we looking at for the 2500mm with all of the options?"
Jun 15, 2012
Brandon Smith commented on apocolipse's blog post Landing gear for Easy Star / Hobbyking Bixler / Sky Surfer and other EZ Clones
"Do you know of anywhere to get this kit? I went to the website and it said it would be until November. Unfortunately, I need landing gear on my plane ASAP.

Thanks!"
May 28, 2012
Brandon Smith posted a discussion
Hello all,I am just starting out making a UAV with a Bixler 1400mm wingspan and I have a few questions about the servos.  On the HobbyKing website, it says that four 9g servos are requred.  I have opened the box and seen that there are already…
May 22, 2012