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Electronics engineer getting into FPV and automated flight using a F450.


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Gold Coast


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Brent Alderton commented on Chris Anderson's blog post How we do autopilot vibration-testing at 3DR labs
"Lol quadzimodo, I bought some of those linear actuators from jaycar for my car seats! Worked well! "Funbox"! Nice number plate lil"
Apr 20, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Trent at MyGeekShow's blog post Long Range Telemetry Testing
"So you have to get permission of people's land your flying over??? Those bastards in helicopters flying over me never got my permission! They were at about 400ft, must I pursue them? There are acrobatic planes that fly above me too at about 2000ft…"
Apr 10, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Facebook buying solar drone maker
"Looks very interesting Quadzimodo! Your an aussie as well? What part? I'm up at the Gold Coast and luckily my neighbours are quite tolerant of having a drone flying and hovering above the neighbourhood."
Mar 28, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post Drone Cargo Ships Will Make the Real World Work Like the Internet
"Hmm, on the pirating front I would have thought no controls(or not enabled at that time) would mean no steering back to bad guys area so drifting at sea with no on board food, water etc. no Crew to ransom. This would more likely end piracy with a…"
Mar 2, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on AKRCGUY's blog post SteadiDrone Releases NEW QU4D X With 60 Min Flight Time
"The $8,910 is for the frame and cool box... ;-)"
Feb 9, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Lester Haines's blog post Pixhawk bodged into Vulture 2 spaceplane
"In regards to telemetry from the Pixhawk, the 3dr radio will only give you a low range. If you want complete visibility at all times, I would go for the RFD900u for the in plane transmitter and RFD900 for the ground station transmitter. Plenty of…"
Feb 6, 2014
Brent Alderton replied to Clayton's discussion Pixhawk and FrSkyTaranis + X8R Issues
"I have had success with the PH and the Taranis and have been flying for a couple months with no issues. I had the same issue as you and remapped what was output from the transmitter to suit. I cant remember which channel it was but I remember…"
Jan 19, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Quadzimodo's blog post A World Breakthrough in UAV Propulsion
"Like anything, if the price is not mentioned with a "please contact us", it's more expensive than most can afford."
Jan 17, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Quadzimodo's blog post A World Breakthrough in UAV Propulsion
"I wonder what the cost of this tech will be? Surely way more than a lipo. And how/where do I refill a hydrogen fuel cell?"
Jan 17, 2014
Brent Alderton replied to FPVGenie's discussion Antenna Tracking using Mission Planner and Maestro
"I am also trying to get it to work. Tilt seems to work fine but pan doesnt move much and seems like it needs an amplification factor.
Any ideas?"
Jan 12, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Tyler Caros's blog post 3D Printing and Drones
"I am looking at getting into 3D printing myself but am finding it hard to narrow down which is the best printer. Could you please recommend a printer that  has a medium sized capability (say min 20cm^3) that is reliable, easy to use (i have solid…"
Jan 8, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post Arduino-Controlled Autopiloted Sailboat
"lol ^"
Jan 8, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Chris Anderson's blog post FLIR intrdroduces $350 smartphone IR camera, new low-cost sensor
"I want one! Now how do I fit it into my iris and beam the images back???"
Jan 7, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on Arthur Benemann's blog post [Update] DroidPlanner v0.4.0 - Ground Control Station for Android devices
"I cant believe I am only stumbling on this now! Looks great and the new version 2 looks fantastic! Any chance of the GPS coordinates being able to be sent over USB to control the Maestro board much like Mission Planner for antenna tracking?
It seems…"
Jan 7, 2014
Brent Alderton commented on PX4's blog post PX4 and 3D Robotics present Pixhawk: An Advanced, User-Friendly Autopilot
"I received mine yesterday. Lightening fast delivery since it only started being sent last week(and I'm in Aus).

My thanks to the 3DR team!"
Dec 24, 2013
Brent Alderton commented on Sue Rosenstock's blog post Pixhawk is Ready for Takeoff
"Nice vid Randy! Can't wait to get mine to see the differences..."
Dec 14, 2013
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