http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=707"/>I have ordered my first development kit. This will be a "baby steps" project. I am in the process of learning how to program PIC. Not sure yet what program language is going to be the best. I would like to get as much advice as I can use. Chris Anderson warned me that this development platform is not for beginners, so I will be gaining the necessary experience in order to hopefully build an reliable stable autopilot.Those of you that have been down this road are probably amused at all the mistakes you already spot and foresee in my approach, but at this point ignorance is quite bliss,,,and who knows how much fun I will have pulling the last few strands of hair from it's precarious perch in the quest for autonomous flight?
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