About Me:
tinkerer, pilot.
About
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
aerial data collection - air quality, particulates, that sort of thing.... just fun to fly. Iris+.
Hometown:
North Pole, Alaska
Activity Feed
"The FAA is unambiguous. Drones are aircraft and fall under title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 (and others) for operational regulation:
§91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command.
(a) The pilot in command of an aircraft…"
§91.3 Responsibility and authority of the pilot in command.
(a) The pilot in command of an aircraft…"
"I would think that designing a better antenna would be more cost effective way to increase range... Its no secret that the rubber duckie antennas on both your HT on 440Mhz and the 3DR radios are quite poor and absorb most of the signal they…"
"completed registration. Name, address, phone number, and, of course, credit card.... nothing about the machines I fly or own, how many I have, etc. very simple and quick. The process resulted in a certificate that has a registration number on it…"
"@john "Not sure what constitutes 'aircraft' and how much of it could change before it is considered a different 'aircraft' and needs to be registered again. Can't see how swapping batteries changes the aircraft...unless it increases the weight to…"
"from the press release on the FAA.gov website:
Owners using the model aircraft for hobby or recreation will only have to register once and may use the same identification number for all of their model UAS. The registration is valid for three years.…"
Owners using the model aircraft for hobby or recreation will only have to register once and may use the same identification number for all of their model UAS. The registration is valid for three years.…"
"@ John Dennings
a notice appeared in the Oct 22 Federal Register requesting public comments regarding UAS registration. I attended 3 public meetings prior to that date held by the FAA regarding plans for regulation by the FAA. Comments collected…"
a notice appeared in the Oct 22 Federal Register requesting public comments regarding UAS registration. I attended 3 public meetings prior to that date held by the FAA regarding plans for regulation by the FAA. Comments collected…"
"@Patrick
"@Clay said, "Utter nonsense". Really?"
I stand by my statement. I did not say that aviation isn't regulated, only that it is not "elitist". Flying General aviation need not be any more expensive than many other popular pastimes. I…"
"@Clay said, "Utter nonsense". Really?"
I stand by my statement. I did not say that aviation isn't regulated, only that it is not "elitist". Flying General aviation need not be any more expensive than many other popular pastimes. I…"
"regarding 14 CFR 103:
§103.1 Applicability.
This part prescribes rules governing the operation of ultralight vehicles in the United States. For the purposes of this part, an ultralight vehicle is a vehicle that:
(a) Is used or intended to be used…"
§103.1 Applicability.
This part prescribes rules governing the operation of ultralight vehicles in the United States. For the purposes of this part, an ultralight vehicle is a vehicle that:
(a) Is used or intended to be used…"
"Several observations.
Patrick Duffy stated:
"General aviation has been, since the beginning, the realm of the elite, and they control the air."
this is utter nonsense. general aviation was created by a couple of bicycle mechanics. You can…"
Patrick Duffy stated:
"General aviation has been, since the beginning, the realm of the elite, and they control the air."
this is utter nonsense. general aviation was created by a couple of bicycle mechanics. You can…"
"Jim,
Thanks! I would appreciate that. With most other materials I use either the hair spray on glass or the tape works well... but not that 618 nylon.
Clay"
Thanks! I would appreciate that. With most other materials I use either the hair spray on glass or the tape works well... but not that 618 nylon.
Clay"
"I will look into the thrust stand... sounds like a good investment for this project.
cc"
cc"
"Jim,
My printer is one I built myself... basically a Prusa I3. I have a heated build platform and use either a glass plate with hairspray, or blue painters tape over the glass. I have a spool of Taulman 618 nylon that I plan to use for this…"
My printer is one I built myself... basically a Prusa I3. I have a heated build platform and use either a glass plate with hairspray, or blue painters tape over the glass. I have a spool of Taulman 618 nylon that I plan to use for this…"
"I have some of that high temp nylon. I haven't tried props with it, but what I have tried seems quite strong and rigid. It needs a different build platform to stick... masonite or similar I think should work with it. I was thinking of a softer…"
"Yeah, I have thought of that, but it seems there ought to be a design/material/method to make it reliable. A lot of the strength depends on orientation of the layers to the primary stress axis, and the material used."
Has anyone had success 3d printing propellers? I am about to start designing a propeller I can print on my reprap printer and wondered if I am re-inventing the wheel... I haven't found anything suitable for the Iris on Thingiverse or other…
"It may be of interest to note that this definition of "aircraft" came about in the 70's because a guy tied a bunch of helium weather balloons to a lawn chair and took off. He drifted through the approach path of LAX and caused serious confusion in…"
