About

Gender

Male


Location

La Quinta, CA


About Me:

I'm a Self-employed IT consultant who recently picked up my ham radio license, got into Arduino tinkering, and have a big interest in drone technology.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Interested in using it for hiking/camping photography, as well as looking into uses for drones in SAR and similar applications. Of course, I'm in it for the fun too!


Hometown:

La Quinta


Activity Feed

Cory Hill commented on Mark Harrison's blog post Hexacopter seen in Sochi slopestyle coverage
"AP news reported on it, it's Heliguy:
Sochi drone shooting Olympic TV, not terroristshttp://www.apnews.com/ap/db_289563/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=qp..."
Feb 10, 2014
Cory Hill replied to Cory Hill's discussion Pixhawk + Taranis / X8R Fail Safe Configuration
"I'm starting to think I should just stick with Naza computers.  Seems like I always have to jump through hoops for the APM/Pixhawk stuff.  Normally that would be fine, but spending ludicrous amounts of time on things that should be easy is getting…"
Jan 28, 2014
Cory Hill posted a discussion
Hey, everyone.  I've got my X8R seemingly working well with the Pixhawk for basic controls and some flight modes on sbus.  I haven't flown it yet.  I'm curious about how to trigger RTL with a switch.  I setup channel 7 on the transmitter, mission…
Jan 27, 2014
Cory Hill replied to Kevin W's discussion 3DR Iris vs Phantom 2 Vision
"I was looking at both of these too.  I have a custom built Flamewheel F450 that I tend to experiment with, but I wanted an "it just works" copter to take with me so I know I can just fly if my custom copter is giving me trouble.I looked at the IRIS,…"
Jan 16, 2014
Cory Hill commented on Patrick McKay's blog post Bill Introduced to Ban Hobbyist Drones in Washington State
"People need to be educated on the benevolent uses for this technology.  Right now, all they think about is their own fear of someone actually wanting to spy on them.  Most people aren't that interesting to begin with."
Jan 9, 2014
Cory Hill posted a blog post
I thought this might be something interesting for potential UAV use since they are so small and light.The first product bearing the compound name is the RealSense 3D camera. Intel describes the product as "the world's first integrated 3D depth and…
Jan 9, 2014
Cory Hill commented on noeL's blog post APM 2.6 external compass making a difference
"Looking forward to getting a proper mast for my 3DR uBlox as well.  In a pinch, you can pick up some balsa wood square dowel from a hobby shop and make a nice light one for testing.  Obviously not a good permanent setup, but great for testing and…"
Dec 2, 2013
Cory Hill commented on Roberto Navoni's blog post VR Gimbal Nex7 preview
"I own a Nex 6, and I sure wouldn't strap it to a drone.. haha!"
Nov 8, 2013
Cory Hill commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post FAA Releases Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Roadmap
"@Brian the point is, a Flamewheel F450 with a GoPro on it, used for farming or real estate photography, is not a commercial "Predator Drone", and it shouldn't be regulated like one.  This is a hamfisted attempt to control everything, because the…"
Nov 8, 2013
Cory Hill commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post FAA Releases Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Roadmap
"Well, either way, if we don't get organized, we're screwed.  I'd like to turn this into a business without having to take out $50K+ in loans to pay for government red tape and overpriced "certified hardware"."
Nov 8, 2013
Cory Hill left a comment for Cory Hill
"Hey, thanks for the information, Tyler.  I'll check it out for sure.  I'm in the Palm Springs area, so I could make it down there for some gatherings."
Nov 8, 2013
Cory Hill commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post FAA Releases Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Roadmap
"So, they are going to treat a small lightweight quadcopter the same as a large drone a company like Google will put in the air?  You've got to love our hamfisted government.So, what can I do, where can I sign up to help get this garbage changed?  I…"
Nov 8, 2013
Cory Hill commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post Control an underwater 'drone' with your laptop
"I see one of these in my future for sure."
Nov 7, 2013
Cory Hill replied to Cory Hill's discussion Any suggestions on radios for F450?
"I wanted to add a few more comments in case anyone can help.I called the only hobby shop out here where I live, and they are a "we only fly with Futaba" shop.  They said they have the 8ch T8J in the shop for $279.  Does anyone know if the receiver…"
Nov 1, 2013
Cory Hill commented on Chris Anderson's blog post A copter designed to hit things and keep going
"It wouldn't be all that hard to put a "screen" around the sphere to help deal with branches."
Nov 1, 2013
Cory Hill posted a discussion
Hey everyone. I've got all the parts I need to wrap up my F450 build, except for my first radio.  I'm planning to fly this thing in all modes, including FPV.  I'm currently using an APM 2.6 until my Pixhawk ships. I am very interested in the new…
Nov 1, 2013
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