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Gender

Male


Location

Vienna, VA


About Me:

RC hobbyist with a passion for aerial video.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

My goal is create a cost effective quad that can create smooth and crisp video. Update - Goal complete


Hometown:

Vienna


Activity Feed

Daniel Allen commented on Xrotors.net's blog post Runcam 2 gimbal more prototype
"Thanks Chris, I see you're referring to gimbal lock with that configuration. Maybe I'll have to test it on my own. I would bet it works fine, however the benefits will only support specific cameras."
May 19, 2016
Daniel Allen commented on Xrotors.net's blog post Runcam 2 gimbal more prototype
"Kyu, no your design is prefect the way it is. I'm referring to using flat cameras or board-like cameras. But I've never seen roll first brushless gimbals. So I was wondering if anyone tried it or if there are reasons to avoid it."
May 18, 2016
Daniel Allen commented on Xrotors.net's blog post Runcam 2 gimbal more prototype
"Nice and clean 3D print. Love it. The motor mounts are nice and clean as well. Going to post specs?
So question since you build gimbals, has anyone ever built a roll first gimbal? Every gimbal is tilt, roll, then pan. The only exception are servo…"
May 18, 2016
Daniel Allen commented on Marco Robustini's blog post Testing "motors smoothing patch" of the "PX4 Autopilot VTOL" code
"Is the code compatible with a Flying Wing type aircraft? Everyone has been using the standard fixed-wing. So is it possible to use the code with Elevons?"
May 5, 2016
Daniel Allen commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Another good-looking APM-based crowdfunded drone
"Good to know, I don't have tricopter experience. I know he likes to use airplane type motors, so the disc motors should be a great efficiency boost. I'm still skeptical on the weight of only 0.9kg."
Sep 1, 2015
Daniel Allen commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Another good-looking APM-based crowdfunded drone
"I can't help but be skeptical of the 35min flight time. At 0.9kg with only 3 motors, it is definitely possible. However a GoPro and gimbal is around 200g minimum, so I'm sure 0.9kg without it. David Windestål's tricopter is extremely minimal and…"
Sep 1, 2015
Daniel Allen posted photos
Jun 30, 2015
Daniel Allen commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Hexacopter vs shotgun (court rules in favor of copter!)
"Way to go on keeping civil. I'm glad the charges were against the shooter, its just a matter of time before the officials knock on his door for the cash. I can't believe people's ignorant and alarmist life styles. "
Jun 30, 2015
Daniel Allen commented on Dave Giles's blog post Drone delivering asparagus to Dutch restaurant crashes and bursts into flames
"It looks like they used those 10c Multistar batteries.... maybe they were pushing over 10c lifting asparagus."
Apr 15, 2015
Daniel Allen commented on Greg Nuspel's blog post New Blackmagic drone camera
"Agreed, however 13 stops isn't as much as you may think. You need something more like the Red Dragon's 20 stops. Besides you will require grading the shots in DaVinci or Adobe Raw. It isn't plug in play. I know first hand."
Apr 14, 2015
Daniel Allen commented on Greg Nuspel's blog post New Blackmagic drone camera
"Renaud: Their website says 1080p ProResHQ is 18.4MB/s (big M & B). So the BMPCC 220mbps ~ 27MB/s

They are always changing the compressing settings, so it probably isn't a bad thing. 65MB/s for compressed raw is probably amazing. I use the BMCC EF…"
Apr 14, 2015
Daniel Allen commented on noeL's blog post Walkera Voyager 3 iUAS - Futuristic APM Quadcopter
"The Voyager in the shots were clearly tracked in. So walkera couldn't risk shooting the video with the actor, or is it just vaporware?"
Jan 14, 2015
Daniel Allen commented on Adrián Nagy Hinst's blog post GimBALL - 3D printed DIY Gimbal with closed hull - PART1 (design)
"Evgeniy, I agree the 2804 isn't strong. However with the Alexmos controller I was able to get it to work fairly well with a 3-axis GoPro setup. The settings were high (like 150 power out of 250), which made it hot and very torquey. There aren't make…"
Nov 25, 2014
Daniel Allen commented on Adrián Nagy Hinst's blog post GimBALL - 3D printed DIY Gimbal with closed hull - PART1 (design)
"I love it, being a gimbal designer myself. The way you have it open up is really well thought out. I'm a little surprised you used the 2804 on the yaw, it is a bit underpowered if you have wind resistance. I'm also surprised you didn't use all…"
Nov 24, 2014
Daniel Allen commented on Joe's photo
"Very cool. Your rig is impressive in 1st world countries, I wonder what they think of it. I'm sure they are far more open-minded than the USA who needs to make drama with anything cutting edge."
Oct 21, 2014
Daniel Allen commented on Jerry Hardin's photo
"Cool rig. I did some of my own testing with a rig pushing down on the scale instead of pulling. The results weren't useful because it wasn't like real world testing. The new rig will be 6+ feet off the ground, and it will lift 5 pre-determined…"
Oct 21, 2014
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