About

Gender

Male


Location

San Francisco, CA


About Me:

Currently situated in San Francisco's Mission district.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

First steps first - I'm working on getting a Gaui 330xs working to use as a camera base.


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David Westgate commented on David Westgate's blog post GAUI 330xs in first fully-operational configuration with camera
"I started from absolute scratch, but some of the components were purchased/supplied by others (camera, landing gear, DX6i transmitter). My spend was about USD 700. All-in I'm guessing the components add up to about USD 1,200.
Ultimately I'd ike to…"
Aug 4, 2012
David Westgate posted a blog post
GAUI 330xs, with the Naza controller mounted atop the frame and the battery mounted below with Velcro.The GoPro is actually affixed to the bottom of the battery. Not pretty, but it worked.To pretty things up I ordered the GAUI "Payload Mount Set" -…
Aug 4, 2012
David Westgate replied to David Westgate's discussion Quadcopter Troubleshooting Strategies and Problem Isolation
"Success at last!

Discovered the rotors were exactly exactly reversed from what is shown in the Naza Assistant software (legacy of the pre-Naza controller build)
Reset the ESCs and re-calibrated controls on the transmitter in the Naza Assistant…"
Jul 27, 2012
David Westgate posted a discussion
I’ve been working on getting a GAUI 330xs working to use as a platform for photography. I’m struggling to get my first stable flight. This is the first effort I've ever made on anything like this.I’m going to outline everything I’ve done in detail…
Jul 27, 2012