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Gender

Male


About Me:

Life long radio control modeler with focus on turbine jets, former ag pilot/crop duster, community college UAS program director and instructor.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Development of fixed wing and multirotor commercial UAS platforms for real estate/building/tower and bridge inspection, SAR, mapping and commercial agricultural applications.


Hometown:

Mississippi


Activity Feed

Dennis Lott replied to RG's discussion Anyone used MicaSense RedEdge? in Agricultural UAVs
"Keith, thanks for posting this. I have a Micasense Red Edge acquired too late in the season last year to get more than two flights so I have a lot to learn about it. For research purposes I have an aircraft set up to carry the Red Edge, a Canon 110…"
Dec 9, 2015
Dennis Lott commented on Ryan Fuselier's blog post XUAV-Talon for Aerial Surveying
"Thanks for the uipdate Ryan. I look forward to your future reports."
Aug 29, 2015
Dennis Lott commented on Ryan Fuselier's blog post XUAV-Talon for Aerial Surveying
"Thanks for the update Ryan. Very informative post with many, many hours of work invested. It is much appreciated.
Have you flight tested the Talon with all mods complete? Have you tested the Mobius/gimbal? Do you get a reflection in the Mobius due…"
Aug 29, 2015
Dennis Lott left a comment for Marek
"Marek, I'm just beginning servo research. I am looking at several manned aircraft autopilot servos. I will start flight load testing in two weeks to determine servo torque requirement, then decide."
May 27, 2014
Dennis Lott left a comment for Tim uszuko
"Hi Tim,
I am installing it in a Titan Tornado II.
I have a Picollo and a Pixhawk. Originally I was going to install the Picollo system but I now want to use the open source Pixhawk system.
Thanks for the info.
Dennis"
Apr 27, 2014
Dennis Lott left a comment for Dennis Lott
"Tim, thanks for the reply. What servos did you use? How many hours do you have on the install now? Has everything worked smoothly?"
Apr 15, 2014
Dennis Lott commented on cmiser's blog post DIY in AUVSI (Get out your vote!!!)
"Thanks for posting this. I am an AUVSI member and have been trying to figure out who to vote for. I met Mark at the KSU UAS conference last fall. They are a great group at KSU and definitely think like most of us DIY types.
I am very worried about…"
Mar 26, 2014
Dennis Lott commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Politico: "FAA risks losing the drone war"
"Well said jg."
Feb 23, 2014
Dennis Lott commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Politico: "FAA risks losing the drone war"
"Justin,
I think you may have misunderstood my comments. I was stating facts as conveyed to me directly by someone involved in the industry as a small manufacturer trying to operate legally. I did not say I wanted nor expected this to be a…"
Feb 23, 2014
Dennis Lott commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Politico: "FAA risks losing the drone war"
"Justin and all,
The UAS industry is no doubt going to explode at some point. The only reason it is not exploding now is because of the FAA. Congress tried to force the FAA, but has been unsuccessful.
At some point, the NAS will be opened up. I…"
Feb 23, 2014
Dennis Lott commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Politico: "FAA risks losing the drone war"
"I attended a sUAS conference in fall 2013 where I spoke to an insurance vendor displaying at the conference. I specifically asked him about selling insurance to a market without legal standing. He said they will sell the insurance and the commercial…"
Feb 23, 2014
Dennis Lott commented on Joshua Johnson's blog post FAA endorses AMA rules to govern personal use of sUAS for Precision Ag
"Farmers are an independent bunch. I was raised in the heart of cotton country in the southeast. I grew up and sprayed cotton for a few years. I found my wife on the farm. I worked with farmers on a daily basis. I know a lot of farmers. Every farmer…"
Nov 28, 2013
Dennis Lott replied to Bill Sanford's discussion APM2.5 magnetometer issues on DJI FW550
"Hello Bill,

Did you get your mag problem solved? If so, what was your solution?

Dennis"
Jun 25, 2013
Dennis Lott commented on Daniel Jardine's blog post Tiny Thermal Cameras for drones...
"Joshua, I am in the market for one and maybe two reasonably priced small IR cameras."
Jun 4, 2013
Dennis Lott commented on LanMark's photo
"I have been using medium as well. I am about to try narrow for a while to see how that works. I never use wide.
I agree, if you want minimal distortion, get a conventional point and shoot.
Thx for posting. That is a great pic of fall colors."
Mar 26, 2013
Dennis Lott commented on LanMark's photo
"Which FOV setting was your Gopro? Narrow, Medium, or Wide?"
Mar 26, 2013
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