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Gender

Male


Location

Philadelphia, PA


About Me:

IT pro in Philadelphia.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I am interested in UAVs domestically for surveillance, data retrieval / aggregation, reporting, etc.


Hometown:

Philadelphia


Activity Feed

Don Shappelle replied to Don Shappelle's discussion quad flips over on takeoff. thoughts?
"1.
X configuration, pushers on front left and back right and they are moving clockwise.

2. Yes
3. Stabilize (simple)
4. Standard 3dr 20a though one is black and 3 are yellow.
5. Radio"
Oct 17, 2014
Don Shappelle posted a discussion
I'm having an issue where, upon taking off, my quad flips over. The ESCs have been calibrated and are wired correctly, and my transmitter is configured properly and the props are set as they should be, spinning in their appropriate directions. The…
Oct 17, 2014
Don Shappelle posted a discussion
but only "very seldom" :)and apparently there are no ruleshttp://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-06-19/drones-are-used-domestic-surveillance-fbi-director-admits
Jun 19, 2013
Don Shappelle posted a discussion
Hello!I had an issue coming out of loiter mode, which saw a lot of destruction to my quadcopter, but it has been repaired. I'm still fairly new to this so I am hoping for a little help. Here is a video of the behavior:   And here is what I see in…
May 24, 2013
Don Shappelle replied to Don Shappelle's discussion new motor, diff shaft/prop mount.. can this be causing tipping?
"I re-calibrated transmitter and removed props and placed them back on and it seemed to help. Thanks. "
May 17, 2013
Don Shappelle posted a discussion
I got replacement parts, including motors. I only replaced one motor but noticed its shaft and prop mount is different than the originals.I noticed the quad tips now when given power. I haven't swapped all the motors/mounts to the new style because…
May 16, 2013
Don Shappelle commented on heikki.tukiainen's blog post OctaV: Small accident & key learnings
"+1 Euan on the checklist. In the "heat of the moment" one can easily forget to shut off all necessary components to ensure safety. "
May 16, 2013
Don Shappelle commented on Joshua Johnson's blog post DIYDrones Chat Feature Info
"One could always check for device type and not load the js if not a desktop browser."
May 14, 2013
Don Shappelle commented on Joshua Johnson's blog post DIYDrones Chat Feature Info
"Josh: Yes mobile seems to get dogged due to ajax/loading."
May 14, 2013