About

Gender

Male


Location

Salvador , Bahia


About Me:

Portuguese but living in Brazil since 2005 . I work with panoramic 360º photography www.facebook.com/Salvador360


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Aerial photography and video.


Hometown:

Salvador Bahia


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Fernando Costa Pinto commented on M.A.N.'s blog post Safety
"Hi Man , I hope you get well soon .  I already taste that flavour too..in my arm ...and it went deep very very near my veins ...Since then I got traumatized and I really fear these machines . A lot of Respect is needed when working with them.
For me…"
Jan 10, 2015
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on Gerard Toonstra's blog post Redesigning multirotor ESC's
"Great idea ..go go go"
Oct 21, 2014
Fernando Costa Pinto replied to Michal Rus's discussion Allowed frequencies for UAV in Brazil in BRAZILIAN GROUP DRONE
"as important or even more , as the autorities that are few ..are the bandits..they are a lot ..and they like the gringos..a lot ...and there toys. So work only with particular safety personnel..armed of course.."
Oct 7, 2014
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on Rustom Jehangir's blog post Preview the BlueRobotics T100 Thruster Kickstarter
"Hi ..great idea ..that can be very good to make a diy kontiki fishing torpedo..."
Aug 7, 2014
Fernando Costa Pinto posted a blog post
In yet another example of non-military application of drones, NASA researchers investigate the gases in a volcanic plume in Costa Rica with small electric-powered planes. These planes are, in fact, repurposed military drones being applied to the…
Apr 1, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on Manfred Dickgiesser's blog post I Wish I Was Excited About The GoPro Camera Craze
"Hi Manfred ..you might like to take a look in this "baby " http://www.photographybay.com/2012/08/29/gopro-killer-new-sony-acti..."
Mar 23, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto left a comment for Carl La France
"Hi Carl ,
Thank you for your kind words ..:-)

cheers
Fernando"
Mar 23, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on vis.asta's blog post qadrocopter 125 min in the air
"Dear friends, this moring I woke up thinking about the propelers design . I live in a rather hot clima , and i sleep with a  fan over me. I already noticed severall times that diferent brands of fans have very diferent wind power ..some do a lot of…"
Mar 22, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on Bryan Galusha's blog post iOS Groundstation on indiegogo
"Hi Bryan,
Congratulations..great idea, but what about Android platform? isn't it there  a larger nº of users ?"
Mar 17, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on Stephen Carlson's blog post Introducing the "Orange Hawk" Tricopter/Flying-Wing VTOL UAV
"Hi Stephen , 
that is a great step ..an hybrid bt a plane and a copter ..it will save lots of energy and time bt waypoints ..genial."
Mar 17, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on vis.asta's blog post qadrocopter 125 min in the air
"Thanks Carl , I know this is an open and marvellous communitie but news are welcome even if they are not as open as we expect to be ..but we know we can't have it all :-) and this really instigates us ..and that is already a good thing .."
Mar 15, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on vis.asta's blog post qadrocopter 125 min in the air
"Hi Carl , I said that can be "part" of the solution ...not the solution  ..but that, with improved software/hardware  might do that .."
Mar 15, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on vis.asta's blog post qadrocopter 125 min in the air
"this can be part of the solution ..http://www.maxamps.com/Lipo-11000-148-Pack.htm  along with suggetions like those  from Georacer "
Mar 15, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on vis.asta's blog post qadrocopter 125 min in the air
"This is  highly stimulating ..this put us all thinking on how to go further and further ..I like this ..and in the cold the batteries last less ..much less.. right ?"
Mar 14, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on PeteD's blog post Space Glider - FPV glider dropped from a weather balloon
"thanks for sharing ..must be an amazing experience "
Mar 8, 2013
Fernando Costa Pinto commented on John C.'s blog post Congratulations to Tom Coyle!
"Many thanks Tom Coyle , for coming and help this amazing communitie ..where people share so much know-how.

Fernando C. Pinto
Salvador Bahia
Brazil"
Mar 8, 2013
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