"I too am one of the suckers who partciapted in the competition :) https://cocreate.localmotors.com/mark_frasca/frascair-drone/
That said, it was a rewarding experince though. Having spent a portion of my career designing wings for commercial…"
"I had a unav device which cost $450 just as a GPS steering module. Didn't like it much so built my own using pic micro. The game changer was the mems imu and haven't look back since."
"@Stephen, what would be really cool is to reconfigure the aircraft between cruise and landing phase. I'm thinking swing wing, F-111, F-14 or Thunderbird 1 style :)
Although, high lift devices would be needed for drag as well. One can dream can't…"
""From my understanding a gasser or electric heli typically both experience more vibrations than a multi. Every application has it's own merits, helis can lift lots for longer."
Speaking about vibes how well does the FC handle this in gas helis?"