"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?"
"Hi there, as an aero engineer myself I like your approach. Don't get bogged down with math just yet, just look at the data. First question is to ask how accurate your test is, i.e. how do you accurately measure battery life? At what point is it…"