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JD Claridge commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Good-looking VTOL project on Kickstarter
"Just 54 hours left in the campaign. We're Over 200% funded but we'd love to finish out strong with DIY Drones support. Last chance to get a the fully autonomous version.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/137596013/x-plusone-your-ultim..."
Jan 11, 2015
JD Claridge commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Good-looking VTOL project on Kickstarter
"Brandin (and others),  Thanks for the constructive criticism.  I wouldn't expect anything less for from this community.  
We are certainly aware that we haven't created something absolutely new - but does anyone do that?  All innovation is a…"
Dec 19, 2014
JD Claridge commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Good-looking VTOL project on Kickstarter
"Any time you can leverage the aerodynamic advantage of a large wing, as opposed to supporting the craft with the engine power alone (and a small spinning wing), it will result in greater efficiency.  This is one reason a helicopter consumes much…"
Dec 18, 2014
JD Claridge commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Good-looking VTOL project on Kickstarter
"Thanks for the vote of confidence Rob.  I hope you're right.  

Time will tell but we do seem to be picking up some good press:
http://dronelife.com/2014/12/17/x-plusone-uav-prototype-stays-stabl..."
Dec 17, 2014
JD Claridge commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Good-looking VTOL project on Kickstarter
"Hey guys.  Great discussion on our Kickstarter project!  I knew we would cach some flack for the "never been done before" comment but it was true at the time (at least to our knowledge).  The craft is amazing to fly and it is fast.  If you think…"
Dec 17, 2014
JD Claridge posted a discussion
I'm not able to get the aircraft (a high wing trainer) to track waypoints or return to launch.  I started with the Easystar program and have tweaked the pitch and roll P and I settings to where stability seems rock solid (no wing rock or porpoise…
Feb 9, 2010
JD Claridge posted a discussion
Hi, when I try and open the ArduPilot Config tool, I get an error message in the Google Maps box that my browser is not compatible with Google Maps. I don't have any problems loading Google Maps from IE or Firefox. Any Ideas?untitled.bmp.jpg
Dec 20, 2009