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James Pistorino posted a discussion
I have a Turnigy 9X transmitter.  My understanding is that this outputs PPM encoded channels.  That is, there are eight separate channels, as separate signals,  that are each PPM encoded.Is there an easy way to combine the separate signals into a…
Dec 6, 2010
James Pistorino posted a discussion
As always, I apologize in advance for the newbie nature of my question.I have a Turnigy/iMax 9X transmitter and receiver.  I am attempting to build a quadcoputer following Jose Julio's design and using his code.  As implemented, he uses a single pin…
Nov 28, 2010
James Pistorino posted a discussion
I am trying to complete my first build of an ArduIMU v2 (flat) quadcopter (using Jose Julio's version as a guide).I am close and just need to connect the receiver.I bought a Turnigy 9TX transmitter that comes with an 8 ch receiver.  While it was…
Nov 15, 2010
James Pistorino commented on Robert Beatty's blog post An all Aluminum ArduCopter
"I was building the same thing this weekend.

What size tubing are you using? How long are the arms?

I would be interested in learning where you got the aluminum tubing from.

Looks great and is an inspiration."
Oct 17, 2010
James Pistorino commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Announcing ArduCopter, the merger of the ArduPilot and AeroQuad projects!
"@TonyH
I was wondering because as I read ARC Sec. 3.3(6), if it weighs less than 2lbs, they propose that you can fly within 3NM of an airport without approval. If you look at a map of a built up area, a large part of it will be within 3NM of an…"
Aug 31, 2010
James Pistorino commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Announcing ArduCopter, the merger of the ArduPilot and AeroQuad projects!
"Can someone give me a weight estimate for the ArduCopter?

Thanks,
James"
Aug 31, 2010
James Pistorino commented on Jose Julio's blog post ArduIMU Quadcopter part II (mini)
"Thanks both Dody and Jose.

Regards,
James"
May 5, 2010
James Pistorino commented on Jose Julio's blog post ArduIMU Quadcopter part II (mini)
"I am hoping to make a quad as my first project in this area and am trying to follow along.

I have two questions and apologize in advance for their newbie nature:
1) Can someone tell me a little more about the block for the PWM connection to the…"
May 4, 2010
James Pistorino posted a discussion
Sorry if this is a stupid question but I am wondering what is the best way to get accurate altitude data.The project I am working on involves very long flight times (greater than 1 hour) at altitudes of up to 1000' feet (I know about the NAS…
Apr 4, 2010
James Pistorino posted a discussion
Has anyone done/know of any testing comparing different props and their noise levels at different speeds?I would be interested in know how the noise of different prop lengths and designs varies by the prop speed.Sorry if this is a newbie…
Mar 24, 2010
James Pistorino posted a discussion
I have been reading these forums for about a month and they are great and have got me motivated to do my first project. I do not really see discussion about safety systems for UAVs/R/C planes and wonder if the lack of such systems contributes to…
Jan 11, 2010
James Pistorino posted a discussion
Does anyone know which brand of props are used on the DraganFly and the new Parat AR and where I could buy just the props?
Jan 8, 2010
James Pistorino posted a discussion
I am embarking on an arduino based quadcopter project and am an absolute newbie.After reading the discussion groups for a couple of weeks, I have some questions to help me get started. Thanks in advance for any help.1) What kind of props are being…
Jan 2, 2010