James Pistorino's Discussions (8)

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PPM Encoding

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 sin

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Newbie Altitude Question

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 restrict

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Prop Noise Comparisons?

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 question.

Tha

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Automatic, Non-Pyro Parachute

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 prob

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Newbie Quadcopter Questions

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 us

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