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Male


Location

Northern Territory


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Pixhawk in a FpvRaptor and a APM 2.6 in a mini-skywalker


Hometown:

Humpty Doo


Activity Feed

Jason McCarthy commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ADS-B now supported in beta 3.4 APM software for copter and planes
"ADS-B Out in Australia is mandatory for all IFR aircraft from Feburary 2017. There is not requirement for VFR aircraft."
Jul 8, 2016
Jason McCarthy commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post Building, flying and not crashing a large OctaQuadPlane
"Is dynamic braking available through the ESC to prevent windmilling? Just a thought."
Mar 14, 2016
Jason McCarthy commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Percepto, an add-on computer vision module for drones, now on Indigogo
"3 months since the last update and not a single bit of info. Chris Anderson do you have any info from the industry? Is this the worst result for a drone crowd funding campaign?

Reading the comments on the campaign page, there are a lot of pissed…"
Jan 23, 2016
Jason McCarthy commented on Mark Omo's blog post Over 60 Deliverable 1 documents received for the 2016 Outback Challange
"Ah ok. They i read it the 'aircraft' was determining where to land."
Sep 4, 2015
Jason McCarthy commented on Mark Omo's blog post Over 60 Deliverable 1 documents received for the 2016 Outback Challange
"Wow exciting stuff. I would love yo hear how teams are planning to autonomously find a clear landing area. That sounds like some cool tech!"
Sep 4, 2015
Jason McCarthy replied to Euan Ramsay's discussion LIDAR on I2C on APM
"Can anyone advise if the early build pulsedlight lidars work on I2C  with APM 2.6?"
Jul 27, 2015
Jason McCarthy replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Hey Mike. Upgraded to Rc5 this arvo. Installed my lidar-lite in PWM mode and carried out a autotune. All went perfect."
Jun 12, 2015
Jason McCarthy replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Excited for when the stable release is out. Im a bit scared to run the beta on my quad, am £ being silly worrying?"
Jun 11, 2015
Jason McCarthy commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Percepto, an add-on computer vision module for drones, now on Indigogo
"Another week and a half and still no updates or replies to emails. Im writing this off as lesson in being careful with crowd funding campaigns."
Jun 4, 2015
Jason McCarthy commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Percepto, an add-on computer vision module for drones, now on Indigogo
"Just the lack of updates is disappointing compared to other crowd funded campaigns."
May 26, 2015
Jason McCarthy commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Percepto, an add-on computer vision module for drones, now on Indigogo
"Anyone heard any updates on ths project? Have had no updates and emails have not been replied too. Worried my contribution has gone down the drain."
May 26, 2015
Jason McCarthy commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Percepto, an add-on computer vision module for drones, now on Indigogo
"Nearly there guys! I can't wait to get this, looks like a cool bit of gear. "
Mar 24, 2015
Jason McCarthy commented on Janis Kuze's blog post UgCS 2.3 is out!
"Does your software support Mac? Website doesn't say."
Mar 19, 2015
Jason McCarthy commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Next Outback Challenge will have medical theme, be harder
"Real EMS/SAR helicopters don't always land. What about using a hoist?"
Mar 10, 2015
Jason McCarthy commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Next Outback Challenge will have medical theme, be harder
"Is the most complicated aspect of this challenge going to be obstacle detection on landing? Though reading th e media release it states 'joe' will be in a clearing?"
Mar 9, 2015
Jason McCarthy commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.0.0 released
"Bloody Legends! Thanks for your work guys"
Apr 8, 2014
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