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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 Liam Anderson's discussion My First Build
"I would also upgrade to a flight controller running APM software so this site can br of help."
Jul 22, 2015
Jason McCarthy replied to Jan Zalud's discussion Aero-M Test Flights - SCARY!
"I thought the aero-m was just a skywalker? Maybe do some research online on what other skywalker builders adjust their c of g too. I have built 2015 1680 skywalker and did my maiden flight the other day and it absolutely flew beautiful. C of G is…"
Jul 18, 2015
Jason McCarthy replied to Mr Flying Pizza's discussion Fool proof guide for newbies to avoid flyaways or disarm problems?
"I would be very wary not having stabilize as a mode.I recently had my quad head for the moon with the throttle stick full down and in alt hold. It had flown fine for weeks but this was caused by vibrations induced by strong wind. I had only added…"
Jun 18, 2015
Jason McCarthy replied to Mr Flying Pizza's discussion Fool proof guide for newbies to avoid flyaways or disarm problems?
"Exactly the same checks i do. I also turn my rc controller off and make it switches to RTL. Procedures and checks are what will save you, just like when operating real aircraft."
Jun 15, 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
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