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About Me:

Check out my blog posts to find out what I'm working on. Coming soon... www.smart-drones.com a website for all things 'drone' in the heart of France. Some of my other projects relating to 3d printing in metal can be seen at www.metalbot.org. Or visit my google+ page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

My original goal was to design and build an ideal aerial photography platform. This as expanded to a desire to overhaul the drone industry using advanced technology and innovation from a wide range of new techniques and cutting edge tools.


Hometown:

Perpignan


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Jethro Hazelhurst replied to Rob_Lefebvre's discussion Notification: My Community Support Ending
"Really enjoying your acerbic observations on the Plexidrone Q/A thread over at RCG... thanks for all you have done for the community Rob, and if that work continues in the form of a new business enterprise then all the better."
Jan 29, 2016
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Charles Blouin's blog post Improving motor and propeller performance: theory and application (part1)
"I would love to design and build a multirotor motor that uses carbon nanotubes instead of copper wire:




I wonder what exactly are the hurdles to putting something like this into production? Seems like a revolutionary concept not just for…"
Jan 27, 2016
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Craig Elder's blog post Pirates! UAV Solutions violates Open Source Licenses
"Glad we as a community can put this incident behind us."
Jan 26, 2016
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Craig Elder's blog post Autopilot needs survey
"@Paul perhaps it is more psychological than anything, aluminium should not add too much weight and it feels more professional. A robust plastic case will work too I am sure."
Jan 24, 2016
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Craig Elder's blog post Autopilot needs survey
"Hi there Craig, I am very interested in keeping up to date with the development of these autopilots... is there a community forum over at Dronecode?
I am signed up to some of the Dronecode mailing lists a I have to say that I am blown away by the…"
Jan 24, 2016
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Craig Elder's blog post Pirates! UAV Solutions violates Open Source Licenses
"Completely disrespectful, trying to pass that off as their own, that is blatant fraud especially considering the so-called pedigree of the company. What do they have to gain by stripping credits like that?"
Jan 23, 2016
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Craig Elder's blog post Autopilot needs survey
"Hi Craig, I have a couple of questions, is this in connection with development for the Pixhawk 2? Or some other autopilot?
If it is another autopilot will it still be manufactured by 3DR or 3rd-party?

Thanks! :-)"
Jan 22, 2016
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Organic Vegan Quad Copter Drone
"Put's a new meaning to using drones for stalking"
Jan 22, 2016
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Daniel McKinnon's blog post Idiot's Guide to DroneKit Android: Reskinning Tower for Fun and Profit
"Absolutely 1st rate stuff from 3DR, I can't tell you how excited I am to get going with this... for those who need to get up to speed with Python I recommend the course over at codecademy: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/python"
Jan 19, 2016
Jethro Hazelhurst replied to Dale Greer's discussion Is 3DR ever going to sell the Solo platform separate from the carriage? in 3DR SOLO
"Very cool, I would also be interested in hearing how this pans out for you."
Dec 21, 2015
Jethro Hazelhurst replied to Chris L's discussion Pixhawk with DJI Lightbridge
"Absolutely +1 Andre."
Dec 7, 2015
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on FlightBots.com's blog post Consumer Drones: 3 Big Trends for 2016 (UK Drone Show 5 Dec 2015)
"Love hearing about the new technology that is coming out however I believe that the emphasis at shows like this should drift away from cheap-as-chips consumer drones to higher quality platforms that are safer and last longer (and that will survive…"
Dec 6, 2015
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Well done Ardupilot!
"Glad to hear it, AC:3.2< is unparalleled. And I am glad to hear that South Africa has a growing interest in commercial drones!"
Dec 3, 2015
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Jethro Hazelhurst's blog post New Modular Cameras - Olympus AIR (A01) and Vivitar IU680
"The E1 looks like the most exciting camera being developed at the moment, thank you John for sharing! Just looking at their site - z-cam.com - the price for pre-order is 800 Euros. That is without any sort of lens. Add a gimbal and we are up past…"
Dec 2, 2015
Jethro Hazelhurst posted a blog post
The latest trend in camera products - modular cameras - is good news for us as drone users.With Sony releasing products such as the QX100 and QX1 it seemed like high quality alternatives to the gopro we're becoming available.Now with Olympus and…
Nov 29, 2015
Jethro Hazelhurst commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Using "generative design" to design a quadcopter frame the way nature would
"Now we just need a honeycomb lattice structure 3d printed out of titanium that mimics avian bones to really set it off."
Oct 12, 2015
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